Culture / Tour Spots in Iga / Ueno Area

  • Ninja Museum of Igaryu
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    4.0
    353 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Mie Pref. Igashi Uenomarunouchi 117
    This ninja museum in Iga Ueno Castle's Ueno Park boasts the best ninja collection in the world. Composed of the Ninja House, Ninja Experience Hall, and Ninja Tradition Hall, they showcase real ninjas with a concept of bringing ninjutsu into the present. The Ninja House itself was built by a local Iga clan, and under the guidance of a kunoichi (female ninja), you can check out its contrivances like trap doors, escape routes, and revolving walls. The Azura ninja group's breathtaking shows and the shuriken throwing program are also popular. So is the shop selling ninja related items.

    We went just before golden week and our luck no show on the day were were there. So bit disappointed as you would thus have to use your imagination. It has increased in price for admission over the...

  • Danjiri Museum
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    3.5
    41 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Mie Iga-shi Ueno Marunouchi 122-4
    "In this museum, you can learn about the distinctive features and history of the area's traditional danjiri festival floats. The museum displays three danjiri floats used in the Ueno Tenjin Festival, an autumn festival held in Iga City's Ueno district which has been added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Three 300-inch screens in the museum display videos of the festival, enabling visitors to experience a realistic atmosphere and the noise of the festival through high definition imagery. The museum also has an area recreating the festival's ""Procession of Demons,"" a highly unusual event unlike almost anything else in Japan, and no matter what time of year it is, you can enjoy the spirit of the festival. There's also an area where you can try on ninja garb, and a shop selling local souvenirs and specialty products from the former castle town area of Ueno, Iga City."

    This is a museum and also a place where u can rental the ninja outfit. It is quite fun to dress up like a ninja and walk around the city and of course the ninja museum. The staff are very helpful...

  • Akame Natural History Museum
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Mie Nabari-shi Akamecho Nagasaka 671-1
  • Shadanhojinnipponhato race Kyokai Iga Kokusaitakukyusha
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Mie Pref. Igashi Tamataki 10150-1

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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.

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