Nagoya, Ise-Shima, and the Kii Peninsula Features

Nagoya, Ise-Shima, and the Kii Peninsula Features

• Top Reasons to Go to Nagoya, Ise-Shima, and the Kii Peninsula
  

  The Shrines: The Grand Shrines of Ise, rebuilt every two decades for the last 1,500 years, are the most sacred in Japan.... Read more

• Toyota: Nagoya's Mainstay
  

  It may sound like the kind of activity reserved for only the most dedicated of motorheads, but you don't need to be into cars to be awed by the... Read more

• Festivals
  

  Nagoya and the surrounding cities host a wide variety of matsuri (festivals) throughout the year. Running the gamut from chaotic to tranquil... Read more

• On the Menu
  

  Nagoya cuisine is considered hearty, and is famous for its aka miso (red miso). Dishes featuring this sticky, sweet paste include misonikomi... Read more

• The Pearl Divers
  

  At Toba, before Kokichi Mikimoto (1858-1954) perfected a method for cultivating pearls here in 1893, Ama, or female divers (women were believed... Read more