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KYOTO STA.

KINTETSUNAGOYA STA.

NAGOYA STA.(JR)TokaidoShinkansen
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To HAKATAOSAKAUEHONMACHISTA.

OSAKANAMBA STA.

OSAKAABENOBASHI
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KAMEYAMASTA.

MEITETSUKINTETSU
NARA STA.

NARA

ISESHI STA.

TAKI
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NANKAI / JRYOSHINO STA.

UJIYAMADASTA.
TOBA STA.

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SHIMA-CITY
KUMANOSHI STA.

Area covered by
KINTETSU RAIL PASS
Area covered by
JR PASSKII-KATSUURA STA.

Ticket information
These discount tickets can only be purchasedby “temporary visitors” entering Japan forsightseeing purposes.
KINTETSU RAIL PASS

KINTETSU RAIL PASS wide

Pass-holders can travel freely on any Kintetsu
Railway line for 5 days. You can get on and off asmany times as you like. With this special pass,
you can enjoy round trips of Ise-Shima!
Adult: 3,800 yen (age 12 and over)Child: 1,900 yen (age 6 through 11)* Children under 6 do not need to pay for tickets.

Upgraded KINTETSU RAIL PASS WIDE, you
can enjoy unlimited rides on Kintetsu Railway
lines in Kansai and Ise-Shima, including theAirport Access Ticket.
Adult: 5,860 yen* Children aged 6 and over pay regular adult price tickets.
* Children under 6 do not need to pay for tickets.

Symbol for Shima CitySightseeing

The logo represents the gentle waves of Ago Bay
and the slopes of Mt. Yokoyama, symbolizing the richnatural surroundings of Shima.

http://www.kintetsu.co.jp/foreign/english/ticket/krp.html

You can access sightseeing
and traffic information on yourMobile/Smartphone via thecodes on the right.

Tourism Strategy Section,
Department of Commerce and Tourism
Kintetsu(Railway)

Mie Kotsu(Bus)* Some Mobile/Smartphones may not read the codes.

Shima CityTourist
AssociationShima
City3098-22, Ugata, Agocho, Shima,
Mie Prefecture, Japan 517-0592

TEL 0599-44-0005 FAX 0599-44-5261
http://www.city.shima.mie.jp/Ise-Shima

NationalParkSHIMA- Live W it h N ature -An Ama diverAma are female free-divers who gather coastal seafood, following
over 5,000 years of tradition. There are about 2,000 ama divers inall of Japan and about half of them live in Ise-Shima area.
The kanji letters for “ama” mean “sea woman”. They are famousfor gathering abalone and turban shells. Being ama has long been
good business for women.

Adurihama beachWelcome to Shima City!
~A city of tradition and unspoiled landscape~

The G7 Japan 2016
Ise-Shima Summit
26th . 27th May2016

Shima is a city based on the richness of the sea, with a long history ofama, fishing and pearls.
Ago Bay faces the great and bountiful Pacific Ocean, and is famous fordeveloping the world’s first cultured round pearls.
The surroundings of Shima, a complex and beautiful coastline formed by submerged river valleys
with islands of various sizes, form part of the designated Ise-Shima National Park. Over 90% of theNational Park consists of private land, which shows how people of Shima value and protect theirnatural environment.
Shima City is a place where people live together with nature.
Please visit Shima and feel the traditional spirit of Japan for yourself.

An ama diving into the sea to gather seafood
2Net handling in Wagu Port3

View from Yokoyama Observatory
This stunningly beautiful landscape is representative ofShima, which was awarded a star by the Michelin Green
Guide Japan. From the 140m high observatory deck you
can enjoy views that change with the seasons and theweather. When the air is very clear and the weather is fine,
you may be able to see Mt. Fuji in the distance!

Homeland of
Cultured Pearls
Needless to say, Ise-Shima’s treasure is its pearls.
Sometimes called a ‘dewdrop of the moon’ or ‘tears of amermaid’, pearls are gems grown in the sea. Ago Bay is thebirthplace of cultured pearls, where for more than 100 years
people have researched culturing techniques. The methods
used by innovators such as Kokichi Mikimoto, Tokichi
Nishikawa and Tatsuhei Mise have been handed down andare still used today. If you come to Shima, we recommend
learning about the history of pearls and how they are cultured,as well as admiring their beauty.
Pearls produced in Ago Bay

Extracting Pearls Experience

Ise-Shima National ParkAt this facility you can have your own experience
selecting farmed Akoya pearl oysters and extracting
their pearls. Pearls are varied in their colors, shapes andsizes, so of course each pearl is unique. You can also
make your own accessory with the pearls you discover.

Ise-Shima National Park has a land area of 55,544 ha and a sea area of 19,100 ha.
Designated in 1946, the National Park spans over Shima City, Ise City, Toba City andMinamiise Town. It has the largest settled population of all national parks in Japan.

