If you are travelling to Nagoya, I highly recommend this place – Ise in Mie Prefecture for a day trip. Ise offers a laid-back travel experience. You may catch the scenic calming coastal view, visit the impressive Ise Jinggu, and enjoy delicious delicacies such as local seafood and Ise udon.
Alternately, here is also another place to check out when you are travelling in Nagoya- Nabanano no Sato , a flower theme park that is located on the Nagashima Island in Kuwana City, Mie; just about 35 minutes’ bus ride from Nagoya Meitetsu Bus Center.

We boarded the Kintetsu Limited Express (about ¥ 3,080 per way) that took us from Kintetsu Nagoya Station to Iseshi Station, and transferred on the JR to Futamino-Ura Station. The total train ride is about 1 hour 45 minutes.


Our day was glooming and raining. So we had to use umbrella throughout the day. We walked about 1.2km towards Futami Okitama Shrine side, as our first destination. And below were the things we did during our time in Ise, but I believe we could do a lot more if it wasn’t raining that day.

Things to do in Ise
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