Travel Plan – Ise & Toba

Ise & Toba — Ise Jingu, Star of Shinto Shrine

When it comes to Shinto shrines, we recall Ise Jingu Shrine or Izumo Taisha Shrine, both are solemnly quiet and prosperity. This time we travel to Ise. Ise Jingu is officially called “Jingu”. Ise is also a place to enjoy the food and the scenery.

*I designed a plan based on my experiences and information from friends. Introduced places are including where I have not actually visited, but I hope you will find it useful.

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May 2024

DAY1 Go to Ise

　If you are taking the train, it is recommended that you bring a carry bag, in case coin locker is full at Nagoya Station. Also, please note that it is farther from Nagoya than expected, taking about 2 hours, and there are traffic jams if you are driving.
If you want to visit other places besides Ise Jingu Shrine, it is recommended to rent a car or take a cab in Toba area.

　　＝Go to Futami Okitama Shinto shrine as 1st step for Ise Jingu visit＝

• Dinner :Cuisine related to God with selected ingredients at hotel
  　　　　Dining Shiraishi in Shiojitei of Toba international hotel

DAY2 Fullness of Ise

• Breakfast : Morning porridge at Asora no Chaya near gate of Geku
  It is served till 10AM, so you have to get up early! I recommend you to go to the restaurant first to enter your name to the waiting list at the entrance. If you have to wait, you can visit Geku first. Please note you have to return before last order of porridge.
  
  ＝Go to Geku as second step for Ise Jingu visit＝
  　
• lunch：Chitose (ちとせ ) Ise udon noodle
  10 minuets wall from Geku. After lunch we will have a snack over walking around Okage yokocho street, so you must not eat much.
  
  ＝Go to Oharaimachi street and Okage yokocho street＝
  
• Snack #1 : Akahuku rice cake covered with anko, sweet red bean past, at Akahuku main store (赤福本店). This is similar way with tourist with Edo period.
  
  ＝Go to Naiku as the final step for Ise Jing Visit (内宮参拝)＝
  
• Snack #2：Kushiyaki of Matsusaka beef, croquet, and so on at Oharaimachi street and Okage yockocho
• Dinner：Move to Taba and have Shell grill at The Kaiya (ザ・貝屋), Shellfish restaurant.

DAY3　Final day at Ise

• Breakfast : at Hotel
  
  ＝Yokoyama viewing spot(横山展望台)　Extend trip to Shima and have beautiful panorama view of Ago bay which is producing area of pearl＝
  ＝Mikimoto Pearl Island museum (ミキモト真珠島) appreciation of masterpiece of Mikimoto pearl＝
  
• Lunch : Japanese-style restaurant “Sazanami” 漣（さざなみ）
  Toba minor specialty Wide Shrimp fly, sashimi and hors d’oeveres

Others

STAY

• Toba International hotel Shioji-tei (鳥羽国際ホテル　潮路亭)　　
  At Toba near Ise. Shioji-tei have a public bath which developed by Mikimoto Cosmetics for Tidal Pavilion, this hot water contains a rare ingredient that can only be extracted from pearls and Akoya oysters. It is effective in retaining heat.
• Comfort hotel Ise
  Casual hotel, near Ise Geku

FOODs

• Wadakin (和田金)　Authentic Matsusaka beef sukiyaki
• Komada (こま田)　Sushi

BOOKs

• Tanoshii Kojiki by ATOUDA Takashi only Japanese
  (阿刀田高著　楽しい古事記)

SHOPPING

• Sekinoto Fukagawaya (関の戸 深川屋)
  Anko paste wrapped by gyuhi, mochi like sheet food, and covered by wasanbon, premium traditional Japanese sugar
• Shoga sugar candy (生姜糖　喜久屋)　
  Have Jinger, asuki, macha, cinamon flavors
  But I don’t like macha flavor so much—

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