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２ Hinjitsukan (Designated as a National Important Cultural Property)

3 Meoto-iwa

4 Futami Okitama Jinja

At the end of the approach to this Jinja, you will see its main sanctuary on the left
and a salt-production facility called “Mishiodono” ahead. Near the beach behind
the Jinja, there are also facilities for boiling and storing salt water called“Mishioyakisho” and “Mishiokumiiresho.” Mishiodono Jinja has actually
been the place where sacred salt todedicate to Ise Jingu has been
produced for more than 2,000 years ina traditional style.

Hinjitsukan was originally built in 1887 as a rest house for pilgrims toIse Grand Shrine (Ise Jingu) and used by many of the JapaneseImperial Family members and a lot of important people from different
industries as well during theirstay in this area. It is no longer arest house, but is open to thepublic as a museum today. As
shown in the photograph, its
great hall with a floor area of 120
tatami mats is a must-see.

With no doubt, Meoto-iwa (literally, the “Wedded Rocks”) have been asymbol of Futami. In the sea about 700 meters off the shore, there is asacred stone called “Okitama-shinseki” that has been worshiped as asacred object related to theShinto deity named “Sarutahiko.”
These rocks play the role of a
torii (shrine gate) through which
visitors can pray to the stone in
the sea as well as the rising sun.

The Shinto deity named “Sarutahiko” hasbeen enshrined at this Shinto shrine. It isfamous as a sacred spot to bring people good
fortune, especially when they are looking forsomeone to marry and share their lives with aswell as when they wish for better traffic safety.
On the grounds of the shrine, you will see a lotof frog statues that have been dedicated byvisitors to the shrine: traditionally, frogs havebeen regarded as servants of Sarutahiko.

Sho 3(intersection)

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Ogiya

To Ise Expressway

BlancaSweets Garden
Ise-Futami-Toba Line
Fuji OGM
Excellent Club
Ise-Futami Course

Ise Football Village
Mie Prefectural Sun Arena

Map Symbols
Shinto shrine
Buddhist temple
Hotel & Inn
Bus stop

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Coin-operated lockers
are available here.

From Ise to Futami
From Futami to Ise

Meoto-iwa

MountOtonashi

Footbridge

Hotel Seikai

E (intersection)

Meoto-iwa

Walk upthe steep slope Shiosai East Entrance
for a while.

Lookout❼TaikojiTemple

You can see
Ruins of the aerial tramway
the sun rising over Ise Bay.
of Mount Otonashi
Even Mount Fuji may bevisible on a sunny day.

Tsukasatei

Taikoji Youth Hostel

Riv

You can enjoya panoramic viewof the ryokan areaof Futami.

❻erSuspension
bridgeIse Sea East Entrance
ParadiseKozaki Beach

Hinodebashi-Higashi(intersection)

Mieken Pearl
Futami Branch

You can hike on a mountain trail
enjoying a beautiful view of manyseasonal flowers around. During
walking, you will also hear the murmurof the wind in the trees and the sound ofwaves from a distance. Before the endof the Second World War, there used to
be an aerial tramway to carry people tothe top of the mountain.

Emergency tsunami shelter
Designated evacuation area
Please go upstairs to the second ