Spots in Matsusaka / Tsu Area

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Kokekokko Republic Mountain Station Yottetei

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Takiguntakichou Nyu 4409

Located approximately a five-minute drive from the Ise Expressway Seiwataki Interchange, this is the antenna shop of Kokekokko Republic, which has a large chicken signboard as its marker. Reasonably priced because it is a direct sales store, you can purchase and eat safe and fresh cage-free fertilized eggs and chicken meat. In addition to their famous tamago-kake gohan (raw egg over rice bowl) with all-you-can-eat eggs, their set with locally-raised chicken also gets good reviews. They also sell handmade cream puffs, pudding and castella sponge cake using plenty of cage-free fertilized eggs.
Tsu Castle Ruins

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Tsushi Marunouchi 27

These castle ruins are located a 15-minute walk from the Tsu-Shimmachi Station onKintetsu Nagoya Line. The castle was built by Oda Nobukane in 1580, and later in 1611, a master castle-builder by the name of TakatoraTodo, ordered a major renovation of the castle. It was designated as a prefectural historic site in March 2005. The emotive scenery of the cherry blossoms in spring, the hydrangea in summer and the red leaves in fall have become well-known and it is now a popular place for residents of the city to come and relax. In spring especially, the contrast of the mossy stone walls and the cherry trees are particularly beautiful, making it a famous spot for cherry blossom-viewing in Tsu City.
Sakakibara Golf Club

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Tsushi Hakusanchoumitsugano 1335

This championship golf course with a 50-year history is in Hakusancho, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. Located on a naturally undulating flatland 100 meters above sea level, its lush scenery looks out on the Nunobiki Mountain Range to the west and draws golf fans with a richly varied course that incorporates the majestic natural environment. The clubhouse has a public bath, an entertainment space, a rest area, and a competition room. Their restaurant serves hearty fried chicken set meals and dishes unique to Mie like casual gourmet Yokkaichi tonteki pork set meals.
Mitake no Sakura

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Tsushi Misugichoumitake

Located an approximately 60-minute drive from Hisai Interchange on the Ise Expressway, or alternatively, an approximately 70-minute drive from Ueno Interchange on the Meihan Expressway. From National Route 368, rows of cherry trees stand alongside the road approaching the mountain entrance of Shinpukuin Temple, an ancient temple which sits above Mitake Village. It has been sung of in Mago-uta songs for generations, and has also been chosen as one of the Japan Top 100 Sakura Viewing Sites as a place of scenic beauty. During the cherry blossom viewing season, an approximately 1. 5-kilometer road is adorned by the old 500 hill cherry trees. The Cherry Blossom Festival takes place in April, and visitors can enjoy the night-time illuminations.
Isshobin (Miyamachi Shop)

4.0

65 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Miyamachi 144-5

This conveyor belt yakiniku barbecue shop is in Miyamachi, Matsusaka City. They purchase whole cows to provide guests with the highest A5 grade Matsusaka beef at reasonable prices, delivered to the table conveyor belt sushi style. Their variety-packed menu has more than 40 kinds of grilled meat, and together with vegetables and desserts, there are over 60 items to choose from. The conveyor belt has a clear cover that always keeps the meat coming down the line cool and outstandingly fresh (you grill it at your table). They cater to families and couples, and provide private booths and counter seating as well, making it a good yakiniku shop if you're traveling alone.

ここのウリは回転焼肉。しかし、４歳の娘がいるので今回は座敷で食べました。最近は本店に行くことが多かったですが、前日に取れたホテルの関係で数年ぶりに宮町店におじゃま。店員さんはみんな愛想が良く、気が利く方ばかりで、さらに美味しく松坂肉を食べることが出来ました。一番驚いたのは、４歳の娘が鼻水を垂らしたのでおしぼりで拭いたところ、それを店員さんが見ていたらしく、すぐに新しいおしぼりを持っ...
Okuise Forestpia

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Takigunodaichou Sono 993

Located approximately a 30-minute drive from the Ise Expressway Seiwataki Interchange, this hot spring resort facility is centered on Mori no Kuni Taiken Kobo, where you can make bread and take pottery classes, and Miyakawa Sanso hotel. Choosing your favorite accommodation style from among hotel, cottage or glamping, you can enjoy French cuisine using locally harvested vegetables at night, and a healthy traditional Japanese set breakfast that comes with rice porridge and is good for the body. It is also filled with activities and things to do such as cycling and a play space with large wooden play equipment, playing in the river, mountain climbing, the Osugi Valley Nature School and a firefly observation tour.
Ibuta-ji Temple

