Things to do in Mie

Mie Prefecture offers a mix of cultural and historical sites, with many shrines and temples. Visitors can explore sites such as Nagashima Shrine and Matsusaka Castle.

Matsusaka Castle

Matsusaka Castle

Explore Matsusaka Castle ruins, a historic site with impressive stone walls and scenic park view...

Nagashima Shrine

Nagashima Shrine

Nagashima Shrine is a historic village shrine rebuilt every 20 years, known for its unique boat...

Owase Shrine

Owase Shrine

Owase Shrine, founded in the 8th century, protects its community and features ancient camphor tr...

Kurube Government Offices Site

Kurube Government Offices Site

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Explore ancient government ruins and a storehouse complex dating from the Yayoi period.

Sekisui Museum

Sekisui Museum

Sekisui Museum: a small museum in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, preserving local art and history.

Jukyo-ji Temple (Matsusaka)

Jukyo-ji Temple (Matsusaka)

Jukyo-ji Temple: a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple with unique architecture and a famous schol...

Toba Aquarium

Toba Aquarium

One of Japan's largest aquariums, Toba Aquarium is worth visiting for its diverse marine life an...

Mt. Kyogamine

Mt. Kyogamine

An 819-meter peak in Mie Prefecture known for its buried Buddhist scriptures, diverse climbing r...

Kuwana City Ishidori Hall

Kuwana City Ishidori Hall

Explore the history of the Ishidori Festival in a beautiful historic bank building.

Kuwana Betsu-in Hontō-ji Temple

Kuwana Betsu-in Hontō-ji Temple

This historic Jodo Shinshu temple, rebuilt after war, offers a glimpse into Buddhist heritage an...

Kuwana Castle

Kuwana Castle

Explore Kuwana Castle ruins, a historic water castle site with restored turret and river views.

Izawa-no-miya

Izawa-no-miya

Izawa-no-miya is a unique subsidiary shrine of Ise Grand Shrine, known for its sacred rice field...

Touken World Kuwana Tado

Touken World Kuwana Tado

See a free collection of Japanese swords and armor in Kuwana City.

Anō Castle

Anō Castle

Explore the ruins of a large medieval hill castle with deep dry moats.

Shide Shrine

Shide Shrine

Ancient Shide Shrine, founded during Emperor Suinin's reign, stands on a 4th-century burial moun...

Kuwana Shichiri no Watashi Park

Kuwana Shichiri no Watashi Park

Kuwana Shichiri no Watashi Park offers scenic views and a peaceful escape near Kuwana Station.

Takarazuka Kofun

Takarazuka Kofun

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Explore ancient burial mounds, including a keyhole-shaped tumulus and a National Treasure.

Unomori Shrine

Unomori Shrine

Unomori Shrine is a historic site enshrining deities and clan heads, easily accessible from the...

Akasuka Shinmei-sha

Akasuka Shinmei-sha

This historic shrine, dedicated to Amaterasu Omikami, offers a glimpse into local maritime histo...

Makonde Art Museum

Makonde Art Museum

World's first Makonde sculpture museum, offering a unique, interactive cultural experience.

Japon Louvre Sculpture Museum

Japon Louvre Sculpture Museum

See Louvre masterpieces replicated by experts in the world's only Louvre sister museum.

Nanatsugama Falls

Nanatsugama Falls

A massive multi-tiered waterfall dropping over 120 meters within one of Japan's three major cany...

Sangaku-ji Temple

Sangaku-ji Temple

Ancient temple founded by Saicho, rebuilt after war, known for romantic fulfillment and the Oriz...

Sanden-ji Temple

Sanden-ji Temple

Sanden-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple with a designated cultural property.

Mie Prefectural Museum

Mie Prefectural Museum

Explore Mie Prefecture's nature, history, and culture in a modern, earthquake-resistant museum.

Mie Prefectural Art Museum

Mie Prefectural Art Museum

Mie Prefectural Art Museum: a significant modern art collection and notable architecture.

Mie Gokoku Shrine

Mie Gokoku Shrine

Mie Gokoku Shrine honors 60,300 war dead, offering a historical and cultural visit near Tsu Stat...

Segi-dera Temple

Segi-dera Temple

Segi-dera Temple is a historic Buddhist site known for its unique fire ritual and cultural prope...

Zero Distance Aquarium Ise Sea Paradise

Zero Distance Aquarium Ise Sea Paradise

Ise Sea Paradise is an aquarium known for close animal interaction, including the otter handshak...

Butsugen-in Temple

Butsugen-in Temple

A historic Tendai temple in Kuwana with samurai ties and cultural properties.

