Special feature on bamboo forests in Mie Prefecture: Introducing Mie's tasteful and beautiful bamboo forests!

The "Bamboo Forest Road" is approximately 180 meters long and runs through a beautiful bamboo forest. Local volunteers began maintenance in 2016, transforming the previously dilapidated bamboo thicket into a beautiful landscape. There are benches for you to take a break, and wind chimes make a cool sound♪
There is a walking course of about 840 meters from the Matsusaka Agricultural Park BellFarm in Isedera Town to Minoda Daibutsu in Minota Town, so be sure to visit it as a set.

This is a magnificent bamboo forest filled with moso bamboo, which was transplanted from Satsuma by the Doi family, a forestry family dating back to the Edo period.
The bamboo grove spreads over approximately 4,000 square meters, and there are large bamboos over 30 centimeters in diameter.

The narrow slope that descends from the hill of Nishinomaru, where the Todo clan gun practice range was located, is called Korokuzaka, and with bamboo towering on both sides, it has a dignified tranquility that is truly elegant.

Kumano Kodo is an ancient road with a rare bamboo forest. Although the distance is short, the path is relatively gentle, and you can enjoy walking on the ancient path amidst the atmospheric scenery.
The boar fence near the mountain pass was built in the Edo period for approximately 10km to prevent wild boars from entering, and its shape still remains today.

Gokasho Castle Ruins is the residence of the Aishu clan, a powerful family in Ise that was active from the Nanbokucho period to the Sengoku period, and is also designated as a historic site in Mie Prefecture. Since it is a medieval mountain castle, there are no stone walls, but there are remains of a moat and residence, and there is a bamboo forest surrounding it.