5.0

2 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Ibutachou 273

"This temple, affectionately known as ""Ise Sanjo"" (the top of Mt. Ise), was used for ascetic practices before the Meiji era. It is now open to the public, and after going through the entry process you can climb the harsh mountain path to visit Ibuta-ji Temple yourself. Inside the grounds, you'll find the Yakushido temple, holding a statue of Yakushinyorai as the temple's principal"

伊勢山の行場を守るお寺。行場はとても危険で、すぐ横が断崖絶壁の岩を登って降りる場所が何ヶ所もあります。初めの「油こぼし」以外は迂回路があるので高所恐怖症の人でもなんとか回れます。住職オススメの「小尻返し」では1.5m程度の岩を登ると素晴らしい景色を見ることができます。ここも片側が断崖絶壁なのでヘタレな私はちょっと登ってすぐに降りてしまったのですが。この表行場は2時間程度でまわれました。裏行...
Chusei Green Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Tsushi Anotsudai 5-757-1

A public park identifiable by its large fountain located inside Chusei Hokubu Science City in Anotsudai, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. The largest park in Tsu City, the play area in one corner of the park has a giraffe-shaped swing for young children and a large corridor-style play place. Filled with large, spacious grass lawns, the park is also outfitted with flat, colored walking paths perfect for strolling and light exercise. The park is also designed to meet the needs of families on an outing, and has a shaded rest area, parking lot, and toilets.
Gokatsuraike Furusato Village

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Takiguntakichou Gokatsura 956

This leisure complex five minutes by car from Seiwataki Interchange makes good use of Mie's rich natural environment. They have a family lodge that's perfect for enjoying the great outdoors. You can stay over, and if you want to have a barbecue, they'll provide all the gear you'll need. It's fun for everyone from kids to adults with fruit picking, a petting zoo, rental canoes, swan boats, and more. Dine on cuisine dished up by future chefs at Mago-no-Mise, the inspiration for the TV drama Kokosei Restaurant, run by students from Oka High School's cooking department.
Moon Beach Campgroung

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Takigunmeiwachou Oyodo 2493-11

A campground located next to Oyodo Beach, a beach where sea turtles lay their eggs, 20 kilometers from the Matsusaka Interchange. A fun destination for children and adults alike, the campground's vast, 30,000 square meter grounds enclose tent sites as well as air conditioned cottages and bungalows, a pool, and a miniature golf course. Campground users can also order barbecue made with local Mie Prefecture ingredients such as Matsusaka beef. The sea sprawling in front of the campground can be safely used for swimming as well as clamming and fishing.
Dream Ocean

Gourmet / Alcohol

Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Inagichou 254-1

This restaurant is a 10-minute walk from Kintetsu Railway Yamada Line's Koishiro Station. It is popular for its outstanding reasonable price since it has direct sales for Seko Food, with the top class of Matsusaka beef sales volume. With the concept of Matsusaka beef at a reasonable price, you can get a luxurious taste of Matsusaka beef choosing your favorite among steak, shabushabu, sukiyaki and yakiniku barbecue for the Matsusaka Special Course. For the buffet course centered on Japanese beef, besides being able to eat pork, chicken, and beef offal and entrails, you can also freely order as much as you want from the rich drink and side menus.
Louvre Sculpture Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Tsushi Hakusanchousada Higashitani 1957

This sculpture museum is located a five-minute walk from Kintetsu Sakakibara-Onsenguchi Station. It was opened by Takegawa Yujiro in December 1987. The 1,300 sculptures on display are from ancient to modern times, and all of them were brought to Japan from the Louvre Museum in Paris. You can enjoy sculptures from the Louvre while still in Japan. The exhibited works are molded directly from the actual sculptures, so everything from their size to every scar is exactly the same. You can fully appreciate the many famous pieces that line the museum and appear in textbooks.
Sanko Golf Club Sasakibara Onsen Course

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Tsu-shi Sakakibaracho

This golf course with accommodation is at Sakakibara Onsen in Sakakibaracho, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. The 18-hole course created by Greg Norman is on a beautiful hill with a great view of the Aoyama Highland and Ise Bay. At the clubhouse, there's a restaurant offering fare with a focus on local ingredients, a competition room, a pro shop, and more. The free-flowing hot spring at Sakakibara Onsen's large public bathhouse has an open-air bath where you can unwind and ease your fatigue away. The third floor has a hotel, making for a comfortable stay.
Shintamatei

4.0

64 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Mie Pref. Tsushi Marunouchiyouseichou 5-1

Shintamatei is a long-standing restaurant, founded in 1890, that specializes in charcoal-broiled eel. It is located about an 11-minute walk from Tsu-Shinmachi Station on the Kintetsu Nagoya Line. The eel is basted with a traditional sauce made of boiled soy sauce, mirin, and rock sugar that is allowed to sit for a wake before being used. Customers can enjoy broiled eel that is crispy on the outside and soft and light on the inside. The live eels are kept in natural well water, which reduces any stress that might have a negative influence on their flavor. The rice is locally sourced, and the restaurant takes great care to ensure that customers can feel that their food is safe and of high quality. Customers can become members of the Unachan program, which entitles them to occasional e-mail announcements from Shintamatei and hidden menu items that are available to members only.