Ninja Kingdom Ise

Ninja Kingdom Ise

Ninja Kingdom Ise is a theme park offering a glimpse into Japan's samurai and ninja past.

Izawa Shrine

Izawa Shrine

Izawa Shrine is an ancient Shinto shrine with a 1500-year history, dedicated to several deities.

Igari Shrine

Igari Shrine

Igari Shrine is a significant subsidiary shrine of Ise Grand Shrine, notable for its unique feat...

Butto-ji Temple

Butto-ji Temple

Buttoji Temple, founded in 1172, holds important cultural properties and is on a hiking course.

Yamatohime-no-miya

Yamatohime-no-miya

This Ise Jingu Betsugu, established in 1923, honors Yamatohime-no-mikoto, offering a glimpse int...

Kōmyō-ji Temple

Kōmyō-ji Temple

Kōmyō-ji Temple: a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple with important cultural properties.

Kōmyō-ji Temple

Kōmyō-ji Temple

Komyoji Temple, founded by Gyoki Bosatsu, offers a glimpse into Buddhist history and art.

Mount Nyudo

Mount Nyudo

A 906-meter peak in the Suzuka Mountains serving as the sacred object of worship for Tsubaki Gra...

Rokka-en

Rokka-en

Rokka-en is a historic estate in Kuwana, featuring Western and Japanese architecture and a large...

Enman-ji Temple (Suzuka)

Enman-ji Temple (Suzuka)

Enman-ji Temple offers historic Buddhist statues and a unique collection of Kannon figures.

Kasado Shrine

Kasado Shrine

Kasado Shrine enshrines Yamato Takeru and a hat, known for purple azaleas and a nearby burial mo...

Kangaku-ji Temple

Kangaku-ji Temple

Kangakuji Temple offers ancient Buddhist art and a unique Buddha's footprint stone.

Kitabatake Shrine

Kitabatake Shrine

Kitabatake Shrine honors a samurai clan, offering a glimpse into Japan's feudal past.

Sempuku-ji Temple

Sempuku-ji Temple

Ancient Buddhist temple housing a unique Kamakura-period Bishamonten statue, a designated cultur...

Zempuku-ji Temple

Zempuku-ji Temple

Zenpukuji Temple, founded by Gyoki, offers a historic statue and a unique festival.

Zenpuku-in Temple

Zenpuku-in Temple

Zenpuku-in is an ancient Buddhist temple with unique structures, just a short walk from Hirokoji...

Shitennō-ji Temple

Shitennō-ji Temple

Shitennoji is a Soto Zen temple housing historical graves and important cultural properties.

Kokubun-ji Temple (Kameyama)

Kokubun-ji Temple (Kameyama)

Ancient temple founded in 743, rebuilt after fires, with two annual festivals.

Tsuchi-no-miya

Tsuchi-no-miya

Tsuchi-no-miya is an ancient detached palace of Ise Grand Shrine, dedicated to a local earth dei...

Jizō-in Temple

Jizō-in Temple

Jizō-in Temple is a historic Shingon Buddhist temple with important cultural properties.

Mount Hossaka

Mount Hossaka

A 757-meter peak known as Ise Fuji, featuring a renovated wooden schoolhouse for accommodation a...

Taka-no-miya

Taka-no-miya

This ancient auxiliary shrine, dedicated to a powerful deity, offers a glimpse into Japan's spir...

Ōuchiyama Zoo

Ōuchiyama Zoo

See rescued lions and tigers at this small, privately-run zoo.

Daishino-tera Temple

Daishino-tera Temple

A rebuilt Buddhist temple in Yokkaichi City, notable for its main deity surviving WWII destructi...

Daishi-ji Temple

Daishi-ji Temple

Daishiji Temple, a rebuilt Buddhist site, offers a glimpse into local history and spiritual prac...

Ōsugidani

Ōsugidani

A premier national gorge and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Mie offering rugged trails through one...

Mount Ōbora

Mount Ōbora

A dual-peak mountain in the Muroo Volcanic Group offering hiking trails, a campsite, and a natio...

Daiōsaki Lighthouse

Daiōsaki Lighthouse

A historic 1927 lighthouse in Ise-Shima National Park offering panoramic views from its 23-meter...

Daifukuden-ji Temple

Daifukuden-ji Temple

Visit this historic Buddhist temple to see important cultural properties and experience unique f...

Daishō-in Temple

Daishō-in Temple

Daishoin is a historic Buddhist temple in Yokkaichi City, home to an ancient Fudō Myōō statue.

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