Things to do in Mie

A castle tower in Iga city famous for having some of Japan's highest stone walls, near the ninja museum.

A central sacred site of Shinto, approached across the Uji Bridge and through wooded grounds. Observe worship etiquette and photography restrictions. Naiku and Geku are separate sites.

A small fishing island at the mouth of Ise Bay off Toba, the setting of Yukio Mishima's novel The Sound of Waves.

An art museum in Tsu with a focus on Western-style Japanese painting (yoga).

A 1,420-metre peak in the Daiko mountains of Matsusaka, known for beech forests and autumn colour.

A 1,432-metre peak in the Daiko mountains on the Mie–Nara border, popular with experienced hikers.

A shrine in Kuwana famous for the Tado Festival each May, when young riders try to leap a steep earthen slope on horseback.

The castle grounds of the Todo clan in central Tsu, now Oshiro Park, with stone walls, moats and a rebuilt corner turret.

A forested shrine at the foot of the Suzuka mountains, one of two claiming to be the chief shrine of former Ise Province.