Travel / Tourism Spots in Matsusaka / Tsu Area

  • Shitennoji Temple
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    3.5
    22 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Tsushi Sakaemachi 1-892
    The oldest temple in Tsu City, it is located in Sakae-machi, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture and said to have been built by Prince Shotoku at the imperial request of Empress Suiko. It originally had larger premises, but the majority of it was burned down during WWII. It includes the grave of Kaokujuei Zenni, Oda Nobunaga's biological mother, the statue of Prince Shotoku, an important cultural property, and the statue of Bhaisajyaguru. There are many valuable cultural properties that remain such as the mountain gate that is a tangible cultural property of the city. In addition, the temple also conducts a Zen experience course where you can get an easy taste of the atmosphere of a Zen temple, and sutra copying.

    歴史あるお寺らしく寺宝が一杯のようです。山門、梵鐘、他にも絵画などが文化財に指定されています。境内の自然も見所です。

  • Roadside Station Iitaka-eki
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    4.0
    40 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Itakachoumiyamae 177
    A roadside station located in Iitaka-cho, Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture opened as a local specialty products market in 1990. Facilities include a tourist information center, shop selling local farm-fresh produce and specialty products, cafe only open in the morning, and a restaurant which serves Matsusaka beef. Visitors can also ease away the fatigue of their journey using the station's massage service or the Iitaka no Yu natural hot spring bath house, which has 11 bath varieties, including an outdoor bath and steam bath. Also offering short soba noodle making classes, the station is a destination where families can relax and have fun.

    温泉も併設している道の駅。野菜などの地元の方々用のお買い物仕様になっていますが、伊勢うどんなど三重県の名産品も多く取り揃えてて観光にも対応しています。横に長い割と大きな道の駅という印象。ゴートゥートラベルにも対応していました。

  • Gojoban Yashiki
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    4.0
    101 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Tonomachi 1385
    Gojoban Yashiki is a samurai residence in which the 20 Kishu top-ranking samurai who guarded Matsusaka Castle at the end of the Edo period lived along with their families. An unusual kumiyashiki (residence for low class samurai enrolled in one of the police forces) even across all of Japan, it still remains inhabited by the samurai descendants, and only one part of the residence on the north side of the west building is open to the public. It is located approximately 15 minutes on foot from JR Matsusaka Station.

    A short street with some historical house. Worth to stop by if u stay in the city and you love Japanese stuff. Also, no good for parking

  • Mie Prefectural Museum (MieMu)
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    4.0
    50 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Tsushi Isshindenkoudubeta 3060
    This museum opened in 2014. To reach it, take a bus for five minutes from the west entrance of Kintetsu, JR, and Ise Railway's Tsu Station and get off at the Sogo Bunka Center Mae stop. It's right there. The museum is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the prefecture. Its main exhibition room depicts Mie's characteristic natural environment around the perimeter of the room, and in the middle presents a comprehensive overview of its people, physical items, and history of cultural exchange. You can also see a fully reconstructed ancient elephant known as the Mie Elephant, consisting of the oldest fossils to be discovered in Mie prefecture. In the back yard there's a reproduction of the Torii Kofun burial mound's stone hut.

    凄くお金をかけて作られた建物ですね。 一時間ほど時間が余ったので、行ってみました。 コロナ禍なので展示内容にも色々制限がかかっていましたが、 510円の入場料としては、それなりに楽しめる内容だったと思います。 ただ、非常に平べったい展示なので、もっと尖った特徴のある内容の展示の方が人を呼べるのでは?と思いました。例えば伊賀忍者とか...

  • Roadside Station Okuise O-dai
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    3.5
    34 Reviews
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    Mie Taki-gun Odaicho Sawara 663-1
    Located approximately a three-minute drive from the Ise Expressway Omiyaodai Interchange, this roadside station sells specialty products unique to Oku Ise centered on seasonal vegetables. The cafeteria has many kinds of noodles and set meal items, and the daily lunch item filled with handmade side dishes using seasonal vegetables is especially popular. There are many recommended items, four kinds of local burger using plenty of specialty products, such as venison, sweetfish, green tea, wasabi and shiitake mushrooms harvested in Odai-cho, Uchiyama Ranch soft-serve ice cream, and old-fashioned handmade mochi rice cakes including naisho-mochi and pocchari-mochi.