The experience of extracting pearls

It is characterized by a complex coastline and by a mild climate under the influence ofA memorial tower and a monument
celebrating pearl pioneers

Kuroshio (the Black Current) flowing in the south.
You can enjoy a wide variety of activities that take advantage of Shima’s natural setting.
For example: marine activities such as waterball, sea kayaking, paddle boating and justplaying on the beach; taking a historical walk or cycle in the city; observing wild birds or thestarry sky; or going trekking.
If you want experience the natural environment of Shima, please visit Shima Nature Schooland Yokoyama Visitor Center.

Aosa seaweed-culturing rafts

At Maruyama Park in Kashikojima, a memorial tower for pearls and a 1957 monument
celebrating the achievements of three great people stand side by side. The memorial tower
is dedicated in prayer for the mother oysters of Akoya pearls that have been sacrificed
for their precious gems; this represents a very Japanese cultural value. The monument
celebrates those who have made great advances in the culturing of round pearls.

Pearl Festival

On the 22nd of October every year, a Pearl Festival is held in Kashikojima on Ago Bay,the birthplace of pearl culturing. People pray for the mother oysters that are sacrificed
for their pearls, and for the prosperity of the pearl-culturing business. Begun in 1951,
this festival has continued to the present day.

Monument to pearl oysters

Monument to the pearlculturing pioneers

Leading figures of pearl culturing

Daiohsaki Lighthouse

Goza Shirahama Beach

4WaterballTaking back the nets to be checked after fishing

Surfing

Kokichi Mikimoto

Tatsuhei Mise

Tokichi Nishikawa

Mikimoto was the first person to produce acultured semi-spherical pearl. He was granted
a patent for the “wrapping method” of culturing
round pearls. He described them as, “pearls toadorn the neck of every woman in the world”.
Mikimoto was also known for the international
promotion of cultured pearls.

Mise was the first person granted the patentfor creating round pearls, using a syringe for
inserting a nucleus to be covered with pearl
into the mantle cells of a host shell. Generally
called the “inducing method,” at that time it
became a leading technique together with the“Nishikawa method.”

Nishikawa was granted 4 patents for theformation of round pearls. His patents werecalled the “Nishikawa method” or “piecemethod,” which are the basis for nucleusinsertion operations today.

5Ise Jingu and Shima

Miketsukuni

In the old days people would say, “I want to go on a pilgrimage toSince before the eighth century, a region that dedicated foods for
Jingu and the Emperor was given the title of ‘Miketsukuni’. The
offering differed in each region, depending on the representative
product of the area. These may be marine products, agriculturalproducts such as grains.
The special product of Shima has always been ourmarine foods from the bountiful ocean. We still
offer them with pride, so please don’t forget to try
them when you visit Shima City.

Ise once in my lifetime”. Ise Jingu has long been worshipped by thepeople of Japan. As Shima City is close to Ise Jingu and has strong
ties with it, many legends and traditions remain from the ancient times.
One famous legend says that once upon a time Amaterasu,
goddess of the sun enshrined in Ise-Jingu, hid herself amongst therocks of Ama-no-Iwato and the world was covered with darkness.
At this legendary place of Ama-no-Iwato, you can walk through thesacred forest to find clear water gushing out from the spring. TheMatoya oyster

water flows to Kamiji Dam to be used in the daily life of Shima citizens.
Izawa no miya is one of the auxiliary shrines of Ise Jingu. It is aneminent shrine and the only one
located outside the old country of Ise.
This shrine is popular with ama; theAbalone

day when an ama leaves her fishingto visit the shrine is called “Gosai.”Izawa no miya is the only auxiliary
shrine with its own sacred rice field(Imperial rice field), and on the 24th
Ise Jinguof June every year, the Otaue Matsuri(rice-planting festival) is held at thispeculiar shrine.
Sacred rice fieldIse lobster
Turban shell

Katsuobushi
Katsuobushi is dried, fermented, and smoked bonito. We
have long dedicated katsuobushi to Ise Jingu as a food forthe gods, and the Nakiri district of Shima City is particularly
famous for bonito. Katsuobushi is used in dashi soup andcooking stock, which is fundamental to Japanese cuisine.
Katsuobushi from Nakiri is called “nakiribushi,” and ishighly regarded across Japan. Nakiribushi represents theExplanation by a mastertraditional concept that both gods and people eat together;so food should be dedicated to gods first and then people will have permission to eat it.
Ama-no-Iwato

Area Associatedwith ama
With its heritage of ama divers, Shima City has long
had the status of Miketsukuni .
Marine products gathered by ama from the bountiful
sea are dedicated to Ise Jingu and Izawa no miya eventoday.

6Dedication by Ama

Izawa no miya

Katsuobushi

Talking with ama
When you visit a satoumian (an ama hut), the ama
will serve you fresh marine products grilled over coals.
Besides enjoying the delicious seafood, you can hearfrom the ama about diving and fishing, and their uniqueexperiences as ama. This is a special experience only
available in Ise-Shima.

In a satoumian (ama hut)

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