by When you enjoy sushi and world-class Sashimi, the Ise-Shima region of Japan (which is located on the Shima Peninsula with its strong maritime tradition) is a heaven of a seafood. West of futuristic Tokyo and southeast of the historic Kyoto, the Ise-Shima National Park protrudes into the Pacific Ocean and is known for its abundant camellias.
Ise-Jingu, one of the sacred shrines of Shinto, has been moving to Ise-Shima and the calm water of the landscape bay, which is covered with 60 forested islands, is ideal for the oyster breeding for centuries. The fearless female Ama divers have immersed them in their depths for over 2,000 years and Ise-Shima is the birthplace of the Japanese cultivated pearl industry.
What to do
Start with a visit to Ise-Jingu (Isejingu.Or.jp), which is actually a spread of 125 shrines and spreads over a forested area the size of Manhattan. The main protection areas of the ISE Grand Shrine Complex are the outer shrine (GEKU) and the inner shrine (Naiku), which has teamed up to the old pilgrimage path.
Rituals are carried out at Ise-Jingu throughout the season and pray for the prosperity of the imperial house of Japan, a plenty of harvest and global peace. In Japanese Shinto belief, ancestors are revered as a guardian of the family and the power of the natural world is respected. While Amaterasu is the sun goddess, the sea, the rain and the wind also have a specific spirited Kami (deity) and everyone is honored.
With impressive commitment, ISE-JINGU’s cypress wood shrines are skilfully rebuilt every 20 years using old techniques. Surprisingly, no nails are used, and it is not just the structures that are renewed. Join the Sengukan Museum (Japan.travel) to find out how the worshiped costumes, furniture and divine treasures are meticulously recreated. Talented craftsman teams – like the priests, are constantly working on preserving Japan’s exquisite old craftsmanship.
The AGO Bay AMA divers, until recently all women, descend without oxygen tanks. They are originally dressed in just one lumbar apron and have collected for around 3 AD and catch sea cucumber. Today the AMA use problems with neoprene suits and, although, although they are no longer involved in the collection of Akoya Pearl oxsters, on which Mikimoto Pearl Island in Toba (Mikimoto-Pearl-Island.jp), the world’s first cultivating Pearl Farm, diving demonstrations. The extensive gallery display of pearl creations there includes a shiny model of a five-story pagoda, which is occupied with 12,760 pearls.
Receive your own cultivating pearl alarm from a pearl farm in Pearl Miki (Iseshima-kanko.jp) for a more practical excursion. The pearl you find inside can be polished and immediately assembled as a souvenir to take away. (Funny fact: a cultivated pearl grows by a tiny pearl that is inserted into the sexual organ of the oyster.)
Offshore in Futami-UR will find the Futami Meoto Iwa Rocks, a large and a small lake pile, which is tied together with straw ropes. They should represent and celebrate the union of a married couple. New visits to support their marriage and singletes to pray their marriage and singletes in order to pray for good luck in matchmaking. The Futami Okitama shrine is nearby and the sidewalk by the sea is a popular place for a walk. It is decorated with frog sculptures that are believed to be charm, give people or things back to their lives.
For an increased outlook, make a cozy 40-minute hike to the Yokoyama observation deck to see the bay or to fight the two-hour path from Kintetsu Asama station to the Asama Kongoshoji (En.ise kanko.jp), a temple at 555 meters above sea level. Congoshoji was built next to a red drum bridge that comprises a lotus pond to ward off all evil spirits that could try to sweep from the unfavorable northeast in Ise-Jingu.
An important cultural custom to try in any case is the Japanese onsen, a hot feather pool that is heated by geothermal activity with adjacent bathing facilities. Both therapeutically and sociable, stay in the water for 20 minutes if you do not want to be mentioned. Tattoos are prohibited in some Onsen, although others are tattoo-friendly and the sources are enjoyed naked after the first shower.
It is worth staying overnight in the city of Nagoya on the way to or from Ise-Shima in the city of Nagoya to see how Nagoya Castle Hommaru Palace was first built in 1615. It was badly damaged in 1945, but the rich decorations and screen paintings were carefully restored from photographs and written records.
