Quarterly Tourism Mie vol.105 Winter issue

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Sanpachi Ichiba KuwanaCity InabeCity 0594-21-5416（KuwanaCity Product & Tourist Information Center） In the morning about 15 min. walk from JR/Kintetsu Kuwana Station Q&A Held on the 3rd and 8th of every month *Closed on 1/3(Thu.). Kuwana Teramachi Dori Shopping Street LocationPick up! P2090-6463-8019 (Mortain Marche/Kawamura)8:00-11:00 a.m. Approx. 5 min. drive from Mie-Kawagoe IC on Ise Bay Coast Highway. Former KawagoeTown Former site of the town hallFureai-no-eki Rinbo0594-74-5866 8:30-17:00About 15 min. drive from Kuwana IC on Higashi-Naohan ExpresswayQuality Exchange Everyday*Closed every Tuesday and from 12/31 (Mon) to 1/4 (Fri) 090-3305-3774 (Chairman of "Ichirokukai"/Kariya) around 8:00-11:30Kintetsu Shirako Station 15 min. walk from Q&A held on the 1st and 6th day of every month *Closed on Tue. 1/1 (national holiday). Kameyama Grand Market will be held in front of Eshima Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine on 1/26 (Sat.) and 27 (Sun.) KameyamaCity Higashimachi and Honmachi area on 12/29 (Sat.) Shiratsuka Fishing Port 0595-43-0909 9:00 - 18:00 *Only on 12/31 (Mon.) until 15:00. 15 minutes by cab from JR Tsuge Station or 15 minutes by car from Meihan National Highway Mibuno IC or Shin Meishin Konan IC. 15 min. by car from Konan IC of Meihan National Highway 0598-63-0050 9:00-17:00 2 min. by car from Matsusaka IC of Ise Expressway 0595-62-1755 9:00-18:00 15 min. by walk or 5 min. by community bus from Kintetsu Nabari Station (weekdays only)Q&A 12/29(Sat)&30(Sun)Matsusaka Agricultural Park BellFarm location held 12/22 (Sat.)～25 (Tue.) Christmas Grand Sale 26 (Wed.)～31 (Mon.) Year-end Grand Sale IganoSatoMokumokuTezukuriFarm location SuzukaCity KawagoeTown IgaCity MatsusakaCity NabariCity KameyamaCity 126Safe and secure agricultural products from Inabe are available at Tottletate Nabari Exchange Center 9Nabari's freshly picked local products and people gather at Machi no Eki Moku Moku Thank You Thanksgiving Festival 8Half off of your purchase of eligible products (Shiratsuka Fishery Cooperative Association) 8:30-12:00 (rain or shine) 15-minute walk from Kintetsu Shiratsuka Station. TsuCity The 17th Shiratsuka Fish Festival7Tuna dismantling show and seafood soup will be served. BellFarm Prepare for the New Year with 10 shimenawa ropes and winter vegetables, or try making rice cakes with your family (reservation required). KuwanaCity Shopping at shopping streets in the city area Shopping Kawagoe Asaichi3Sales of local vegetables, foodstuffs, and miscellaneous goods090-8153-1817 (Yokkaichi Asaichi Cooperative Association/Watanabe) around 7:30-11:00About 15 minutes walk from JR Yokkaichi Station or about 20 minutes walk from Kintetsu Yokkaichi StationQualified days on 2, 5, 7, 0 of every month Near Mitaki River Charity BridgeLocation: YokkaichiCity Mitaki River Charity Bridge MarketThe year-end big sale is held on December 25, 27, 30, and 31! Mie's emenmons are all here. MenardAoyamaResort 0595-54-1326Sunset～22:00 50 min. drive from Hisai IC of Ise ExpresswayFree parkingToki KoukouYou can see the image of angel wings dancing in the light that gushes out like a fountain in this illumination. The spectacular illumination makes the most of the natural scenery, and you can enjoy taking different pictures one by one! MenardAoyamaResort The 2019 version of the illumination of IgaCity period11/10 (Sat.) - year-round period12/8 (Sat.) - 1/14 (Mon., holiday) period12/1 (Sat.) - 1/6 (Sun.) period year-round period12/8 (Sat.) - 1/27 (Sun.) Naiku enshrines Amaterasu-Omikami, the general deity of