Spots in Matsusaka / Tsu Area

  • Beef Club Noel
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    4.0
    37 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Kyoumachi 25
    This steakhouse in Kyomachi, Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture specializes in Mie brand Matsusaka beef. It's run by a butcher shop, and they procure the meat themselves. The price of their steak varies depending on market conditions, so a portion of the menu is set at the current going rate. They have value obento boxed lunch sets, and in addition to steak, they serve a la carte dishes like small plates of roast beef, stewed shigureni beef, and salted beef tongue.

    予約ができるのでグループ旅行のランチに利用しました。松阪牛気まぐれステーキ200gは8,000円とやや高価ですが、ブランド牛なのでお得感はあります。店内はシックで落ち着いた雰囲気が良かったです。

  • Shinryoku Sabo Main Shop
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Inanchoukayumi 4209-2
    This Japanese tea cafe uses tea from Ise. It was created with the desired to have customers taste Ise tea brewed in a truly delicious way. Enjoy the uniquely prepared Ise cha, with tea leaves steamed two to three times more than ordinary sencha (steamed green tea), rich with umami components and astringent. They also have a full selection of manju, yokan (red bean jelly) and cheesecake that goes well with tea. There are even senbei rice crackers, chiffon cake and soft-serve ice cream seasoned with the flavor of tea. Unique drinks include those with hoji tea (Japanese green tea) and Ise tea brewed in an espresso machine.
  • Suzunoya
    Travel / Tourism
    Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Tonomachi 1536-7
    Suzunoya is a memorial museum devoted to the great Edo period scholar Motoori Norinaga. It displays handwritten manuscripts, personal items, self-portraits, and other mementos. Motoori was a physician back in the Edo period, as well as a student of Japanese history and a philologist. He is famous for having researched the eighth-century mythological and historical compilation Kojiki and writing a commentary on it, which is known as Kojikiden. He also studied the eleventh-century The Tale of Genji intently and coined the term mono-no-aware, a melancholy awareness of the transience of life. Even the house where Motoori Norinaga lived has been moved and rebuilt inside the memorial museum. This house was called Suzunoya (Bell House), due to the fact that he hung bells in an alcove of his study on the second floor and enjoyed listening to them. Visitors can hear detailed explanations of the exhibits from the guides who are on duty during the day.
  • Sushiman
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    4.0
    6 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Hiraomachi 14 In the dream of the tree of Yume
    This long-established sushi restaurant founded in 1951 is one of the best in Matsusaka. The marker for the shop is the large wooden 寿し萬 signboard. The shop is arranged with the atmosphere of a simple good old sushi shop. Their ingredients are mainly local ones from the Iseshima area including Matsusaka. The owner's recommendation are raw beef nigiri sushi using marbled Matsusaka beef, conger eel sushi prepared with traditional methods, and inarizushi (sushi rice wrapped in fried tofu). The restaurant also offers abalone, famous as the blessing of Iseshima. There is a bargain lunchtime set menu available.

    接待で利用しました。寿司は流石と言える職人さんの技が光ります。とても美味しく一貫ずつでカウンターで楽しむのをオススメします。値段は高めですが、マイナスポイントは天ぷらなどの揚げ物、ツマミが少なめかなというところです。

  • Oka
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    3.0
    3 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Uchigomagarichou 115-20
    This authentic Western cuisine restaurant has been in business for over 50 years. The present chef is a former Italian restaurant chef who is the son of the previous chef. They provide a menu using local food ingredients including Matsusaka beef with the concept of delicious food in a delicious way. There are many popular Western dishes such as steak using high-quality Matsusaka beef, popular original hamburgers made in the same way for 50 years, and a stew with a demi-glace sauce that they have continued to make since opening the restaurant. With dishes that even young children who are weaning can eat like tori no ojiya (chicken and rice soup), they can also cater to guests and their families.

    わらじハンバーグが有名だそうですが、当日食べたフィレステーキ、わらじハンバーグ、エビフライの中では、フィレステーキがダントツに美味しかったです。ミディアムで注文しましたが、表面は焦げる寸前の焼き加減で見た目はあまりおいしそうではなかったのです。しかし、食べると今まで食べたことのないちょうど良い焼き加減、お肉のジューシーさで満足しました。

  • Senriki (Atago Restaurant)
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Miyamachi Nakajima 338-13
    Senriki is a Yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant that serves only Matsusaka beef. It is located an eight-minute walk from JR and Kintetsu Matsusaka Station. The restaurant buys high-quality whole Matsusaka heifers of the A4 and A5 grade, and the meat it serves is characterized by the fine marbling typical of Matsusaka beef. Since the restaurant buys an entire animal, its dishes of fresh Matsusaka beef organ meats are some of its popular menu items, including some that are rare and are hardly ever seen on the market. Reasonably priced prix fixe meals are available at lunchtime. The meat can be packaged as gifts, and it is also used as a gift in return for tax-deductible donations to Matsusaka City..
  • Takarazuka Kofun Park
    Travel / Tourism
    Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Takaradukachou 120-1
    Located a 20-minute drive from the Matsusaka Interchange, this park is centered on the large ancient tombs that remain in Takarazuka. Tomb No. 1 is a keyhole shaped tomb that is square at the front and rounded in the rear, and tomb No. 2 is an early keyhole-shaped tomb mound that is scallop shaped, and they were both created more than 1,600 years ago. Tomb No. 1 is especially famous for the rare large clay boat haniwa (terracotta tomb figurine) that was unearthed there, and many of the excavated items have been designated nationally Important Cultural Properties. Inside the park, the shape of the tombs and their original state is maintained in an easy-to-understand way, and it is decorated with many restored haniwa. In addition, you can also enjoy the Matsusaka Castle ruins and large panorama nearby from tomb No. 1.
  • Isshobin (Main Restaurant “Hanare”)
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Minamimachi 232-4
    Isshobin Main Restaurant Hanare serves Shabu Shabu (stew cooked at the table) and Sukiyaki made with grade A4 andA5 Matsusaka beef at reasonable prices. It is located in front of the main restaurant in the city of Matsusaka along the Kumano Highway, which passes through city. Guests cook their meals in individual pots, so the restaurant can easily handle everyone from solo diners to large groups. Instead of buying the meat cut by cut, the restaurant has unique channels for buying entire animals, which allows it to keep prices affordable. It also uses a secret recipe handed down through the generations to create its miso dipping sauce, which plays a large part in bringing out the flavor of the meat to the greatest possible extent.

