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Be careful when visiting Ise during the year-end and New Year holidays! Regarding traffic regulations, park & bus rides, and interchange exit regulations around IseJingu

掲載日:2023.12.22

During the year-end and New Year holidays, IseCity and the area around IseJingu are extremely crowded with worshipers of IseJingu. Traffic regulations will be implemented to ease traffic congestion, so if you are planning to visit IseJingu during the year-end and New Year holidays, we recommend that you check this in advance.

In this topic, we will introduce traffic regulations around IseJingu during the year-end and New Year holidays, park and bus rides, and exit regulations at the Ise Expressway IC (Ise Nishi IC/Ise IC).

If you are using public transportation to visit Ise Shrine during the year-end and New Year holidays, please refer to the report article on access to IseJingu.

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Where is the parking lot at IseJingu? What is the parking fee? We will explain any questions you may have about access etc.

 

Please be aware of traffic regulations around IseJingu during the year-end and New Year holidays.

During the year-end and New Year holidays, the area around IseJingu is very crowded. During periods when traffic restrictions are in place around IseJingu, there may be times when the nearest interchange exit is unavailable, so please plan your itinerary with plenty of time when visiting IseJingu.

▶Traffic regulation implementation period
December 31, 2023 (Sunday) - January 5, 2024 (Friday)
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from January 6th (Saturday) to January 28th (Sunday), 2024

Park & bus ride implementation period
5 days from January 1st (Monday/holiday) to January 4th (Thursday) and 7th (Sunday), 2024
9:00~16:00

Ise Expressway IC exit regulation time
You will not be able to get off the bus during the following times due to exit restrictions.
*The entrance can be accessed in all directions.
・Ise Nishi IC 
December 31st 22:00 - January 1st 15:30
January 2nd - 4th and 7th 8:45 - 15:30
Saturdays and Sundays from January 5th, 6th, 8th, 13th to 28th 9:00-15:00
・Ise IC
January 1st - 4th and 7th
Down Ise Road (traffic from Nagoya/Osaka direction)
(Southbound) 8:45-18:30
(Northbound) 8:45-15:30
Ise Expressway up (traffic from Futami/Toba area)
(Southbound) 8:45-18:30
(Northbound) Passable

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What is Park & Bus Ride?

Park & Bus Ride is a parking lot in a temporary parking lot near the prefectural Sun Arena (immediately after getting off at Asakuma Higashi IC on the Ise IseJingu Toba Line) to ease traffic congestion in IseCity and around Ise Jingu. This is an initiative that uses running shuttle buses to travel around Naiku and Geku shrines of IseJingu.


▶Park & Bus Ride temporary parking lot
Around Mie Prefectural Sun Arena (immediately after getting off from Asakuma Higashi IC on the Ise Futami Toba Line)
▶Prices
Parking fee: 1,000 yen/vehicle (shuttle bus fare is free)

For more information, please refer to the "Rakuraku Ise Moude" website.

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Click here for information on access and parking to IseJingu

If you would like to visit IseJingu without visiting the crowded year-end and New Year holidays, please refer to this report article that provides detailed information on access to IseJingu, parking information, etc.

Images from Mie Tourism Editorial Department

Tourism Mie Editorial Department

Every year, during the year-end and New Year holidays, IseCity and the area around IseJingu are extremely crowded with people visiting IseJingu. If you are planning to visit Ise, please check the traffic information in advance and leave yourself plenty of time.

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