the Japanese people and is compared to the sun, and Geku Toyouke-no-Omikami, which governs food, clothing, shelter, and industry, is enshrined at . The dignified atmosphere of the Shinto shrine is inviting, and you will feel clean and pure in body and soul. From Hatsumode (New Year's visit) to Setsubun (New Year's Eve), it brings good fortune and boosts your luck. The brand name of sake is Miyanosetsu; in 2018, it won the highest trophy in the Daiginjo-shu category at the IWC, the world's largest wine trade fair. Miyazaki main store2059-397-311119:00-16:00 (Monday-Friday)About 10 minutes walk from Kintetsu Kusu station. 0596-23-88009:30-17:30*Closing time depends on the season. 4 minutes walk from Jingu Kaikan-mae bus stop from JR/Kintetsu IseCity station or Kintetsu Ujiyamada station. The back of the shop is a sake brewery, the only small sake brewery in Ise. The brand name "Okagesama", which can only be drunk here, is popular for its freshly squeezed, unpasteurized sake. Ise Man Naiku Mae Sake Brewery3 Festival of Lights in KihoA winter festival with approximately 200,000 lights5 KihoTown Hometown Museum 0735-33-0334 (Festival of Lights in Kiho Executive Committee Office)18:00-22:0040 min. by car from Kumano Omari IC on Kumano-Owashi RoadFree parkingFrom Yokkaichi Port Port Building90 m above ground! Unparalleled panoramic night view2 Observation and Exhibition Room "Umiterasu 14" on the 14th floor of Yokkaichi Port Port Building059-366-7022 (Yokkaichi Port Management Association Management Planning Department Promotion Division)Closed: Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays until 21:00Closed: Wednesdays (open if a national holiday), 12/29 (Sat) to 1/3 (Thu)About 15 minutes walk from JR Tondahama Station or 10 min. by car from Yokkaichi Higashi IC of Higashi-Meihan Expressway 300 yen (free for junior high school students and under)QRT TokoKoen Minami-Nagano Area Illumination FantasyThis is the last illumination3In front of Minami-Nagano Life Improvement Center059-279-8111（TsuCity Misato General Branch Office Regional Development Section）17:00-22:00Sanko 5 min. walk from "Free Minami-Nagano" bus stop or approx. 30 min. drive from Tsu IC on Ise Expressway Free entrance fee: ³ Miekodomonoshiro Winter Illumination This year's theme is "~Yuki Usagi to Hikari no Mori~"! 4Mie Prefectural Government Miekodomonoshiro 0598-23-77359:30-16:30 (until 17:00 after 1/8 (Tue)) TadoTaishaShrine 15 min. drive from Matsusaka IC of Ise Expressway Free admission. Sanko Bus "Yunoyama Onsen" stop, approx. 20 min. walk *No parking space available. Qingang: Go, see, taste, and enjoy a moment of bliss. *Please inquire at each store for details, including brewery tours. Gorgeous lights beautifully illuminate the night. The "Awa no Daibutsu" (Great Buddha of Awa) is a must-see. 90595-48-0211 Take the Sanko Bus from Iga Railway Ueno City Station to Naritasan-mae Bus Stop, about 40 minutes by bus. 3-minute walk from Naritasan-mae Bus Stop. Omura Shrine Omura Shrine is an old shrine mentioned in the Engishiki (Engi Shiki) that has a "keystone" that is said to protect against earthquakes. In addition to the keystone for earthquake protection, the shrine is also famous for the Mushigui Bell, one of the three most unusual bells in Japan, and the Mizukake Namazu. 100595-52-1050 Approx. 10 min. walk from Kintetsu Aoyama-cho Station. Kannon-sama (Goddess of Mercy) to ward off blurred vision110598-43-222810 min. by car from Isshi Ureshino IC on the Ise Expressway. The first 20 people to arrive at the New Year's prayer service at midnight on New Year's Day will be awarded with a "mamiya (arrow to destroy evil spirits). 