Quarterly Tourism Mie vol.105 Winter issue

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MinamiiseTown 0599-46-0570 ("Goshoku Kuni Shima" Year-end Sea Tribe Market Executive Committee) 9:30-14:30About 20 minutes by Sanko Bus from Kintetsu Ukata Station, get off at "Namikiri Fish Market". 30 min. by car from the Ise IC0596-23-8838（Okage-yokocho General Information Souvenir Shop） 10:00-17:00JR/Kintetsu IseCity Station or Sanko Bus from Kintetsu Ujiyamada Station, about 1 min. walk from Jingu Kaikan (Jingu Shrine) QTokyo held every 3rd Sunday of the month MinamiiseTown Town Cultural Hall Parking Lot Location0597-22-2611（ Owase Chamber of Commerce and Industry） 8:30~ 12:30About 10 min. walk from JR Owase Station Qijikou held on the 1st Sat. of each month *The 1st and 3rd Sat. in Dec. and no event in Jan. Owase Fish MarketLocation: KihokuTown nagashima Special venue in the harborLocation: 12/21 (Fri.)-30 (Sun.) *"Kiinagashima Port Market" is held on the 2nd Saturday of each month.Pick up! P30596-22-4810 10:00-13:00 JR/Kintetsu IseCity About 15 minutes walk from the station Q&A: 12/23 (Sun., holiday) Isekawasaki Merchant HallLocation: 12/ 15 (Sat.)～28 (Fri.) Okage-yokocho One location IseCity ShimaCity KihokuTown OwaseCity IseCity MinamiiseTown Gokasho Bay SUN! 3! Sunday Fureai Market14Producers sell local products such as mandarin oranges and dried fishOwase Itadaki Market16Sales of unique Owase products at special pricesYear-end Kii Nagashima Port Market15Goshoku, Shima Year-end Kaizu Market13A wide variety of delicious foods from Ise-Shima Kadomatsu and Shimekidashi The year-end Ise Shima year-end Kaikoku market13: A variety of delicious foods from Ise-Shima, including kadomatsu and shimekari decorations to start the New Year. Okage-yokocho Year's Market12 Ise no Daitokoro Market11: Merchants' town bustles with preparations for the New Year and sales of shimenawa ropes. ShimaCity Tourism Association* "Ise no Daitokoro Market" is held on the fourth Sunday of every month. Wakabisu sake brewed in the lush green village of Iga. Its representative brand "Wakabisu" won the Gold Prize at the National New Sake Competition in 2008. The brewery also has a Wakabisu Ginjokan where visitors can tour the brewery. Wakabisu Sake Brewery 1 Hosokawa Sake Brewery 4 Representative brand is "Uema", a local sake brewed with Yoro Meisui. Tours are available on condition. Representative brand is "Hokosugi" brewed in the brewery at IseJingu knees. Representative brand is "Sakeya Hachibei", a food sake from IseShimaSummit. Representative brand is "Kankoubai". Umeshu (plum wine) brewed with sake is also popular. Tastings (reservations required) are limited to 10 people per group. Representative brand is "Hanzo," the toast of IseShimaSummit 0594-48-43908:30-17:30 (Mon-Fri) 20 min. by car from Kuwana-Higashi IC on Higashi-Naohan Expressway. (Tuesday-Friday from 13:00) Approx. 6 min. walk from Akameguchi Station on the Kintetsu Line 0598-37-20378:00-17:00 (Monday-Friday) Approx. 10 min. drive from Seiwa-Taki IC of Ise Expressway 0598-85-00019:00-17:00 (Monday-Friday) *Please call for inquiries on Saturday, Sunday, and holidays. Approx. 10 min. drive from Isewa-Taki IC of Ise Expressway 0595-21-47099:00-12:00, 13:00-17:00About 5 min. drive from Ueno IC of Meihan National Highway 0595-52-115310:00-12:00, 13:00-16:00 (Mon-Fri) *Closed all days in December. Approx. 