    松阪駅JR側の改札口から15分程歩いたところにありました。 道を挟んで向かいには本店もありました。 こちら、はなれは、すき焼き、しゃぶしゃぶ、網焼きが頂けます。 行く直前に電話したところ、こちらは予約制で、運良く予約がとれました。 オーダーストップの時間が迫っていたこともあり、電話でメインのお料理を注文しました。 お店はさほど広くなく、4人卓3つ、カウンター10席程。カジュアルな感じでした...

  • Utsukushiya (Higashimura Gofuku Store)
    Style / Fashion
    Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Nakamachi 1940
    Located in front of Okaderasan Keishoji Temple, Utsukushiya is a venerable store that has been selling Japanese-style clothing since 1924. In addition to renting out kimono made from Matsusaka cotton, which is characterized by its indigo dye and striped patterns, it also offers customers the opportunity to try making their own coasters using loom-woven cloth. Keishoji Temple sponsors a festival on the first and eighteenth of each month, and on those days, Utsukushiya runs a pop-up cafe that sells the so-called Go-En Lunch, made with local ingredients, to temple visitors. It also offers lecture-demonstrations on how to eat and season Sukiyaki made from Matsusaka beef, which is one of the three greatest varieties of wagyu beef. It holds other lively events that allow visitors to experience Japanese culture and runs a lodging facility, Kurayado, which accommodates only one group of lodgers per day.
  • Menard Aoyama Resort Herb Garden
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Mie Pref. Igashi Kiryu 2356
    This eight hectare herb garden is located inside the facilities of the Menard Aoyama Resort. Utilizing the climate of Takayama Kogen at an altitude of 600 meters that is cool throughout the year, more than 300 types of herbs such as lavender and chamomile are cultivated here. It is open from the end of April until the end of November. You can walk along a promenade within the forest on the facility, allowing you to enjoy forest bathing and its healing effects. In addition, they offer herb tea and dishes such as herb pasta at the cafe in the garden. There is also a shop that sells herb-related goods, so you can fully enjoy herbs to your heart's content.
  • Matsusaka Castle Ruins (Matsusaka Park)
    Travel / Tourism
    Mie Pref. Matsusakashi Tonomachi
    A park developed from the ruins of Matsusaka Castle built by Gamo Ujisato in Tono-machi, Matsusaka City, Mie Prefecture. The proudly towering stone wall has become a symbol of Matsusaka. The park includes the Motoori Norinaga Memorial Museum, Suzuya (former residence of Motoori Norinaga), and the Museum of History and Folklore. Cherry blossoms, wisteria, and gingko trees adorn the stone walls, making the park a place for citizens to relax throughout the four seasons. During the cherry blossom season, the area is illuminated offering visitors enjoyable cherry blossoms viewing at night.
  • Matsusaka Jokamachi
    Travel / Tourism
    Mie Matsusaka-shi Tonomachi Hoka
  • Sarutahiko Coffee Ise Koku Taki
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Mie Taki-gun Takicho
  • Verde Odai Tourism
    Travel / Tourism
    Mie Taki-gun Odaicho Shimomate 308-banchi
  • Confectionery shop I Mura Ya
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Mie Taki-gun Takicho
  • Ama divers Goya Naka Kawa
    Shopping
    Mie Taki-gun Takicho
  • Ise Wa
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Mie Taki-gun Takicho
  • Nori Momo VISON
    Shopping
    Mie Taki-gun Takicho
  • Musashino
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    4.0
    5 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Mie Matsusaka-shi Atagomachi 1-105
    This traditional Japanese ryotei restaurant is located in 1-Chome Atago-machi, Matsusaka City. The longstanding establishment opened in the late Edo period. Serving kaiseki course cuisine, dishes made with high quality Matsusaka beef, and more, the restaurant has a banquet hall outfitted with tatami mat seating which can accommodate up to 100 people. There's also a more standard restaurant seating area where customers can enjoy bento box meals stuffed with seasonal cuisine, tempura, fish dishes, and kaiseki cuisine. In addition, there's a counter seating area where you can savor a delightful tempura course (evening only).

    先輩夫婦と4人でランチにお邪魔しました。斎宮辺りを散歩してお腹は良い具合に空いています。オーダーは1500円(税別)のコース。まずは、鯵の南蛮漬けとタケノコ饅頭が登場。これがなかなか美味しい。タケノコ饅頭は細かく微塵に切ったタケノコがつなぎで上手に纏められ、餡かけで美味しく、旬の味を堪能できました。メインの天婦羅は揚げたて熱々なのが良いですね。テーブル席なので、目の前で揚げたてを、と言う訳には行か...

  • Matsunase Coast (Matsunase Beach)
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Mie Matsusaka-shi Matsunase Beach
    This stretch of coast is located in Matsunase-cho, Matsusaka City. Facing Ise Bay, the shallow beach experiences gentle waves and is replete with showers, toilets, and a beachside clubhouse. In addition, from spring through summer, visitors can go clamming for free.

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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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