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Yokoyama Observatory

4.5

401 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Shimashi Agochougata 875-20

This 203-meter high observatory is located in the southern part of the Shima Peninsula. It is situated on the ria coastline of Ago Bay. There are about 60 small islands in the bay, and the observatory gives you a commanding view of their beauty. It offers three decks that give you a view in all directions of the Shima area. Halfway up Yokoyama to the observatory is the Sozo-no-Mori Yokoyama rest house. There is a promenade leading to the observatory that takes 30 minutes. The area is also famous as a cherry blossom viewing spot, with the “Yokoyama Sakura Festival” held in the early spring.

Unexpected stop from Ise. Id say its good if you have a car otherwise probably not worth it. We came on a rainy day and the parking lot at the top was free. This way you dont have to walk up from...
Satoumi An (Ama Hut Experience)

5.0

186 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Shimashi Shimachoukoshika 2279

This sightseeing facility located in Shima Town, Shima City, Mie Prefecture allows visitors to experience a moment inside an ama hut, a place where the ama (female divers) would warm up for diving or relax after their dives. You can sit around the hearth and enjoy local seafood while listening to tales of the sea shared by current working divers and former divers. In addition to seafood harvested in the nearby ocean such as Ise-ebi spiny lobster, abalone, and turban shellfish, visitors can also try Tekone Sushi which is a local specialty of the Shima region. Advance reservation is required and applications are accepted for three or more adults.

Wow this is a bit off the beaten track and you probably need a car to get there but wow. You must reserve esp for lunch. Good deal for lunch at 3850 Yen for filling meal with scallops, welk, squid...
Daiosaki Lighthouse

4.0

60 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Shima-shi Daiocho Nakiri Shiroyama 54

"The white lighthouse at Daiozaki, a difficult point in the sea that divides the Sea of Enshu and the Sea of Kumano, offers a magnificent view of the sea from the top of the lighthouse, which is located at the tip of the wharf and is said to be the best view in Ise-Shima National Park. Museum,"" where visitors can learn about the lighthouse's hidden technology and the history behind it."

We got to the harbour and saw some fish shop and fish mongulers there. if you look at the waters lots of FUGU (Blowfish). This region if famous for them as well as oyster farming. You walk up narrow...
Roadside Station Ise Shima

3.0

5 Reviews

Transportation

Mie Pref. Shimashi Isobechouanagawa 511-5

A roadside station located a 30 minute drive from the Isenishi Interchange on the Ise Expressway. The station provides tourism information using Internet-connected facilities, provides information on traffic conditions, and distributes area tourism pamphlets. The station's local specialty products shop sells aosa nori sea lettuce, Ise spiny lobster, and other Iseshima regional seafood products. The station's restaurant serves soft serve ice cream made with shinju shio pearl salt; seafood rice bowls and sashimi set meals made with fresh, seasonal fish; and grilled shellfish.

賢島へ向けて伊勢道路から国道１６７号に入り、トンネルを抜けた先の右側にあります。丘の上にあって国道からは見えないのでわかりづらいです。道の駅はトイレと観光案内だけのシンプルなものですが、隣の物産館ささゆりの郷があり、アオサが４袋１０００円で美味しかったです。
Kashikojima Espana Cruise

4.0

4 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Shimashi Agochoushinmei 752-11 (Kashikojima)

The Kashikojima Espana Cruise is an approximately 50-minute sightseeing cruise of Ago Bay and while the beauty of the jagged coastline is certainly a highlight, the real drawcard is watching a demonstration of preparing cultured pearls. The actual preparation work takes place every year from May to June, but one can watch the pearl model workshop on the cruise throughout the year. It is approximately three minutes on foot from Kashikojima Station on the Kintetsu Shima Line.

箱根・芦ノ湖に帆船スタイルの遊覧船が 3隻あり、比較する意味と前日に[横山展望台]から眺めた英虞湾の景観でのクルーシンクも兼ねて乗船しました。《エスパランサ》はサイス的に箱根・芦ノ湖の遊覧船と比較し一回り小さく箱根の遊覧船《ヒクトリー》《ロワイヤルII》と同じく大砲を持ち 3本マストになっています。一方《ヒクトリー》《ロワイヤルII》がイキリスやフランスの帆船がモテルにな...
Yokoyama Visitor Center

3.5

19 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Shimashi Agochougata 875-24

This visitor's center is in Ugata, Agocho, Shima City. It offers information on the natural areas of Ise-Shima National Park, recommended walking courses, nature experience events, area sightseeing and more. They have an exhibition zone with displays on the nature and culture of Ise-Shima, and a rest area with benches and a terrace.

