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  • Roadside Station Kii-Nagashima Manbo
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    3.5
    19 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Kitamurogunkihokuchou Kinagashima-ku Higashinagashima 2410-73
    This roadside station is in Kumanonadarinkai Park in Kihoku Town, Kitamuro County, Mie Prefecture. It has a variety of shops including food stands selling flame-broiled fare like skewered ocean sunfish and Kii-Nagashima's famous Pacific saury sushi. The sashimi (sliced raw fish) shop makes its specialty on the spot from locally caught fish. Their specialty store offers fresh fish, eggs, koji rice malt, dried goods like mirin-boshi ocean sunfish, and special products like Owase hinoki cypress cutting boards.

    道の駅としては、物販はさほど充実しているとは感じませんでした。もともと「マンボウのフライ」が目的で立ち寄っていますから一向に構わないのですがね。ちょっとみすぼらしい風体の食堂で供されるそれは、イカフライの出来損ない、という形容が相応しいかもしれません。市販のとんかつソースをかけて食しましたが、当然次はありません。

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  • Roadside Station Park Shichirimihama
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    3.0
    48 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Minamimurogunmihamachou Atawa 4926-1
    This roadside station located a one-minute walk from JR Atawa Station has a large shopping center and juice factory. The restaurant Gochiso Dining offers fresh seafood and produce, and you can enjoy them with the beautiful scenery of Shichirimi Beach in the Kumano Sea, chosen as one of Japan's top 100 beaches. In addition, in Hamakaido, you can buy many kinds of souvenirs such as 100% squeezed mikan juice that was produced in the juice factory on the third floor and other Kishu Kumano souvenirs. The factory tours are also available. There is Kumano Kodo PR hall that exhibits materials related to the history of the Kumano Kodo Road.

    「年中みかんのとれる町」とうたっている道の駅に入ってみました。入ってみたら、奥が見えないぐらい広いのでビックリしましたが、道の駅はパークパーク七里御浜モール・ピネという建物の北側の一角だけで、ほとんどは地元スーパーのオークワでした。「年中みかんのとれる町」ということで、みかんを使ったお土産がたくさんありましたので、購入しました。

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  • Mie Prefecture Kumano Kodo Center
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    4.0
    38 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Owaseshi Mukai 12-4
    This visitor's center is approximately 10 minutes by car from the Owase Kita Interchange on the Kisei Expressway. Alternatively, it's about 10 minutes from JR Owase Station by bus. It was created in 2004 on occasion of the World Heritage registration of the Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range and features easily accessible displays that outline the special cultural, natural, and historic characteristics of the ancient Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route and its surroundings with a theme of People and the Road, Here and Beyond. The building has a unique wooden construction that's the first of its kind, made from 6549 locally harvested Owase cypress trees, all certified as to their origin.

    熊野古道を説明する施設で、目の前には尾鷲の海、建物は木材をふんだんに使った美しいものです。熊野古道の中でも伊勢から熊野へ通じる伊勢路は庶民にとって一般的なルートだったようで、この伊勢路を中心にわかりやすく説明・展示されています。貸切状態で観させていただいた映像がとても美しく感動しました。

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  • Roadside Station Kumano / Hana no Iwaya
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    3.5
    29 Reviews
    Transportation
    Mie Pref. Kumanoshi Arimachou 137
    This roadside station along National Route 42 is in front of the gate of Japan's oldest shrine, Hana no Iwaya Shrine. You can heal your fatigue in this relaxing space filled with warmth, and that has the atmosphere of the Edo period (1603-1868). This roadside station that stands as a tea house conveys the wonders of Kumano and has shops and a material exhibition corner that surround a rest space. Besides local specialty products, they also sell udon noodles and mitarashi dango (rice dough dumplings with sweet-salty sauce) that use ancient rice varieties. In addition, they rent out bicycles and the facility is convenient as a sightseeing information base for world heritage sites such as Kumano Kodo (ancient pilgrimage routes) and Hana no Iwaya.

    何の予備知識もなく初めて駐車場に車を入れると、いったい施設はどこにあるんだろう？と思いますが、狭い入り口を抜けると趣深い施設が広がっています。ここのお昼の定食は650円と大変リーズナブルですが、内容も良く、長距離を走ってきたドライバーにはちょうどいい量でおすすめです！

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  • Owase-jinja Shrine
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    4.0
    26 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Owaseshi Kitaurachou 12-5
    Owase-jinja Shrine is located five minutes by car from the Owase-Kita Interchange on the Kisei Highway. Susa-no-o-no-Mikoto is its enshrined deity, and it is the only shrine in Owase that has such a long history. According to tradition, it was founded in the Taiho period (701-703), and it is said that many warriors came to pray for victory during the Warring States period. Every year, a festival called Yaya Matsuri, a festival principally for young men, is held on Old New Year, February 1 to 5, and it is considered one of Japan's many strange festivals. Two large camphor trees that stand within the precincts are considered husband and wife trees, and are said to be more than a thousand years old. They have been designated prefectural natural monuments.

