We have a half-day guided tour on Wednesday afternoon. Your tour bus takes you to two famous places in the area around the venue, called the Ise-Shima National Park, on the Shima Peninsula.

This tour is INCLUDED in the registration fee.

SCHEDULE

Date:	November 13, 2014 (Wednesday)
MEETING TIME:	12:55
MEETING PLACE:	Hotel Lobby
Departure:	13:00
Arrival:	18:30
ROUTE:	Hotel ⇒ ~ 40 min ⇒ Mikimoto Pearl Island ⇒ ~ 30 min ⇒ Ise Jingu & Okage-Yokocho ⇒ ~ 60 min ⇒ Hotel

INFORMATION

Ise Jingu (Ise Grand Shrine)

Ise Jingu is one of the most sacred Shinto shrine in Japan, a complex of 125 Shinto shrines. Amaterasu Omikami, the ancestral goddess of the Imperial Family, was enshrined 2000 years ago, and has been worshiped by the successive emperors. This tour goes to NAIKU, the inner shrine, which includes the main shrine dedicated to Amaterasu Omikami,

Okage-Yokocho in Oharai-machi
https://www.facebook.com/okageyokocho (in Japanese only, sorry...)

After Ise Jingu, enjoy various kinds of local food and souvenirs from Ise Shima area.

Mikimoto Pearl Island

You can see many kinds of pearls and learn about pearl cultivation in this theme park. Also enjoy watching Ama (woman divers) demonstrate the roles that they played in pearl cultivation.