—What You Can Expect—
Visit the area around the popular Ise Jingu Shrine for a special shopping experience! Get 3 items of your choice at 5 different shops plus additional discounts! Enjoy the best of Okage-yokocho and Ohari-machi and shop your way today!
— How to Use Your Coupon —
- You can select 3 items out of 5 from the following (coupons are valid only on the day of use):
- Butasute: freshly deep-fried croquette x1
- Dango-ya: mitarashi-dando x1
- Yokochoyaki-no-mise: mini Softserve x1 or Yokocho-Panju (from 1st April)
- Denbei: cucumber-on-a-stick x1 (until 31st March)
- Wakamatsu-ya: Jakoppe-ten (deep-fried fish cake) x1
- Okage-za: Free admission (entry time: only after 10:00 am)
- Sabo Tasukean: Soft drink x1
- Senokuniya: 5% discount on souvenirs and meals
— Spot Info —
Ise Jingu, called "Oise-san" by the locals, has long been seen as the spiritual home of the Japanese people.
Ise Jingu, officially a temple (jingu) is not a single shrine, but a group of 125 shrines including Kotai Jingu, Naiku, Toyo'ukedai Jingu, Geku
Route: Iseshi Station → Geku Shrine → Naiku Shrine → Oharai-machi and Okage-yokocho
Click here for more information on Oise-mairi (Praying)
- Oharai-machi and Okage-yokocho
“Oharai-machi“, is a lively spot in front of Naiku, the Inner Shrine of Ise Jingu.
The beautiful stone-paved street stretches about 800 meters along the Isuzu River from Uji Bridge, lined with gabled-roofed houses, a style unique to Ise. A beautiful stone-paved street stretches approximately 800 meters from Uji Bridge along the Isuzu River. Here, the streets are lined with the architecture of Kirizuma (cut-out gables), Irimoya (the East Asian hip-and-gabled roof), and Tsumairi styles, which are unique to Ise.
The streets are lined with many souvenir shops, restaurants, and merchants, and visitors can enjoy walking around the area after visiting the shrine. The streets are also lined with historical buildings such as the Jingu Dojo and the former Keikoin (guest house), which give the area a retro atmosphere that is typical of Ise. One side street in the middle of Oharai-machi, in front of the Akafuku main branh, is called “Okage-yokocho”. The historical buildings of Ise Street from the Edo to Meiji periods have been relocated and recreated, making it seem as if you have stepped back in time to the Edo period (1603-1867).