10 min. walk from Kintetsu Aoyama-cho Sta. QTokou Kankoumei Shuzo 56 Kawatake Jyozo 8 Ota Shuzo Motosaka Shuzo 9 konochi Jinja Kounouchi Jingu Shrine Also called "Koyasunomiya," this shrine is visited by many people to pray for safe delivery and for the birth of a child. Many yodarekake (a kind of hanging scroll dedicated to those who have safely given birth) are hung in the shrine grounds. 210735-33-0334 (KihoTown Planning and Coordination Division) 40 min. drive from Kumano Omari IC of Kumano Owase Road. KihoTown Hananoiwaya-jinjaShrine Hanaiwaya Shrine is said to be the mausoleum of Izanami-no-mikoto. 200597-89-2881 (Hananoiwaya-jinjaShrine) 10 min. drive from Kumano Omari IC of Kumano Owase Road. Kumano Owase Road, Kumano Omari IC, about 10 min. by car. KumanoCity Tounomiya Shikata Shrine Koubenomiya Yomogu JinjaBenefits related to "head" such as examinations, work, and prevention of blur 180598-72-2316 Kisei Expressway Kisei ouchiyama About 5 min. by car from the IC. The shrine is revered from all over Japan as a "guardian god of the head" and a "great god of wisdom. From midnight on New Year's Day, a limited number of "head fortune rice cakes" are distributed to those who receive amulets and votive talismans. TaikiTown 0596-24-1111 (Representative of Jingu Shrine) 10-minute drive from Omiya-Odai IC on Kisei Expressway. Kotaijingu Betsugu Takiharanomiya Koutai Jingu Shrine IseJingu Naiku Betsugu Three shrines are located within the shrine grounds amid the trees: Takiharanomiya and Takihara-no-miya Shrine, 19 Shinmei-JinjaShrine (Ishigami-san) Shinmeijin Jishi Gami grants one wish for women 170599-21-6660 (osatsu Town Council) From JR/Kintetsu Toba Station, take the Kamome Bus for about 40 minutes to the osatsu stop, then walk about 7 minutes. Ishigami-san TobaCity On Feb. 22 (Fri.), sailors, fishermen, and divers come to pray for safety at sea during the "Gobune Matsuri (Boat Festival)," and big fishing flags fly all over the temple. Aomine-san Shofuku-ji Temple Aonomine-san Shofukuji Temple is dedicated to Kannon, the Goddess of Mercy, who is said to have appeared on a whale. 16 TobaCity Ichibe Shrine Jinja Shrine dedicated to the god of victory, located within Hotel 15. Non-guests may visit the shrine from 10:00 to 15:00 (confirmation required). TobaCity KongoshojiTemple KONGO SHOJI IseJingu A famous temple that protects the demon's gate of Ise 140596-22-1710 About 20 min. drive from Ise Nishi IC of Ise Expressway Q&A IseCity IgaCity TsuCity KuwanaCity IgaCity TakiTown OdaiTown It is said to be the inner sanctuary of the Jingu Shrine and it is customary to visit the shrine after visiting the shrine. 0599-26-3711 (Maritheme Umikouen) About 10 min. drive from JR/Kintetsu Toba Stn. 0599-55-0061About 30 min. drive from JR/Kintetsu Toba Stn. 0599-55-0061Ebisu shujozoHosokawa shujozoKabu jozoThe representative brand is "Takijiman," a toast sake at IseShimaSummit. Taki Jiman Sake Brewery7 NabariCity Maki Ji Manju Saka Saka Shuzo Koushukan Koubu Shuzo Ota Shuzo Photo courtesy of Jinguashi Agency Every year on February 2 and October 2, the "Otsunagake Shrine Ceremony" is held in which a rope is tied around the shrine grounds from the top of a huge rock, the shrine's sacred body. The shrine offers many benefits related to "head" such as examinations, work, and prevention of blur. 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