Fudoki Japan
三重県 · Kinki Region

Mie Hidden Gems

Siège du sanctuaire d'Ise, le plus sacré du shintoïsme, que tout Japonais aspire à visiter au moins une fois dans sa vie. Les rochers mariés de Meoto Iwa, le bœuf de Matsusaka, les perles de Toba et la culture des ama (plongeuses) confèrent à Mie une profondeur spirituelle et culturelle difficile à égaler.

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Siège du Grand Sanctuaire d'Ise, le lieu le plus sacré du shintoïsme, avec des baies d'élevage perlier et un littoral de plongeuses ama.

Climat et meilleure saison

Chaud et pluvieux, surtout dans les monts Kii au sud ; hivers doux. Le printemps et l'automne sont idéaux pour les chemins de pèlerinage.

Spécialités culinaires

  • Bœuf de Matsusaka
  • Ise udon
  • Tekone-zushi
  • Huîtres et langouste

Lieux emblématiques

  • Ise Jingu
  • Rochers Meoto Iwa
  • Îles perlières de Toba
  • Sentiers du Kumano Kodo
Matsusaka Castle Ruins & Former Merchant District — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Mie· Matsusaka

Matsusaka Castle Ruins & Former Merchant District

Matsusaka Castle (松坂城跡) was built in 1588 by Gamo Ujisato, a samurai lord who also designed Aizu-Wakamatsu Castle. Thoug…

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Updated Aug 2026
Futami Okitama Shrine — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Mie· Ise

Futami Okitama Shrine

Futami Okitama Shrine (二見興玉神社) is a coastal Shinto shrine famous for its hundreds of frog statues (蛙, kaeru) and pre-pil…

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Updated Aug 2026
Iga-Ueno Castle — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Mie· Iga

Iga-Ueno Castle

Iga-Ueno Castle (伊賀上野城) is a reconstructed castle (rebuilt in 1935) famous for having Japan's tallest stone walls — the…

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Updated Aug 2026
Ago Bay — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Mie· Shima

Ago Bay

Ago Bay (英虞湾) is a deeply indented ria coastline (drowned river valleys creating complex shoreline) dotted with over 60…

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Updated Aug 2026
Kumano Kodo Iseji Route — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Mie· Iga

Kumano Kodo Iseji Route

The Kumano Kodo (熊野古道) is a network of UNESCO World Heritage pilgrimage trails crossing the Kii Peninsula to reach the s…

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Updated Aug 2026
Iga-Ueno Ninja Museum — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Mie· Iga

Iga-Ueno Ninja Museum

Iga (伊賀) was one of two historical ninja strongholds in Japan (alongside Koka in Shiga), and Iga-Ueno Ninja Museum (伊賀流忍…

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Updated Aug 2026
Mikimoto Pearl Island — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Mie· Toba

Mikimoto Pearl Island

Mikimoto Pearl Island (ミキモト真珠島) is a small island in Toba Bay where Mikimoto Kokichi successfully cultivated the world's…

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Updated Aug 2026
Ama Divers of Ise-Shima — representative image, not a photograph of this location
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Mie· Shima

Ama Divers of Ise-Shima

Ama divers work the water the way their mothers and grandmothers did—no tanks, no wetsuits thick enough to matter, just…

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Ise Jingu — representative image, not a photograph of this location
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Mie· Ise

Ise Jingu

Walking through Ise Jingu's forest approaches feels like stepping through a curtain between worlds. The path to Naiku, t…

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Oharai-machi & Okage-yokocho — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Mie· Ise

Oharai-machi & Okage-yokocho

Oharai-machi (おはらい町) is an 800-meter pedestrian street lined with Edo-period style wooden buildings, connecting Ise Jing…

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Sarutahiko Shrine — representative image, not a photograph of this location
Mie· Ise

Sarutahiko Shrine

Sarutahiko Shrine (猿田彦神社) is dedicated to Sarutahiko no Okami — the Shinto deity of guidance, crossroads, and new beginn…

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Updated Aug 2026