    体験云々ではなく、ここの女性従業員の電話対応があまりにもひどい。受けていてすごく面倒くさそうに対応され、気分が著しく悪くなった。この神社に行く気が失せた。

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  • Kumano Kiwa Mine Museum
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    4.0
    20 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Kumanoshi Kiwachouitaya 110-1
    This museum is on National Route 311 in Itaya, Kiwa-cho, Kumano City. It displays materials related to the copper mining that was the area's primary industry from the Nara period until 1978, when the mine was closed. They have actual minecarts and tools used in the mines, as well as a recreation of a shaft elevator to observe.

    日本の近代化に貢献した金属鉱山の歴史を残す施設です。トロッコに乗って作業員が坑内に入り、銅を手掘りしていた様子がわかるようになっています。説明を聞きながら回るほどは時間的に余裕がなかったので、自由に見学しました。実際のトロッコなどが展示されていて、鉱山に入ったような気分になれました。

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  • Maruyama Senmaida
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    Mie Pref. Kumanoshi Kiwachoumaruyama
    A series of 1,340 terraced rice fields located on 736 meter tall Mt. Shirakura which has been selected as one of the 100 most beautiful terraced fields in the country. The countless small fields, rising in steps, creates an impressive and amazing sight. The scenery is also distinctly seasonal. When the planting is done, the fields turn green; when the ears shine golden, harvest time is near. Conservation activities are conducted here and a variety of events are held throughout the year, as well as rice-planting mini-classes.
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  • Hananoiwaya-jinja Shrine
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    Mie Pref. Kumanoshi Arimachou A liner 130
    This shrine in Kumano City is near the Kumano Sanzan Shrines. It enshrines Izanami no Mikoto, who according to the ancient Nihon-Shoki (Chronicles of Japan) created a number of gods, as well as Kagutsuchi no Mikoto, the god of fire. Legend says that on giving birth to Kagutsuchi no Mikoto, Izanami no Mikoto died from her burns and was buried at Hananoiwaya. The shrine is now included among the World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range. Lots of visitors come to see the sacred rope hanging ceremony conducted at the shrine's bi-annual Reitaisai Festival.
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  • Roadside Station Miyama
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    Mie Prefecture Kitamuro gun, Kii Kita-cho Aega 1439-3
    This roadside station is in Aiga, Miyama Ward, Kihoku Town, Kitamuro County, Mie Prefecture. You can walk to the Magose Pass from there, part of the World Heritage Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route. They provide information on sightseeing in Higashi-Kishu and sell local specialties. Their original aosanori sea lettuce harvested in Kihoku Town's Yaguchiura goes great with the strands untangled and set on rice as is or as an ingredient in miso soup. Their pure, locally produced Kishu Mountain Honey is a highly popular souvenir.
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  • Shishi Iwa
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    Mie Pref. Kumanoshi Idochou
    Towering over the coast, this rock is shaped like a roaring lion. It is said to serve as the guardian for the nearby Oma Shrine, which is why the shrine contains no guardian dog statues. The whole coastline nearby used to be considered a Natural Monument known as “Onigajo,” but in 1958, it along with Shishi Iwa was designated a place of beauty and rebranded as the Natural Monument “Onigajo and Shishi Iwa.” In July 2004, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the “Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range.”
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  • Akagi Castle Ruins
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    Mie Pref. Kumanoshi Kiwachouakagi
    "These castle ruins were built during the Warring States period on one corner of a hill in Kiwa-cho, KumanoCuty, Mie Prefecture. It was built by Todo Takatora, a vassal of Hidenaga Toyotomi and expert castle-builder. Hirayama Castle was constructed using a combination of medieval and modern techniques and retains its original shape at the time of its construction, so has been designated as a valuable national historical site. Maintenance and restoration work, such as the rebuilding of stone walls and creation of footpaths have made it easy for anyone to freely visit the ruins. It is also a famous flower-viewing spot, and the fantasy-like castle walls that can be seen rising in the morning light have gained it the name of ""castle in the sky""."
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  • Tategasaki Sightseeing Boat Tour
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    4.5
    2 Reviews
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    Mie Kumano-shi Odomaricho Matsuzaki Minato
    This sightseeing boat tour leaves from Matsuzaki Port in Odomari-cho, Kumano City. The tour visits Tategasaki, a towering seaside rock formation which appears in Japanese legend as the place where Emperor Jinmu made landfall; tour goers can also see other scenic sights by boat such as Onigajo and Gama-no-kuchi (the Blue Cave of Kumano). Tour capacity is 30 people and an advance reservation is required.

    楯ヶ崎を海から見られます。青の洞窟な様なガマの口と言う所み見れます。天気が余り良くなかったのですが、綺麗な青色を見せてくれました。 人数が揃えば１人3000円、揃はなくても貸切状態で1人で9000円で楽しむことが出来ます。でもやはり天気の良い方が海は綺麗だと思います‼️

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  • Kumano City History & Folk Museum
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    3.0
    2 Reviews
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    Mie Kumano-shi Arimacho 599
    This museum is located in Arima-cho, Kumano City. The museum displays historical and folk items, including artefacts exhumed from the Jomon and Yayoi period sites dotting the city; and tools and utensils used as part of everyday life in the area from the Edo period onward with a particular focus on the period when the area flourished as a center of local government with the building of the Kishu Domain Oku-Kumano Daikansho governor's office. Here visitors can learn about the history of Kumano and how people's lives changed over the centuries.