横山展望台はこのビジターセンターの上にあります。駐車場はこのセンター前に10台くらいで、いつも満車のためまずここに停められません。展望台に行くためには、展望台横にある20台くらいの駐車場が一番便利ですが、さらに常時、満車状態です。ビジターセンターから100ｍくらいの場所には十分な駐車スペースがあるので、そちらに駐車した方が結果的に時間を有効に使えます。このビジターセンターは無料の休憩所的な...
Shinjyu no Sato Pearl Factory (Yamamoto Suisan Co., Ltd.)

4.5

10 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Shimashi Shimachoukoshika 1125-88

This pearl farm is located in the birthplace of pearls, Ise Shima. It is operated by Yamamoto Suisan Co., Ltd., which has been in business for 60 years in Ago Bay. You can experience removing pearls by taking them out of pearl oysters, and then take them home as they are or make original accessories. In addition, it is possible to fry and barbecue the fresh ingredients right away from a pleasure boat that floats on the ocean, or enjoy all-you-can-eat oysters limited to one group per day on that the same pleasure boat from January to May.

This is a bit off the beaten track. Park at steep sloping parking lot then walk thru some fish shack to get to this place. Think mainly Japanese tourist and even celebrities go there. We were the...
Umi Hozuki

3.5

11 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Shimashi Hamajimachouhamajima 465-14

Umi Hozuki is a tourist facility operated by the town of Hamajima in Shima City, Mie Prefecture, where visitors can have a go at beach combing and experience the life, culture and fishing industry of this fishing community. You can catch sea creatures like fish and starfish with your bare hands in the man-made seashore called Wanpakuiso where visitors can observe the rise and fall of the tides. Visitors can also have a go at making local dishes using Japanese spiny lobster and skipjack tuna. Other popular things to do include learning experiences related to the sea and making dried fish. There is so much to do here making it a great place for children and adults to learn and have fun.

魚釣りや干物作り体験、郷土料理のてこね寿司作りもできます。冬時期には伊勢海老釣りもできるし、夏には磯体験もできて子ども大満足でした。なんといってもご当地バーガーの勝つおバーガーは絶対食べてください。
Izawanomiya Shrine

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Shimashi Isobechoukaminogou 374

This shrine, which enshrines the soul of the sun goddess Amaterasu, has drawn worshippers as a remote shrine since long ago where local residents pray for rich bounties from the sea and mountains. “Isobe no Omita,” the rice planting ceremony held every June, is a designated National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property and is one of Japan’s three largest rice planting festivals. It is approximately a three-minute walk from the Kintetsu Railway Shima Line’s Kaminogo Station.
Anorisaki Lighthouse

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Shimashi Agochouanori 794-1

A lighthouse was first erected here in 1681 by the Edo shogunate government to guide ships. Most Japanese lighthouses are round, but the Anorisaki Lighthouse is square, the 20th such constructed in Japan. The lovely white structure has been selected as one of the top 50 lighthouses in Japan and in 2013 it was designated a Tangible Cultural Property.
Nose-less Ebisu Statue

3.5

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Shima-shi Hamajimacho Hamajima 681

This statue of the god Ebisu is located on the grounds of Ebisu Shrine in Hamajima, Hamajima-cho, Shima City. Depicted seated on a rock with a great smile, among local fishermen it is said that cutting off the statue's nose and carrying it as an amulet will bring one luck in arriving early at fishing grounds. A Shinto ritual is held in front of the statue during New Year's each year in which participants laugh for the first time in the new year.

宿の観光案内サービスで連れていって貰いました。ふくよかでおおらかな恵比寿様の鼻は欠けていましたが、お祭りの時は修復されるそうです。参拝者はご利益があると石で欠いて持ち帰るそうです。恵比寿像の前からの風景が綺麗でした。
Ama-no-iwado

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Shimashi Isobechouerihara

A cave where according to legend the sun goddess Amaterasu Omikami hid herself. Surrounded by trees, it is also a naturally beautiful location. The water welling forth from six holes in Erihara has been selected as one of the 100 most renowned spring waters in Japan. Many ascetic practitioners come to train in the waters of the nearby Misogi Falls.
Miyagedokoro Chuyo Honten Sea Station

4.0

2 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Shimashi Isobechouhasama 937-8

This souvenir shop is just a little way off of Route 167 in Shima City, Mie Prefecture. They offer an enormous variety of specialty items including Ise tea, Matsusaka beef, Ise shrimp crackers, pearl oyster crackers boxed as souvenirs, Jingu-no-Kakehashi cheese cake sticks made with Ise tea, and natural seaweed from Iseshima including hijiki, wakame, and mekabu. You can also try soft-serve ice cream made with green algae, freshly fried tempura, Maruten isoage (fried seafood cake skewers), and more.

