Isegami Pass

Isegami Pass is about a 30-minute drive from the Chikaraishi Interchange along the Iida Higway a little beyond the turnout. At the top of the pass, the road that people once used for messenger horse and for visiting Zenkoji Temple still remains as it was. On the downward slope drivers will find both the old Isegami tunnel, built in 1897, while the new Isegami tunnel is on National Route 153. There is a sidewalk along part of it, where one can see the reconstructed distant worship place of Ise Jingu Shrine. In addition to a stone Buddha, with an invocation to Kannon carved into it, The area also affords a view of the entire Ise Bay.