The ferry leaves from Toba Marine Terminal, a five-minute walk from Toba Station, or catch it from Mikimoto Pearl Island.
Schedule: Ship leaves every 30 minutes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets: 1,700 yen (includes entrance fee for Irukajima island)
For more details call the Shima Marine Leisure Toba Office at +81-(0)599-25-3145 and +81-(0)599-25-3147.
1075-100, Arashima, Toba, Mie Prefecture
Phone: +81-(0)599-26-2662
http://www.amanoshima.com/ (Japanese only)
Access: Ten minutes by car from Toba Station
Shuttle service available (Call ahead for reservations)
Rates: Various plans available from 9,800 yen to 20,000 yen ($98 to $200)
(Includes room, dinner and breakfast)
1731-68 Daikichi, Uramura-cho, Toba, Mie Prefecture
Phone: +81-(0)599-32-6006
http://www.umihaku.com/past_event/english/index_english.html
Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Open daily
Admission: 800 yen
Access: 20 minutes by car or by bus from JR Toba Station
480 Osatsu, Toba, Mie Prefecture
Phone: +81-(0)559-33-6868
http://www.toba-nakagawa.gr.jp/ (Japanese only)
Access: 40 minutes by car from Toba Station
Call for shuttle service
1-7-1 Toba, Toba, Mie Prefecture
Phone: +81-(0)599-25-2028
http://www.mikimoto-pearl-museum.co.jp/eng/index.html
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Open daily
Admission: 1,500 yen for adults, 750 yen for elementary and junior high school students.
Access: Five minutes on foot from JR/ Kintetsu Toba Station
239-2 Kamada-cho, Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture
Tel. +81-(0)598-51-2240
http://www.matsusakaushi.co.jp/top.php (Japanese only)
Open 10 a.m.-8:30 p.m. except Wednesdays
10-minute walk from Matsusaka Station
508 Kyo-machi, Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture
Tel. +81-(0)598-21-0109
Open daily 11 a.m.-8 p.m.
1-minute walk from Matsusaka Station
569 Marubashira, Iga, Mie Prefecture
Tel. +81-(0)595-44-1511
Open daily 8:30-17:00
It takes one hour and 20 minutes from Kintetsu Nagoya Station to Iga Kanbe Station. Change to the Iga Line. It takes about 40 minutes to Iga Ueno Station. Nagatanien is a 20-minute ride from Iga Ueno Station.
117 Uenomarunouchi, Iga, Mie Prefecture (In Ueno Park)
Tel. +81-(0)595-23-0311
http://www.iganinja.jp/en/index.html
Open daily 9:00-16:30
Admission is 700 yen (Additional 300 yen for the ninja show)
Five-minute walk from Uenoshi Station on Iga Line
It is a street that stretches 800 meters from just before the Uji Bridge found in the Inner Shrine of the Ise Grand Shrine.
For details, contact the tourism planning section of Ise City Office at +81-(0)596-21-5565.
26 Ujinakanokiri-cho, Ise, Mie Prefecture (Oharai-machi)
Tel. +81-(0)596-22-7000
Open daily 5 a.m.-5 p.m.
35 Ujiimazaike-cho, Ise, Mie Prefecture (Oharai-machi)
Open daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
The trip to Ise Jingu Shrine starts from Iseshi Station on the JR and Kintetsu Line. It takes about an hour and 15 minutes from Nagoya to Iseshi Station on the limited express train.
From Iseshi Station, it's a five-minute walk to the Outer Shrine. It costs 410 yen ($4) for the local bus and not more than 1,000 yen by taxi to go from the Outer Shrine to the Inner Shrine.
If you wish to visit only the Inner Shrine, take a bus from Iseshi Station. The 15-minute ride costs 410 yen.
If you are traveling by car, the shrine is a short drive from the Isenishi Exit on the Ise Expressway.
For details, contact the tourism planning section of the Ise City Office at +81-(0)596-21-5565.
South side of Shodoshima International Hotel in Tonosho-cho in Kagawa Prefecture
Ask the hotel for the time of low tide when the small islands become linked to land. A heart-shaped votive plaque costs 500 yen ($5).
Ginpaura, Tonosho-cho, Shodoshima, Kagawa Prefecture
Tel: +81-(0)879-62-2111
E-mail: info@shodoshima-kh.jp
The executive room with an outdoor bath is normally priced at 24,000 yen ($245) per person a night. The hotel is a five-minute ride on its courtesy bus from the Tonosho Ferry Terminal, where ferries from Kobe and Takamatsu arrive. Rental cars on the island are available from 2,250 yen a day. The hotel operates a daily shuttle bus service to and from each port on the island during the Setouchi Triennale.
1607 Yasuda-ko, Shodoshima-cho, Kagawa Prefecture
Tel: +81-(0)879-82-0666
Visitors are allowed inside the storehouse. Reservations are not necessary.
Puddings and ice cream containing soy sauce are served at the cafe.
http://yama-roku.net/ (Japanese only)
855 Naoshima-cho, Kagawa Prefecture
Tel/Fax: +81-(0)87-892-2328
Email: ohmiyake855@aol.com
English and French are spoken
Price is 6,000 yen per person without meals. A group may have up to eight members.
Dinner consisting of fish caught on the island, among others, is served from 2,000 yen
Reservations from overseas can be made through booking.com
Access:
Walking distance from the ferry terminal
Cost:
A painting experience class takes about 2 hours.
The cost is 500 yen to 800 yen depending on the size of the material.
Hours:
The studio is open daily from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. except Mondays.
For reservations, call the Town-Naoshima Tourism Association at: +81-(0)87-892-2299
(Ayakiku Sake Brewing Co.)
3393-1, Yamadashimo, Ayagawacho, Kagawa Prefecture
The brewery offers Kunishige and other lines including Ayakiku.
When the first sake of the new brewing season comes around, the brewery puts out some special limited edition sake such as “muroka nama genshu,” unfiltered, unpasteurized, undiluted sake. It is sake strictly for sake aficionados. Ayakiku also produces shochu and various fruit liqueurs, including umeshu plum liqueur.
http://www.ayakiku.com/ (Japanese only)
3519 Mure, Mure-cho, Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture
Access:
About 45 minutes by taxi from Takamatsu Airport
About 25 minutes by taxi from JR Takamatsu Station
Visitor Information:
The museum is open on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
Museum tours are given by appointment only at 10 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m.
Make reservations by visiting the museum website at:
http://www.isamunoguchi.or.jp/gamen/e_res.htm
Admission:
2,100 yen ($21) for adults and college students
1,050 yen for high school students
Free admission for junior high school students and younger children
Spring: March 20 to April 21
Summer: July 20 to Sept. 1
Autumn: Oct. 5 to Nov. 4