    駐車場が広くてトイレ休憩・ショッピング・食事にも最適な道の駅です。比較的新しい施設だけでなく、休憩所や観光案内センターまであるのがすごい。産直市場には地元で取れた新鮮な野菜果物などが並び、種類もたくさんあってちょっとしたスーパーのよう。ランチメニューが充実したレストランも併設されていて、食事をするお客さんで混んでいました。

  • Kazahayanosato Kappa no Furusato
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    4.5
    19 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Tsushi Hekichou 4096
    This flower garden is located in the Ise Onsen Golf Club which is a five-minutedrive from HisaiInterchange on the Ise Expressway. As the first flower garden in Japan to incorporate horticultural welfare, it combines aspects of environment and welfare. From early February to late March, 500 plum trees of 45 types carpet the lawn with their red and white petals, and around Golden Week, the 1800 trellises of nine different types of wisteria tree blossom with their large clusters of flowers. The low rolling hills of the garden make it the largest in Japan, and in June, visitors can take a stroll through the soothing flowery lanscape, which with its 56 different types of 75,000 hydrangea flowers, entertains the eye with endlessly delightful changes of colors.

    紫陽花まつりに行って来ました。ゴルフ場内の広大な敷地に色とりどりの紫陽花が咲いていました。園内には池や湿地帯も有り自然観察も出来ます。入口から送迎用ゴルフカートも出ているので身体の不自由な方も近くまで乗せてもらえます。園内はアップダウンが有り、足場が悪い所も有るのでスニーカーで出かける事をお勧めします。

  • Mie-ken Sogo Bunka Center for the Arts
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    3.5
    12 Reviews
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    Mie Tsu-shi Isshindenkozubeta 1234
    This cultural facility is located in Isshindenkozubeta, Tsu City. The facility consists of a fine arts center, lifelong learning center, gender equality center, and open spaces. Facilities include a 1,900-seat auditorium, as well as a multipurpose hall, conference rooms of various sizes, seminar rooms, and a library. There's also a restaurant, cafe, and shop. Flea markets and other events are held in the open spaces.

    少しは苗えら所に、回送用の観光バス専用の駐車場があるのは良いのですが、駐車場に面した道路を左折では、長い車両が回りきれず、右折して入るしか方法がないのですが、高越整理の要員がいないので、今度は、直進車両が居て、右折できずに、バスの後ろが大渋滞となっている場面を散見します。道路から右左折せずに、直進して入場・退場ができるように改善が急務です。

  • Saiku Historical Museum
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    4.5
    27 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Takigunmeiwachou Takegawa 503
    This historical museum run by Mie Prefecture is located about a 15-minute walk from Kintetsu Railway's Saiku Station. The place where the museum is built is the site of the palace for the ancient imperial princesses serving at the Ise shrine from ancient times until the period of the northern and southern dynasties (1336-1392). The exhibits are centered on Shinto rituals, history and culture related to the princesses serving at Ise Jingu Shrine. The research results of the townscape at the time based on over 30-year excavation survey of the site are also on display. Special exhibitions and lectures are also held, and among them is a unique one where you can tour an actual site currently being excavated.

    名称として《斎宮》を知っていましたが 実際にどのようなことをやっていたのか よくわからず 今回 ゆったりと伊勢・志摩エリアを旅行したのを機会に《斎宮跡》内の3施設の1ケ所として訪問しました。こちらの内部は3つのエリア;映像展示室と展示室1&2...

  • Matsusaka City Tourist Information Center
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    3.5
    30 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Kyoumachi 507-2
    This pilot site delivers tourism information for Matsusaka City. The landmark for the center is the cylindrical building lined with blue glass windows. The signboard also includes the mascot for Matsusaka City, Chachamo. Many different pamphlets are placed on the counter, and they show attractions in the city. With a luggage storage facility, you can temporarily store large travel bags to freely enjoy sightseeing. They also conduct bicycle rentals for tourists, and have several bicycles with electric power assist.

    JR松阪駅の改札を出てお城側に進む通り沿いに有ります。時間にしたら1分もかからないところに有ります。いつものことですが、観光MAPを頂いての観光です。

  • Motoori Norinaga Museum
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    4.0
    29 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Tonomachi 1536-7
    The Motoori Norinaga Museum is the former residence (Suzuya) of Motoori Norinaga, a scholar of ancient Japanese literature and culture who lived in the Edo period, and has a collection of approximately 16,000 items that include displays of his Commentary on the Kojiki, handwritten manuscripts, articles that belonged to him, and a self-portrait. Of the entire collection, 467 types and 1,949 items are National Important Properties, and 20 types of 31 items are Prefectural Tangible Cultural Properties. There are many displays and special events, and one can learn about Motoori Norinaga as well as Japanese culture after the latter half of the 18th century. It is approximately 15 minutes on foot from JR Matsusaka Station.

