Prefecture guide
Mie
三重県
Home of Ise Grand Shrine, Japan's most sacred Shinto site, plus the pearl coast of Toba, the ninja town of Iga and Matsusaka beef.
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- places to see
- 29
- town guide
- 1
- protected local food
- 1
- traditional crafts
- 5
- Japan Heritage stories
- 7
Town guides in Mie
The towns with the most to see, each with its own guide.
Places to see in Mie
Kurube Government Offices Site
久留倍官衙遺跡A historic site in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Nomura Ichirizuka Milestone
野村一里塚A historic site in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Tenpaku Site
天白遺跡A historic site in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Takarazuka Kofun
宝塚古墳An ancient burial mound in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Kitabatake Shrine
北畠神社A Shinto shrine in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Shima City Museum of History and Folklore
志摩市歴史民俗資料館A museum in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Saiku Historical Museum
斎宮歴史博物館A museum in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
- Ise
Jingu Chokokan Museum
神宮徴古館A museum in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Kuki Shrine
九木神社A Shinto shrine in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Omura Shrine
大村神社A Shinto shrine in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Ise Kokubun-ji Temple Ruins
伊勢国分寺跡A historic site in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
- Ise
Ise Kawasaki Merchant Museum
伊勢河崎商人館A museum in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Explore by interest
Taste of Mie
Foods whose names are protected in Japan. If the label carries the name, it really comes from here.
Traditional crafts of Mie
Officially recognised crafts that are still made by hand. A good place to start when you look for souvenirs.
Japan Heritage stories
Local history told as a route you can follow, with the places that go with it.
- Hida no Takumi: 1,300 years of master woodworkers in Takayama
- Iga and Koka: in search of the real ninja
- Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage: Japan's 1,300-year journey of the heart
- Saiku: the palace of the princess who prayed for Japan
- The Six Ancient Kilns: pottery born and raised in Japan
- Toba and Shima: meet the ama, Japan's women free divers
- Ueda's Shioda-daira: the ley line of sun and earth
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Good to know
- Visit Ise's Outer Shrine (Geku) before the Inner Shrine (Naiku), as is tradition.
- Kintetsu trains run to Ise from Osaka, Kyoto and Nagoya.
- Matsusaka beef is one of Japan's best known wagyu brands.
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