Oisesan Confectionary Expo 2017 in Mie Prefecture

If you are interested in Japanese history, live performances, old-style confectionery or contemporary cuisine, Oisesan Confectionary Expo 2017 being held in Ise City of Mie Prefecture is the one-stop shop to satisfy all your Japan-related cravings. W..

By Larisa Amaya-Baron

Lobster Soft Ice Cream in Ise-Shima

Ise-Shima National Park, located on the coast area of Mie Prefecture, is well known for its fresh and tasty seafood cuisine. But, it apparently has some strange elements, too, as I soon found out. This area is blessed with abundant nutrition that fl..

By Dwinda Nafisah

Japanese

Lunch at Hachimankamado

Hachmankamado is a wonderful seaside experience, in which you can eat seafood cooked over an open fire in little huts, as was done in the olden days by ama, or lady pearl divers. Lunch is served by elderly woman dressed like the famous divers. The f..

By Benjamin Stock

Tsumugiya Guesthouse

For a dose of homely hospitality, check in to Tsumugiya, an artsy guesthouse situated close to the Kawasaki quarter in Ise town. Housed in a 100-year-old merchant's building, the quaint and intimate guesthouse has lots of warmth and character. B..

By Lee Tan

Japanese

Hotel Wellness Suzukaji

If you are looking for a quiet ryokan to spend a few days soaking your troubles away, but is still convenient to get to, HMI Hotel Group's Hotel Wellness Suzukaji could be the right choice for you. Komono is a town to the north of Mie, known his..

By Allie Tan

Luxury

Toba Hot Springs

Many Japanese consider the combination of seafood and onsen (hot springs) the best possible relaxing getaway. Toba has some fabulous onsen hotels - in fact, there are 57 such onsen hotels spread out across 9 areas along the Toba coastline. Typi..

By Cathy Cawood

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Ise-Shima National Park

Ise-Shima is an area already on the itinerary for most visitors to Japan, but it is still surprising how few visitors make it far beyond the prominent Ise Jingu to explore the truly vast number of islands big and small, as well as the coastline bedec..

By Ignatius Koh

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Nabana no Sato Winter Illuminations

Winter season is here and one of Japan's best winter illuminations is Nabana No Sato, in Mie prefecture. Even though the annual illuminations have been ongoing annually for more than ten years, visitors are still mainly from within Japan, and is ..

By Amanda Ho

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Nabana No Sato Spring Illumination

Illumination events become one of the main attractions in Japan during winter. The sparkling lights decorate the dark sky that comes earlier than other seasons. However, you will get an unusual illumination display in Nabana No Sato Flower Park,..

By Dwinda Nafisah