Ise
Ise is a city in Mie prefecture, Japan. Ise is primarily known for the eponymous Ise Shrine, arguably the holiest and most important Shinto site and the reputed home of the Emperor's Sacred Mirror. Wikivoyage
Population 122,432 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Japan
- January: 10 h 05 of daylight
- February: 10 h 56 of daylight
- March: 11 h 55 of daylight
- April: 13 h 01 of daylight
- May: 13 h 57 of daylight
- June: 14 h 27 of daylight
- July: 14 h 15 of daylight
- August: 13 h 29 of daylight
- September: 12 h 26 of daylight
- October: 11 h 22 of daylight
- November: 10 h 23 of daylight
- December: 9 h 52 of daylight
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- 式年遷宮記念神宮美術館 Museum · 730 m
- 皇學館大学佐川記念神道博物館 Museum · 860 m
- Sengū Museum Museum · 990 m
- 濱田國松邸跡 Memorial · 640 m
- 濱田國松顕彰碑 Memorial · 650 m
- 神宮徴古館・農業館 Museum · 800 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Miya River Fireworks Festival
July
Though not as spectacular as some fireworks festivals in Japan, this is in fact a competition for fireworks producers. Original and unique fireworks can be seen
1 event here has no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Ise); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Getting around
More train stations: Miyamachi 2.3 km, Yamada-Kamiguchi 2.5 km, Isuzugaoka 2.6 km, Asama 3.8 km, Obata 4.4 km, Miyagawa 4.6 km
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.