Where you can eat and drink
The Sushi Yutaka Zen Dining option at Moku Iseshima on the island of Masaki (Moku-isshima.com) is a very special culinary pleasure. This is where Master Sushi Chef Hori, who has been using the same razor -sharp knife for 36 years and serves raw seafood at a whole new level. He cuts her lunch professionally while eating every course with chopsticks before a panoramic view of the bay of AGO. The freshest ingredients from the day of the day include sea urchins, which are wrapped in seatang and tiger shrimp. At AMA Hut Satoumian (Satoumian.com), Ama Divers are preparing meals for visitors in a rustic wooden hut. Kimiyo Hayashi still dives regularly and is now 70 years old, but is as agile and energetic as a teenager. She swings a fatal -looking hook blade to roast turban snails (like large whelks), abalones and spiky lobsters over a charcoal grill. Kappo Daiki (en.ise-Kanko.jp) is proud that the imperial household has eaten with them, comfortably near the Ujiyamada station. On the menu there are tempura, thin slices of seafood and vegetables in a light transparent dough. Perfect with a saucepan with green tea.
The heavenly cloud bushes in the garden of Matsumura (Isshima-kanko.jp) are an unmistakable Japanese aesthetics and the restaurant has seating on the Tatami mat. Here Matsusaka Beef is served, a premium class of Japanese Wagyu, which is rich and tender with fat marble. Shabu-Shabu consists of thin slices of meat and vegetables, which you add to a boiling hot saucepan on your table and then get out in sauce to dive.
Where is staying
Hotels on the many bays of Ise-Shima have fantastic views over the water. Oyado The Earth is not just a hotel, it is a complete immersive experience with a breathtaking location, an excellent decor and luxurious food. High on a country, Oyado The Earth offers a private open-air spring pool in all rooms. The meals in the Kaiseki style with several gears are beautifully presented in order to address the eye in different pots and dishes. (A soup with shitake mushrooms and beet green has creamy blowfish milt-shirako-in the mixture. Try it and google this delicacy later.) Set the kimono to eat and relax in the mood (rooms from £ 270, The-Earth.in).
The Toba International Hotel has an Onsen, a Perl Aurora Bad and Japan’s first Perlenspa with pearl essence, which is formulated in the treatment products used in massages (rooms from £ 142, tobahotel.co.jp).
The Shima Kanko Hotel, surrounded by a huge garden, was the event location for the G7 summit in Ise-Shima in 2016, in which Barack Obama and other world leaders took part. Star gas events, yoga and other activities included (rooms from £ 175, .miyakohotels.ne.jp).
The Nemu Resort is also located in a rural landscape with fireflies in summer and wandering birds. It is at the top of the Osaki Peninsula in Bay Bay and is a quiet harbor with a golf course and tennis courts (rooms from £ 86, nemuresort.com).
The Mitsui Garden Hotel Nagoya Premier stands on the top of a tower building with a spacious lobby on the 18th floor over the Skyline from Nagoya (room from £ 122, Gardenhotels.co.jp).
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Where to shop
Salt is a cleaning element in Shintoism and in the Iwato salt factory, a family company of Ryota Momoki, you can watch natural salt dry from the sea water. The quality of Iwato No Shio Salt (sold on site) and thrown by a two-man team is optimal because the coastal waters are fed by mineral-rich miners. The new moon or a full moon are the most happy times to collect the water.
Katsuo No Tenpaku is just as fascinating in Daiozaki, where the fourth generation of Yukiaki Tenpaku describes how he smokes Bonito fish for a month and fermented it for a further five to become Katsuobushi, one of the delicious, hearty, hearty Umami flavens of Japanese cuisine. Delicate chips of dried Bonito flakes, which are available in sealed packs, are mixed with rice for a simple but very more meal, especially with one or two cups of sake.
Nikenjaya Mochi Kadoya Main business in ISE is a tea house that has been in business since 1575. You can eat in situ or take the snacks away in bamboo packs.
The owners branched out in Miso and soy sauce in 1923 and founded it in 1997 with their knowledge of brewing. All products are offered for sale and you can also visit the MISO warehouse with its huge bachmen with sharp liquid and the Volksgutze Museum with Timeworn utensils and tools.
The Oharaimachi shopping street next to the ISUZU River drives through the Torii goal to the inner shrine Ise-Jingo. The Okage Yokocho section recovers the style of the Edo and Meiji period of the Shogun -era with narrow wooden shops. It is a great place to try a bowl of thick Udon noodles or look for souvenir. There is elegant ceramics and every size and color of “happy” cat figures (Maneki-Neko) that wave a winking paw.
Come to Ise-Shima
The visit of Ise-Shima Tourist Board has everything to plan your vacation at Iseshima-kanko.jp
Fly to Chubu Centrair International Airport (Nagoya) and drive to the TSU Nagisamachi Hall with a high-speed boat to reach Ise-Shima or take the train. The five-day Kintetsu Rail Pass costs 25 £ for an adult and includes the way to Nagoya and Ise-Shima from Kyoto, Nara or Osaka.