0596-24-1111 (Representative of Jingu Shrine) [Naiku] 15 minutes by bus from JR/Kintetsu IseCity Station or Kintetsu Uji Yamada Station, short walk from "Naiku mae" bus stop [Geku] 10 minutes walk from JR/Kintetsu IseCity Station Qikou Tsu Kannon Shin Daibutsudera Iga Naritasan Todaiji Iga Bessho Shin Daibutsuji All-day visitation available from Monday, 12/31 to early morning of Saturday, 1/5 IseJingu［Naiku ・ Geku］13 Ise Jingu Gumnai Kuuge Kuuge See, touch and experience! Enjoy yourself! IseCity Futamiokitama-JinjaShirine Futami Otama Jinja is famous for praying for marital bliss and for marriage. 120596-43-2020 Ise Futami Toba Line 5 min. drive from Futami JCT. Meotoiwa(rocksofthemarriedcouple) Known for its good fortune in marriage. 2/3 (Sun.) Setsubun Festival is held and blessed beans and red and white rice cakes are sprinkled. IseCity MatsusakaCity IgaCity IgaCity Sugawara Shrine (Tenjin-san) Sugawara Jatenjin Shrine is a shrine that is blessed with good fortune for academic achievement and success in academics and literature. MatsuoBasho The shrine is also said to have been dedicated to a collection of poems by a young woman named Kaiohi, who prayed for good luck in her studies. 80595-21-2940 About a 5-minute walk from Iga Railway Uenoichi Station. IgaCity Inshi yagami Shoi-Yama-jinja-ohoi-no-MikotoThe "Koi-Kozuchi" of Daikoku-sama, the deity Daikoku-sama, is another name for Daikoku-no-mikoto, the goddess of the shrine. Shooting yagami At the shrine, it is said that if you stroke the mallet, you will be blessed with good fortune.7 TsuCity TsubakiGrandShrine Tsubaki Ookami YashiroDedicated to the god of fortune and michibiki 3059-371-15155 minutes drive from Suzuka IC of Higashimeihan ExpresswayThis shrine is dedicated to Sarutahiko Ookami, god of Qikoumichibiki (the god of michi-biki). There is a "Kanae-taki" waterfall, where it is said that your wish will come true if you make a picture of the waterfall as a standby. SuzukaCity It is one of the three Kannon (Goddess of Mercy) in Japan along with Asakusa in Tokyo and Osu in Nagoya. 6059-225-4013About 5 minutes by Sanko Bus from JR/Kintetsu Tsu Station, about 3 minutes walk from Kyoguchi Tatemachi or about 10 minutes drive from Tsu IC on the Ise Expressway. The first 107 visitors will be able to ring the New Year's bell on New Year's Eve. TsuCity YokkaichiCity YokkaichiCity KihoTown TsuCity MatsusakaCity KomonoTown KuwanaCity IlluminationGood fortune tourTaste local sake TsuCity Takada Honzan Senshuji TemplePick up! P2P4Takada Honzan Senshuji TempleHatsukagura and Teshidan Festival on New Year's Day, Doll Appreciation Festival on Monday, 1/7, and the burning of the sacred straw rope, and Hatsuebisu on Thursday, 10th are held at the temple. The "Ume (plum) Festival" is held every year from mid-February. Visitors can enjoy approximately 300 weeping plum trees and 80 plum blossoms of 10 varieties. Yuki Jinja 5 Yuuki Jinja TsuCity A famous place for weeping plum blossoms Ise Mannai Kuu Mae Joujoumiya Zaki Hon Honten All-day visitation is possible from Monday, 12/31 to Saturday night, 1/5Santake-ji Temple Sanjakuji Temple for love makingThis ancient temple was once a center of mountain religion. Many people visit the temple to offer folded paper cranes in the hope of a happy marriage in accordance with the legend.2Photo courtesy of Jinguashi Agency 059-228-4806About 15 min. drive from Tsu IC of Ise ExpresswayQualified tours OK (reservation required)Tasting tasting OK for a fee IseCity 141235239816723657891 011121314151616191820211712...Illuminations...Taste local sake...Visit for good fortune...Specialty markets legend4356781091112131415164544