The rainy season has finally arrived ☔ It's okay if it rains! Here are some sightseeing spots in Mie Prefecture that you can enjoy even on rainy days.
掲載日：2024.06.21
This year's rainy season is about half a month later than average, and it was announced today, June 21, that the rainy season is likely to have started in the Tokai region. (Announced by the Japan Weather Association on June 21, 2024)
It looks like rainy days and unstable weather will continue for a while.
You're worried about what to do if it rains when you make plans to go out...So, we'll introduce you to some sightseeing spots and events in Mie Prefecture that you can enjoy even on rainy days.
We've picked out some tourist spots in Mie Prefecture where you can have a great time even on a rainy day, including museums where parents and children can learn in a fun way together, athletic facilities where you can get active indoors, and aquariums where you can meet sea and river creatures.
If it rains... Fun and play spots even on rainy days! Mie Prefecture sightseeing spots☔
Even though it looks like it's raining, there are still places in Mie Prefecture where you can have fun!
We've compiled a list of 24 spots that you'll want to visit even on a rainy day, including indoor aquariums and art museums, and experience programs that the whole family can try.
We've picked out some spots in Mie Prefecture that you can enjoy even on rainy days.
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ISEmeotoiwaINTERACTIVEAquariumISESeaParadise Sea Paradise (IseCity)
Location: 580, Futami IseCity City
Regular business hours: 9:30-16:30 (may vary depending on season and peak season)
No holidays
An aquarium with "zero distance"! ISEmeotoiwaINTERACTIVEAquariumISESeaParadise Ise Sea Paradise. This aquarium has a theme of being close to marine animals and fish, such as walruses, spotted seals, otters, and seahorses. There are also plenty of events with zero distance, so you can have fun, learn, and experience to your heart's content and enjoy Ise Sea Paradise!
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Mie Prefectural Museum “MieMu” (TsuCity)
Location: 3060 isshinden TsuCity
Opening hours: 9:00-17:00
Closed every Monday (or the following day if Monday is a public holiday)
At MieMu, in addition to having fun learning in the exhibition room, you can enjoy various activities using the entire museum and the museum field. The museum exhibits a full-body reconstructed skeleton of the Mie elephant, a fossil discovered in Tsu TsuCity, Mie Prefecture, as well as the culture, history, and nature of Mie Prefecture in easy-to-understand photographs. In the MieMu Children's Experience Exhibition Room, children can encounter the exhibits as if they were exploring the field.
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BankonoSatoCenter Pottery Class (YokkaichiCity)
place 4-8 YokkaichiCity
Business hours: 9:30-12:00/13:30-16:00 *Experience class hours (reservations required)
Closed on Mondays (except public holidays), New Year's holidays, and summer
BankonoSatoCenter is a facility that introduces the history and charm of Yokkaichi Banko-Yaki. In the authentic pottery studio inside the building, regular pottery classes are held where you can learn pottery in earnest, from hands-on pottery experience courses such as painting and pottery making. Under the guidance of professionals, you can experience the fun and depth of pottery.
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OyatsuTown (TsuCity)
Location: 1945-11 TsuCity Tsu City
business hours Varies depending on the day of the week Please check the website
Irregular holidays
Baby Star Ramen theme park! OyatsuTown is based on the concept of "play," "learn," and "create." There are plenty of exciting contents, such as the Super Dodekai Athletic, one of the largest indoor athletic facilities in Japan, "Hoshio-kun Kitchen" where you can make your own original Baby Star Ramen, "Baby Star Dining" with a selection of special food menus using Baby Star Ramen, and "Oyatsu Marche" with original products that can only be purchased here!
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Nagashima Indoor Children's Pool Spa Kids (KuwanaCity)
Location: 333 Urayasu KuwanaCity nagashima City
business hours Varies depending on the day of the week Please check the website
Event period: Saturday, April 27, 2024 to Sunday, June 23, 2024
Get ahead of summer at Nagashima Spaland! "Warm Spa Kids" is recommended for your pool debut! Special business hours are different from the summer business hours for the "Spa Kids" area only.
Spa Kids is a pool where children up to the third grade of elementary school and their parents/guardians can play alone. As it is an indoor pool, parents can play without worrying about UV rays or the weather, so it is safe.
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TobaAquarium (TobaCity)
Location: Toba 3-3-6, TobaCity
Business hours: 9:30-17:00 (9:00-17:30 from August 1st to August 31st)
Closed: Open all year round
TobaAquarium is the largest TobaAquarium in Japan in terms of the number of species it keeps. It keeps about 1,200 species of sea and river creatures. It is a popular spot where you can see rare sea otters and dugongs, even in Japan. Popular sea lion and walrus shows are held every day.
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Mie Prefectural Miekodomonoshiro (MatsusakaCity)
Location: 1291 Chubudai Sports Park, Tateno-cho, MatsusakaCity
Opening hours: 9:30-17:00
Closed on Mondays (or the following weekday if Monday is a public holiday), special inspection days, and New Year's holidays
A large children's center where children and adults can enjoy together. Children can experience a variety of programs, including a planetarium, a 7-meter-tall climbing wall that is the highest among children's facilities, a playground equipment corner made in France, as well as arts and crafts and science menus.
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Tree and forest experience facility kiond VISON store (TakiTown)
place 672-1 Vison, Taki-cho TakiTown Wood Education Area
Business hours: 10:00-18:00 (Kino Park reception until 17:30/Café until 14:45 LO)
No holidays
Kiond is an experiential facility with the theme of "trees and forests." There are many programs that both adults and children can enjoy, such as wood workshops, forest activities, a wooden playground, a library cafe where you can freely read specialized books and picture books on trees and forests, and a festival. You can play to your heart's content with the impressive jungle gym "Mockingham" that is integrated into the building and other unusual wooden toys.
Go out with your kids in Mie Prefecture! Here are 33 spots where the whole family can have fun!
On a nice day, head to a facility in Mie Prefecture that parents and children can enjoy together!
We introduce a wide variety of attractions in Mie Prefecture, including theme parks, aquariums, museums, and more, as well as limited-time events that the whole family can enjoy and leisure activities that can be experienced in nature.
Please use this as a reference for your outings ♪