Culture Maruyama Senmaida Chris Glenn Senmaida means “One Thousand Rice Paddies”, but there are over 1,300 terraced paddies of all shapes & sizes cut into the hills..
Activities Akame 48 Waterfalls Chris Glenn Stunning Akame 48 Waterfalls, spiritually refreshing landscapes, in one of Japan’s most pristine forests, along one of Japan’s..
Area Tsu Tsu City is the capital of Mie Prefecture. It’s home to 284,969 people (July 2011 figures), covers a land mass of some 401 square kilometers. Situated on the west coast of Ise Bay, Tsu was o..
Culture The Grand Ise Jingu Chris Glenn The Grand Shrine of Ise comprises two separate shrines, the Naiku and Geku. From ancient times, worshippers would visit the Geku..
Culture Shinno-sai Festival 2025 Nov 22nd - Nov 23rd Held annually on 22nd to 23rd November, Shinno-sai is the last festival to be held in Osaka, thus also known as the Tome-no-ma..