Have fun even on rainy days! 24 sightseeing spots in Mie Prefecture [2024 Edition]

One of the largest outlet malls in Japan, with approximately 300 stores where you can enjoy famous domestic and international brands as well as gourmet food such as Nagoya food.
We have famous international luxury brands, popular select shops, high-quality kids fashion, men's and women's leather goods and accessories, sports, outdoor goods, and more.
You can always enjoy shopping at outlet prices that are 30-70% off the regular price, and there are also restaurants where you can enjoy Nagoya specialties such as misokatsu and hitsumabushi.

Nagoya Anpanman Children's Museum & Park is a dream space where you can participate and experience the world of Anpanman. Anpanman Children's Museum & Park is full of attractions such as Anpanman-themed Tanken Land, Wanpaku Land, and the Anpanman Show. There is also plenty of shopping and food areas, including Uncle Jam's Bakery, where characters' faces are turned into bread. It's a fun spot where even adults can smile. Located within Nagashima Resort, it is very convenient as it is adjacent to an amusement park, hot springs, and outlets.

This is a Baby Star Ramen factory-integrated theme park whose concept is a place where both children and adults can "play," "learn," and "create" and make everyone smile. There are plenty of exciting things for parents and children to do, such as making original Baby Star Ramen and experiencing Japan's largest indoor athletic and sports experience. There is also a food area where you can try original dishes using Baby Star Ramen, and a merchandise sales area with not only Baby Star Ramen but also limited edition products that can only be found here.

KomonoTown is surrounded by nature. Aquaignis, which was born in Mt.Gozaisho Onsen at the foot of Mt. Gozaisho, has sweets and stone oven bread by Hirohiro Tsujiguchi, two Italian restaurants by Masayuki Okuda, Japanese cuisine by Masahiro Kasahara, hot springs with 100% free-flowing source water, lodging buildings, and detached inns.・A variety of ``healing'' and ``food'' gatherings, such as the strawberry house and gallery.

An aquarium where you can see animals up close, touch them, and feel their body temperature.
Steller sea lions welcome you at the aquarium entrance. There are a variety of attractions including a walrus that is good at blowing dynamic kisses, cute sea lion performances, and seal touching. Everyone can enjoy being a child.

The number of breeds raised is the highest in Japan! !
TobaAquarium is home to 30,000 sea and river creatures of approximately 1,200 species. In particular, the only dugong kept in Japan is a must-see.
In March 2015, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the museum's opening, a new experiential zone called "Miracle Forest" will open!
The fishing cat, a cat that lives by the water, will be exhibited for the first time in an aquarium in Japan, and there are also waterfalls and suspension bridges within the zone. A zone filled with excitement and excitement can be enjoyed by people of all ages.
Popular sea lion and walrus shows are held every day! Please come and meet various idols! !

Let's enjoy the indoor children's pool as soon as possible!
This is a special operation only in the ``Spa Kids'' area, which is different from the summer operation. Intended for children up to third grade of elementary school and their parents.
A popular indoor children's pool at Nagashima Jumbo Seawater Pool. This is a safe and secure indoor pool that uses fresh water that is gentle on the skin and has a roof that protects you from UV rays!

MikimotoPearlIsland, a lush green island in Toba Bay, is the island where KokichiMikimoto succeeded in cultivating pearls for the first time in the world in 1893. The island was opened in 1951, and since then we have welcomed many visitors from Japan and abroad.
The approximately 7,000 tsubo island is dotted with the Pearl Museum, where you can learn everything about pearls, KokichiMikimoto Memorial Museum, which introduces the life of KokichiMikimoto, known as the King of Pearls, and the Pearl Plaza (shops and restaurants). You can watch diving demonstrations performed by Ama divers wearing traditional white isogi.

A large children's center where children and adults can enjoy together.
Planetarium and dome movies are shown in the 22m diameter dome, the largest in Mie Prefecture (*Screenings are only available on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and during long school holidays)
In addition, there is a climbing wall with a height of 7m, which is the highest in a children's facility (*shoes required, consent required), a play equipment corner such as the French-born "Capra", and a variety of things that children can experience, such as arts and crafts and a science menu. We have a variety of programs available.

At the craft workshop located in MenardAoyamaResort, surrounded by rich nature and clear air, you can enjoy the elegant resort atmosphere while enjoying arrangements and wreath making using herbs, dyeing, miniature making in wood craft classes, pottery, etc. You can enjoy various handmade experiences such as candle making.
Learn about nature while interacting with it and experience its gentleness and blessings.

This is a former wealthy Iga mansion relocated to Ueno Park. From the outside, it looks like an ordinary thatched-roofed farmhouse, but there are defensive mechanisms installed throughout the mansion. Inside the mansion, a kunoichi (female ninja) will guide you and explain things such as don-den-gaeshi, trick doors, and hiding things, including demonstrations.
There is also a ``Ninjutsu Experience Plaza'' where you can experience shuriken throwing (for a fee) and Don Dengeshi, a ``Ninja Experience Hall/Ninja Tradition Hall'' where you can see real ninja tools and experience ninjutsu, and a shop with original ninja goods called ``Ninjabo''. I am.
We also hold a ninja show, which is also very popular (charges apply; dates must be confirmed).