    市教委の施設らしい。花窟神社の南西近く、地区公民館の隣にある。 よくわからないが、次の企画展の準備なのかもしれない。 ふだんは月曜・木曜休館で9-16時は開いているらしい。

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  • Mukai Kuro Beach
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    Mie Pref. Owaseshi Mukai Black beach
    This clamming beach in Owase City is one of the best in Mie Prefecture. You can reach it by taking the bus bound for Kii Matsumoto from JR Owase Station for 11 minutes, getting off at the Mukai bus stop, and walking another five minutes. Benzai-jima Island is visible in the bay, as are wave eroded cavities and sea caves along the shore. The season for gathering Manilla clams lasts from late March to early June. Nearby you can visit the Kumano Kodo Center to learn about the ancient Kumano Kodo pilgrimage trail. Yumekodo is close too, where you can bathe in deep ocean water. It's a great place for a day of fun for parents and kids alike.
  • Hadasu-no-michi Pass Route
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    Mie Pref. Kumanoshi Hadasuchou
    This roughly four-kilometer stretch of roadway is part of the ancient Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route. The closest stations are JR Atashika Station on the Ise side and JR Hadasu Station on the Kumano side. The course starts from Atashika Town and you pass Hadasu and Odamari before going through the city of Kumano and on to Hananoiwaya-jinja Shrine. It has been designated a Mie Prefecture Mothers' and Children's Natural and Historic Walking Path. Along the way you'll find cobblestone paving from the Kamakura Period, considered to be the oldest on the Iseji portion of the Kumano Kodo. You can also see sites like Jofuku-no-Miya Shrine, which is dedicated to the historic Chinese traveler Xu Fu who came in search of the elixir of perpetual youth, as well as a hollow filled with sacred water. Known as the Water Footprint, it's said to have been left by Kobo Daishi, the founder of esoteric Japanese Buddhism.
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  • Magose Pass
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    Mie Prefecture Kitamuro-gun Kihoku-cho - Owase City
    This popular pass at the border of Kihoku Town and Owase City is about 30 minutes on foot from Ouka Station on the JR Kisei Main Line. You can also take a Mie Kotsu Bus and get off at the Washige stop. It's right there. The stone paved path that's said to be the finest on the Iseji portion of the ancient Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route and runs through a forest of beautiful Owase hinoki cypress. Along the way is the Yonaki Jizo, a stone statue of the mythical protector of children that's said to have the power to stop them from crying during the night. Below the pass, Magose Park boasts beautiful cherry blossoms and azaleas from spring to early summer and Japanese clover flowers in the fall. If you come by car you can leave it at Roadside Station Miyama and return by bus from the Ken-Owase-Sogochosha-Mae stop.
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  • Matsumoto-toge Pass
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    Mie Pref. Kumanoshi Kinomotochou
    This road is one of the Kumano Kodo Iseji roads. It extends approximately 4.1 kilometers from the JR Odomari Station to Kumanoshi Station. Almost all of the roads are still paved with beautiful cobblestone, and in this pass surrounded by bamboo groves, which is a rare sight on the Kumano Kodo road, there is a large Jizo statue that is said to once have been mistaken for an apparition and shot with a gun. After the pass, there are no more mountain passes until Shingu, but if you walk for approximately ten minutes, there is an incredible view overlooking Shichirimi Beach. On the way, there is also a route which makes a round trip to Onigajo Observatory, and another shorter path which leads from Onigajo down to Odomari Station.
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  • Shichiri Mihama Beach
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    Kumano City, Mie Prefecture-Nanjo County Kihocho
    "This is the longest sandy beach in Japan, extending 22 kilometers from Kumano City to Kiho City. It was chosen as one of the Japan's 100 Best Beaches and also one of the ""top 100 places of nature we want to protect in the 21st century"". The pebbles polished by the turbulent waves of the Kumano Sea are called Mihama Pebbles and are used as accessories and the like. The beach is also well-known as a place where Loggerhead sea turtles come up onto land. The beautiful landscape lends itself to photography, with the scenery in the daytime having an incredible contrast between the blue of the sea and the white clouds, and the orange of the sunrise."
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  • Uotobi Valley
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    Kijin, Kitakita-gun, Mie Prefecture Kizu
    This natural valley is one of Japan's most prominent, stretching approximately three kilometers along Mataguchi River, one of Choshi River's tributaries. It features various large strangely shaped rocks, beautiful clear water and surrounding nature. The name Uotobikei comes from the Ayu and Amago fish that fly up the river, and the fact that visitors can look from the rocks into the blue transparent water and see the fish swimming all the way down to the riverbed. There small slides which young children can enjoy playing on, as well as rocks that are about the same size as a tennis court, from which visitors can jump into the river, making it a popular spot to enjoy playing in the river.
  • Tategasaki
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    Mie Kumano-shi Hobocho
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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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