伊勢志摩旅行の際にランチで立ち寄りました。その日のオススメだったマグロ丼をいただきました。肉厚でプリプリ感もありとても美味しかったです！あおさのお味噌汁も良い出汁が出で美味しかったです。屋台ではウツボの素揚げやあおさソフトクリームなども堪能しました。充実したランチタイムを過ごすことができました。また行きたいです‼︎！
Kirigaki Observatory (Tomoyama Park)

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Shimashi Daiouchounakiri 2199

This observation deck is located an approximately 55-minute drive from Ise Nishi Interchange via Ise Road, in Tomoyama Park on the east side of Ago Bay. The view of Ago Bay dyed by the sunset is beautiful, making this enchanting place one of the best spots to visit in Ise Shima. Many professional and amateur photographers visit from both within the prefecture and from far afield. The views of the sky at dusk and the sunset are well-recommended, as is the later opportunity to view the stars. Once the sun goes down, visitors who stay a little longer will see the starry sky appear above them. The observation deck is accessible by car, so people who can't walk far can also enjoy it.
Kashikojima

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Shimashi Agochoushinmei 747-17 (Kashijima Station)

The largest inhabited island in Ago Bay, it is the base for sightseeing in Oku-Shima. The location of the Ise-Shima Summit, there is also a memorial hall to the summit on the second floor of the Kintetsu Railway Shima Line's Kashikojima Station. It is recommended to enjoy an elegant and comfortable 50-minute cruise on the Esperanza, a cruise ship with a pirate ship motif. It stops at a cultured pearl factory midway, and you can purchase pearls and watch as they place pearl nuclei into pearl oysters. In Shima Marine Land, an aquarium made in the image of ancient ammonites, the large sunfish, penguin petting and red garra (doctor fish) are popular.
Shima City Museum of History and Folklore

3.0

1 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Shima-shi Isobecho Hasama 878-9

This museum is located in Hasama, Isobe-cho, Shima City. The museum displays artefacts exhumed at archeological sites in the city; exhibits on the Isobe no Omita and Anori puppet theater, local traditional performing arts which have been designated National Intangible Folk-Cultural Properties; and tools, appliances, and utensils used as part of everyday life in Japan's Showa period (1926-1989).

志摩市の支所・図書館の建物の中にあります。駅から歩くには少し遠い。駐車場は広いです。志摩市の歴史について、詳しく解説されています。
Ago Bay

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Shimashi Daiouchounakiri 2199

"Ago-wan is a famous bay located on a ria coast with many inlets, in the southern part of the Shima Peninsula in Shima City, Mie Prefecture. Local specialty seafood products include the delicacy called Miru (seaweed), Asari short-necked clam and Iwagaki oyster. There is also a thriving pearl cultivation industry, using the Akoya pearl oyster; during the early years of the Showa period (1926-1989) when cultured pearl techniques were adopted here, this area became known as ""Pearl Bay."" Many islands can be seen in Ago Bay, including Kashiko Island, which was the venue for the 42nd G7 Summit (the ""Ise-Shima Summit"") in 2016. From the observation platforms on Mt. Tomoyama and Mt. Yokoyama, visitors can enjoy some really photogenic scenery."
Koushirahama Beach

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Shimashi Agochoukou

This beach in Shima City, Mie Prefecture is marked by its wide, shallow shoal and gentle curve. The south side has the Ago Matsubara Beach, which is packed with swimmers all summer long. The beach is also a year-round surfing spot, and famous even in the surfing hot spots of the Chugoku region. They even hold surfing competitions here.
Bindama Road

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Shimashi Hamajimachouhamajima

“Bindama” are glass floats which were once commonly used for fishing. This one kilometer long walkway along the seashore is lined with lovely glass floats. After sunset, the floats are lit up, and the path is illuminated by the gentle lights of the floats. Bindama Road is located near the Hamajima ryokan inn district, and at night many visitors come to walk the path carrying paper lanterns borrowed from the ryokan they are staying at.
Mugisaki Lighthouse

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Mie Pref. Shimashi Shimachoukatada

With its white-walled exterior, Mugisaki Lighthouse watches over the boats navigating the Fuseda waterway, and is well known as a place where one can hear the sound of the ama (female diver) sea whistles during the dive season, having been selected as one of Japan’s 100 Scenic Sound Spots. Located on the very southern tip of Shima Town, Shima City, to the east is Nakiri Lighthouse, while to the west one can see Fuseda Kojima Island and Wagu Oshima Island.

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Spread across the eastern side of the Kii Peninsula, Mie prefecture boasts hundreds of kilometers of pretty coastline comprising the oyster-rich Toba city and Shima National Park all the way down to Kumano, a city that marks the beginning of part of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage, which runs into neighboring Wakayama prefecture. However, Mie is best known for the Ise Jingu Shinto shrine inland, one of the oldest and largest shrines in the country.