Culture in Ise, Mie

Visiting the famous Shrines of Ise and enjoying the local lobster delicacy.

<p>Located in Mie Prefecture, the Ise Grand Shrine is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the sun goddess. Supposedly, the shrine or &ldquo;Jingu&rdquo; as it is commonly called, is home to the Sacred Mirror; this mirror was the one that drew Amaterasu from hiding and brought light back to the world....

<p>In Mie Prefecture, not far from the city of Futami, which belongs to the city of Ise, are the Meoto Iwa rocks, which are also called&quot; The Married Rocks &quot;.</p> <p></p> <p>These two sacred rocks in the sea near the coast are not far from the Futami-Okitama Shrine, the Ryuugu...