Culture Enjoy Toba: More Than Just a Seaside Retreat Veronica Carnevale Blessed with vivid blue seas and lush greenery, Toba is a coastal city located in Ise Shima National Park in eastern Mie Prefe..
Area Toba Toba city is located in Mie prefecture along the eastern coast, just beyond Mie's Ise Grand Shrine inland. Discover dugongs at the Toba Aquarium, among other rare, giant isopods. Local sights..
Activities Experience Toba's Ama Diver Culture Cathy Cawood Meet Japan’s female free divers at an Osatsu Kamado ama hut in Toba, and learn about the ancient and fascinating culture of th..
Activities Ise-Shima National Park Featured Ise-Shima National Park is a national park in Mie Prefecture. Ise Shrine, which is considered to be the most holy in all of Japan,..
Culture Muslim-friendly Tour in Ise-Shima Dwinda Nafisah Answering the rising number of foreign tourists, Mie Prefecture Government, especially Ise-Shima, is hoping that the tourists coming..
14 Tōshijima's Sea Harvest Cathy Cawood Tōshijima is the largest of several islands that lie just offshore in Ise-Shima. The island's history and culture are inti..
7 Kaisen Sakaba Nanayan Cathy Cawood Delicious seafood and a friendly, intimate atmosphere at Kaisen Sakaba Nanayan, a small izakaya-style restaurant in Toba.
Mikimoto's Ama Divers Cathy Cawood Watch Mikimotos Ama divers gather shellfish and seaweed from the ocean around Mikimoto Pearl Island.