It is a pleasant space full of art, from a wide range of collections including all of Masuo Ikeda's ceramic carvings and the Heart Sutra series, to charming special exhibitions, and the 3,000-tsubo Satoyama Paramita Garden where nature and art harmonize.
In particular, the Paramita Garden is home to stone carvings by Makio Yamaguchi, 200-year-old zelkova trees, and about 200 species of wildflowers, making it a must-see spot for flowers in the spring and autumn leaves in the fall.

Mie Prefectural Museum “MieMu” is a new museum with lots to see!
In addition to having fun learning in the exhibition rooms, you can also enjoy various activities inside the museum and throughout the museum field. Please come and visit a museum unlike anything you've seen before.

Since its opening in 1982, the Mie Prefectural Museum of Art has held various special exhibitions four times a year. In 2003, the Yoshitatsu Yanagihara Memorial Museum was expanded and features special exhibitions.

The basic theme is "Culture and living environment of Yokkaichi, home to Ise Bay and the Suzuka Mountains." In addition to introducing the history of YokkaichiCity and the Hokusei region from the geological period to the present day as a permanent exhibit organized into six themes, the museum also features a variety of fields centered on themes related to the area, and is held about five times a year. We are holding a special exhibition. The attached planetarium uses an all-sky 8K digital projector to recreate an immersive starry sky.

A prefectural museum located in a corner of saikuu. In order to introduce the history of saikuu, we use materials, models, and videos to explain in an easy-to-understand manner the role of Saio, an unmarried princess who served IseJingu Grand Shrine, and the state of saikuu at the time.
In addition to permanent exhibitions, special exhibitions are also held from time to time.

You can experience the Heian period, when saikuu was at its most prosperous. The building is modeled after the ``Shinden-zukuri'' style of aristocratic residences from the Heian period, and takes advantage of the architectural techniques of the time and does not use nails in assembling the parts. Inside the museum, in addition to holding hands-on classes where you can learn about the annual events, techniques, and culture of the time, you can also try on Juni-hitoe and Naogi. You can also try out ancient games such as board sugoroku and shellfish.

The Kumano Kodo Center is a visitor center that allows visitors to experience the Kumano Kodo and the surrounding area, nature, history and culture more deeply.
We regularly hold experiential learning experiences that take advantage of Kumano Kodo and its surrounding nature, such as mountains, oceans, and rivers, as well as lectures and lectures on the history and culture of Kumano Kodo.
It is a large wooden space with a more old-fashioned feel than ever before, built only from 135mm square solid Owase Hinoki wood.

Located on the site of the former Mitsui family, an old-fashioned weaving machine echoes the light tones inside. If you make a reservation, you can also try weaving (for a fee). We also sell MatsusakaCotton clothes, kimonos, and accessories.

IgaKumihimoBraids account for the majority of high-quality hand-braided cords produced nationwide, and were designated as a traditional craft by the Minister of International Trade and Industry in 1976. This is a facility that has exhibitions and experiences of IgaKumihimoBraids, as well as a demonstration and sale of hand-made braids. In the kumihimo experience, you can make a key chain or bracelet with Kongo-gumi using an 8-bead round stand. Apparently, the key to making it well is to ``relax your shoulders, have fun, and have a good rhythm,'' and even children who are normally lazy can surprisingly become absorbed in it.
On the second floor, there is a resource room where you can display valuable materials and learn about the history and tradition of Iga braiding, and a Kumihimo dojo for groups.

"KihochoUmigamePark" Sea Turtle Fureai Park breeds and researches sea turtles, and you can observe real sea turtles swimming from above the pool and from the underwater window. Also popular are the saltwater fish tank that swims in the Kumano Sea and the touching pool where you can interact with seaside creatures. We also hold events where you can actually touch sea turtles (admission is free).

This is a gardening specialty store directly managed by Akatsuka Botanical Garden. The sales floor is not only inside the store, but also outside and in the greenhouse, making it very spacious. We carry a wide variety of products, including seasonal potted flowers, ornamental plants, flowers for gardening, flowering trees, vegetable seedlings, and seeds. We also carry popular air plants, seasonal gifts, and cute goods.

A facility that introduces the history and charm of Yokkaichi Banko-Yaki. At the full-fledged pottery studio in the building, we hold regular pottery classes where you can learn in earnest through pottery experience courses such as painting and making pottery. Under the guidance of a professional, you can experience the fun and depth of pottery.
*Reservations are required for the pottery experience course.

The tree and forest experience facility "kiond" is an experience-based facility with the theme of trees and forests located in the tree growing area of the large commercial facility "VISON" in TakiTown, Mie Prefecture.
We hold daily experiential programs such as tree workshops and forest activities that will engage both adults and children.
Advance reservations online are recommended! Reservations are now being accepted from the kiond official reservation site.