Mie Hidden Gems
일본인이라면 평생 한 번은 참배한다는 이세신궁이 자리한 곳. 황실의 조상신 아마테라스를 모시며 20년마다 사전(式年遷宮)으로 사전을 새로 짓는다. 부부바위의 일출 도리이, 마쓰사카규, 도바의 진주와 아마(해녀) 문화까지 더해져, 간사이 근교에서 가장 영적인 깊이를 지닌 여행지다.
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Ise Jingu — Japan's Most Sacred Shinto Shrine
Walking through Ise Jingu's forest approaches feels like stepping through a curtain between worlds. The path to Naiku, t…
Meoto Iwa (Wedded Rocks) — Sacred Sunrise Torii
Meoto Iwa (夫婦岩, 'Wedded Rocks') are two sacred rocks in the ocean connected by a thick shimenawa (sacred rope) made of r…
Oharai-machi & Okage-yokocho — Ise's Edo-Period Shopping Streets
Oharai-machi (おはらい町) is an 800-meter pedestrian street lined with Edo-period style wooden buildings, connecting Ise Jing…
Ise Shrimp (Ise-Ebi) — Japan's Finest Spiny Lobster
Ise-ebi (伊勢海老, 'Ise lobster') is a spiny lobster species native to Japan's Pacific coast, with Ise Bay producing the hig…
Sarutahiko Shrine — Crossroads & New Beginnings
Sarutahiko Shrine (猿田彦神社) is dedicated to Sarutahiko no Okami — the Shinto deity of guidance, crossroads, and new beginn…
Futami Okitama Shrine — Frog Statues & Purification Ritual
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…