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6 Ise Peninsula Tour

Ise-Shima National Park
The city of Ise, its Grand Shrine – the most sacred in Japan
– and the Ise-Shima National Park are the main tourist
attractions of this peninsula. Its jagged, indented coast,
the center of cultured oyster pearl production in Japan,
is in striking contrast to the undulating evergreen-clad 3 Mikimoto Pearl Island
hills inland, which are the habitat of monkeys, wild Just offshore from the tourist
boars, and flying squirrels. town of Toba, this island has
a memorial hall to Mikimoto
Kokichi who created the
2 Futamigaura Beach original cultured pearl in
Two rocks called the Meoto Iwa 1893. Women divers can
(wedded rocks), representing the be seen collecting seaweed
parent gods of Japan, Izanami and sea urchins.
and Izanagi, are connected
by a sacred rope (see p191).
Ise Bay
1 Ise Shrines
Reconstructed every Toshi Island
20 years in accor dance
with Shinto principles
of purity and renewal, Toba
Ise’s shrines are in two Suga Island
main groups: the Ge-
ku (outer shrine) and Toba Bay
Nai-ku (inner shrine, J
see pp30–31.) Hisai
6 Ise-Shima Skyline
A good route back on a clear day,
this road goes over the summit of
Mount Asama, with views of the Pearl Road
peninsula and, occasionally, even
to Mount Fuji in Central Honshu.
Isobe
5 Goza Beach J Matoya Bay
The most popular stretch of Kumano
sand on the peninsula, Goza
Beach can be reached by road
or by boat from Kashikojima. 0 kilometers 5
Ago
0 miles 3
Key
Tour route
Expressway
Ago Bay
Other road J
Tips for Travelers
Shima
Tour length: 110 km (70 miles).
Alternative transportation:
The area has excellent bus 4 Kashikojima This is
and train services. Trains run one of the peninsula’s
to Ise, Futamigaura, Toba, and best resort areas, with fine
Kashikojima, while buses run to views of Ago Bay. You can
many destinations from Toba, take a boat trip past scenic
and between the Ise shrines. islets, fishing boats, and
hundreds of oyster rafts.

For keys to symbols see back flap

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