    松坂城址にある本居宣長記念館です。お名前だけは日本史のにおいて学びましたが具体的には説明できません。興味が有る方は寄られると良いかもしれませんね。

  • Tsu Kannon (Enichizan Kannonji Temple)
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    3.5
    16 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Tsushi Daimon 32-19
    This Shingon Buddhist temple is located approximately a three-minute walk after getting off the Mie Kotsu bus at the Kyoguchitatemachi bus stop from the JR and Kintetsu Railway Tsu Station. Officially named Enichizan Kannonji Temple is one of the three major Kannon temples in Japan, along with theAsakusaKannon inTokyoand Osu-Kannon inNagoya. Having continued to protect the city of Tsu for over 1,300 years since the Nara period (710-794), it was repaired in 1580 by the lord of Tsu Castle, Oda Nobukane. In the adjacent museum, many treasures passed down with a long history are on display, including portraits of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, Buddhist paintings, crafts and old documents.

    桐の花がきれいに咲いていました。裏手に無料駐車場があり、気軽に行けます。五重の塔もなかなか見応えがあります。

  • Matsusaka City Museum of History and Folklore
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    4.0
    22 Reviews
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    Mie Matsusaka-shi Tonomachi 1539
    This museum tells the history of Matsusaka City and is located about a 15-minute walk from Matsusaka Station. Housed in the former Iinan County Library that was built in 1912, the building was renovated to become the museum it is today. The building has been designated a registered tangible cultural property of Japan. Centered on the history of Matsusaka City, it has exhibits about Matsusaka merchants, Ise face powder and Matsusaka cotton that were mainly handled by Matsusaka merchants. On the first floor, there is a restoration exhibit of the store of a Matsusaka merchant using large imitation leather and tobacco container signboard.

    松阪城跡の中にある歴史民俗資料館。建物は明治45年1912年に建てられた旧飯南郡図書館で、国の登録有形文化財にも指定されている歴史的建築物。2階が松阪出身の映画監督、小津安二郎の記念館になっていて、小津ファンには見逃せないところです。

  • Roadside Station Chakuraeki
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    3.0
    3 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Inanchoukayumi 452-1
    This roadside station is located in Iinan-cho, Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture. You can feel the warmth of the wood from the log cabin-style walls inside, and it is packed with fresh vegetables, select locally produced green tea, and Ise-cha Iri Udon Chakura Monogatari kneaded with the Iinan-cho specialty, deep-steamed green tea. In addition to stores, there is also a meal space on the first floor where you can have the highly recommended Chakura set and ocha udon (noodles kneaded with green tea). In the cafe space on the second floor, you can relax with a cup of coffee while enjoying the Kushida River below.

    地元のとりたて野菜の品ぞろえっが充実していました。鮮度もよく価格も安い。とくにおいしかったのが「とまと」みずみずしくて味も濃厚。

  • Kitabatake Shrine
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    4.0
    7 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Tsushi Misugichoukamitage 1148
    This shrine is located in Kamitage, Misugi-cho, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture. The shrine is located inside the TageKitabatake Castle Ruins. The principle deity of the shrine is KitabatakeAkiyoshi of Ise Province, which prospered as Okuichishi'sTagegosho. It is also a Taiheiki Yukari shrine, and as such, many famous people have visited this shrine over the years. The Kitabatake Castle Ruins Garden inside the shrine is a famous garden of the Muromachi period which combines the traditional Kare Sansui style with the style of having a path around a pond. It is also famous as a spot for viewing the red Autumn leaves. It features illuminations for only a few days each November.

    日本史にはあまり詳しくないのですが、北畠氏とは、このあたりを治めていた戦国大名だそうで、その旧宅近くにある神社です。特に観光スポットというわけではないですが、コンパクトできれいなつくりでした。

  • Yuki Shrine
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    Mie Tsu-shi Fujikata 2341
    "This shrine, about 15 minutes by car from the Tsu IC of the Ise Expressway, is dedicated to Munehiro Yuki of the Shirakawa Yuki clan, one of the 15 shrines of the Kenmu Chukyo sect, who served Emperor Godaigo and helped establish the ""Kenmu Shinsei"" (new Kenmu government) and died in Tsu City. In the shrine garden, about 300 weeping plum trees and 80 plum trees of 10 varieties are planted, and beautiful plum blossoms can be enjoyed from late January to mid-March."
  • Matsusaka Koryu Bussankan
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    3.5
    16 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Kyoumachi 301
    This store is adjacent to JR Matsusaka Station. It is known for its wide range of products ranging from food to accessories. They sell Matsusaka beef that they'll ship regionally, famous Matsusaka sweets, local cotton, marine products, and merchandise featuring a local character known as Chachamo. For a shop of its size, it has plenty to choose from and is perfect for your Mie and Matsusaka souvenir shopping. Lots of visitors stop by while waiting for the train, and the parking lot in front of the station makes it easy if you're coming by car.