外はカリッとよく焼けていて香ばしいです。ふわふわより、よく焼いてたっぷりのタレがかかっている鰻が好きなので、ここはお気に入りです。一階た二階があり、席数はたくさんありますが、すぐに満席になるので、予約してからがおすすめです。
Iyama Shrine

4.0

2 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Mie Tsu-shi Sakakibaracho 5073

This Shinto shrine is located in Sakakibara-cho, Tsu City. A patron shrine of hot springs, the shrine is dedicated to the gods Onamuchi-no-Mikoto and Sukunahikona-no-Mikoto. Originally, the shrine stood at the eighth station on Kaisekizan. A spring called the Chomeisui wells up on the grounds; its waters are said to give long life and are used in a festival at the Ise Jingu shrine. Additionally, the shrine is also said to grant worshippers luck in finding love and marriage.

榊原温泉一帯で、神社仏閣、旅館、商店などでひな人形の展示が行われ、スタンプラリーが行われています。射山神社ではたくさんの展示が行われていて、その中心的な存在です。
Gotemba Beach

Travel / Tourism

Mie Pref. Tsushi Fujikata

"Located in Fujikata, Tsu City, approximately 17kilometersof this famous coast and beaches with its white sand and green pine trees have been designated as a prefectural national park. The wide beach and calm waves of the sea are ideal for swimming and beach volleyball. It is also a clamming spot, where visitors can gather shellfish such as razor clams and asari clams. Visitors can also experience using a beach seine or the ""set net"", whereby fish are caught in a net set along the mud flats when the tide goes out. There are also several rest areas, so families can enjoy the beach throughout the whole day."
Matsusaka Maruyoshi (Kamada Main Restaurant)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Kamadachou 239-2

This butcher shop with its own restaurant specializes in Matsusaka beef. It is a 10-minute walk from the north entrance of Kintetsu Matsusaka Station. They offer truly delicious Matsusaka beef chosen not according to grade, but with a skilled eye cultivated over the 50 plus years since their founding. Their hallmark item is their top-class Matsusaka Ribeye Only Beef Steak carved from the center of the sirloin, the highest quality cut. Frequently associated with Matsusaka beef, their sukiyaki (thin beef slices cooked with vegetables) and shabu-shabu (thin sliced beef quickly boiled with vegetables and dipped in sauce) are also popular. They also have children's menus, as well as dishes that are only available there.
Hachimitsu-man Honpo

4.5

84 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Mie Tsu-shi Daimon 8-5

繁華街の小綺麗な店舗。出来たて(蒸したて)を提供してくれるので買った直後はものすごく熱い。手提げのビニール袋にも空気を逃がす穴が空いているが、とても抜けきれないので、暫くそのままにしておくと、中の包装紙がふにゃふにゃになってします。甘さを抑えたこしあんで、優しい味なので年齢を問わず好まれるのではないか。どうやら水曜日が休みなのか、津市駅の直売も売っていなかった(翌日買いましたけど)。
Gyugin Main Store

4.0

58 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Uomachi 1618

This well-established restaurant for Matsusaka beef cuisine was founded in 1902 and is located in Uo Town, Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture, which still bears the traces of a castle town. Their standard menu item is the Sukiyaki which uses beef from Matsusaka cattle which are famous as high-quality Japanese cattle, and the simple seasoning made with just soy sauce and sugar enhances the original umami flavor of the beef. Their Amiyaki in which one can taste thick slices of charbroiled is also popular. In the pure Japanese-style tatami room guests can enjoy a calm and relaxed atmosphere.

I had just finished a sukiyaki set lunch for 3,000 JPY (price is unbelievably good value for A5!) earlier at another wagyu restaurant in Matsusaka, less than 7 mins walk away. But, with some time...
Mie Prefectural Art Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Mie Pref. Tsushi Otanichou 11

An art museum located a 10 minute walk from the west entrance of Tsu Station in Mie Prefecture. Each year, the museum holds four exhibitions of artwork from the Edo period onward. The museum's standing exhibition focuses on artists from Mie Prefecture. The museum has three exhibition areas, the content of which is changed several times throughout the year. The museum offers a stamp rally which involves travelling to various areas in the facility, fun for families with children. During the summer school holiday, the museum also offers workshops. The museum also has a restaurant with a terrace and a shop which sells original merchandise and art-themed goods.

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Mie Areas

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.