    JR松阪駅と同じ駅舎、並びといったところでしょうか。お店そのものはお土産屋さんです。私自身は入店後すぐに牛肉コーナーへ、さすがに高いです。他にもいろいろ有ります。

  • Roadside Station Tsu Kawage
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    Mie Pref. Tsushi Kawagechoumiyuki 255-4
    Roadside Station Tsu Kawage opened in 2016 in the town of Kawage, which is considered the gateway to the city of Tsu in Mie Prefecture. It sells a wide variety of carefully selected items, including a section that sells freshly caught fish from Kawage Harbor, Shiratsuka Harbor and Karasu Harbor, and vegetables grown by local farmers, and a section that sells souvenirs of Tsu and locally produced sake. The onsite restaurant, Tsu-no-mono Kitchen serves such specialties such as shirasu (whitefish) Toast, hampen (fish sausage loaf)set meal, and the Tsu-no-mono prix fixe meal, which gives customers a chance to enjoy the day's catch from Ise Bay. On weekdays, customers are offered all the freshly baked bread they can eat.
  • Itsukinomiya Hall for Historical Experience
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    4.5
    10 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Takigunmeiwachou Saiku 3046-25
    This facility a one-minute walk from Kintetsu Yamada Line's Saiku Station lets visitors experience the various aspects of Japan's Heian Period, including its culture, technologies, games, and more. You can take commemorative photographs wearing an authentic Heian Period ceremonial kimono, and they have plenty of settings for great shots. One of these is a palanquin you can get in like the ones that used to be reserved for the Emperor, Empress, and the shrine maidens of Ise Jingu Shrine. You can also get a feel for the Heian period with games that were popular back then like sugoroku board games, kemari (a sort of kick ball), and kaiawase (a shell matching game). Their exhibitions and activities change throughout the year according to the season, so there are lots of experiences you can only get there.

    《斎宮跡》には 3つの施設[斎宮歴史博物館][いつきのみや歴史体験館][さいくう平安の杜]があり こちらはその一つです。建物も寝殿造りになっており、《葱華輦(そうかれん、斎王が都から斎宮までの群行の際 利用した特別な輿)》に乗り記念撮影が出来[女性訪問者の中には こちらで小袿(こうちき、貴族女性が着ていた装束)を借りて試着し 葱華輦に乗り記念撮影されている方もいました]、平安時代の貴族の遊びも 実...

  • Niu Daishi Jinguji Temple
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    4.0
    10 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Takiguntakichou Nyu 3997
    Nyu Daishi Shinguji Temple is a five-minute drive from the Seiwa-Taki Interchange on the Kisei Expressway. It was founded in 774, and its formal name is said to have been much longer. The main hall, protected by a Niomon gate, where guardian kings Jikokuten and Tamonten stand at the left and right and are venerated, contains a statue of the temple's founder, Kobo Daishi, who is the principal object of worship. Sugatami Pond, located on the temple grounds, is a favorite spot for amateur photographers, who visit to capture images of the carp that swim around in the pond or the pygmy water lilies that cover the water's surface from late June to early July.

    立派な門に仁王像が鎮座しており、風格があります。門をくぐり真っ直ぐ行くと神社に行き当たります。おそらくは神仏習合で、寺と神社が同居してるのでしょう。寺は左手の階段を登ったところにあります。真言宗のありがたい念仏がお堂に掲げられていました。帰り際に鐘つき堂の向かいの堂のお坊さんに声をかけられ、鐘をついても良いよと言われたので鐘つきをしてみました。良い響きでした。

  • Senjuji Temple
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    4.0
    2 Reviews
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    Mie Pref. Tsushi Isshindenchou 2819
    Located a five-minute walk from JR Ishinden Station, this is the head temple of the Shinshu Takada sect, one of 10 sects of Pure Land Buddhism, with over 600 temples throughout Japan. On November 28, 2017, Mieido (hall housing sacred images of the sect founder) and Nyoraido (main hall) were designated as Mie Prefecture's first National Treasure buildings. The grounds are twice the size of Tokyo Dome, and it is a huge temple with 11 nationally-designated Important Cultural Properties besides the two National Treasures. There is no admission free, and you can go inside the temple from 6:00 to 15:30. Also famous for its lotuses, you can enjoy the various kinds of lotus flowers that bloom all over the temple grounds and the stunning lotus pond in the summer.

    江戸文化文政時代に建てられた総檜造の門で国の重文指定。大きな唐破風、透彫の花々、獅子や力士の彫刻等個々に見所も多いのですが、全体としての重厚感が凄く、後ろに控える巨大な御影堂に負けない存在感がありました。

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Spread across the eastern side of the Kii Peninsula, Mie prefecture boasts hundreds of kilometers of pretty coastline comprising the oyster-rich Toba city and Shima National Park all the way down to Kumano, a city that marks the beginning of part of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage, which runs into neighboring Wakayama prefecture. However, Mie is best known for the Ise Jingu Shinto shrine inland, one of the oldest and largest shrines in the country.

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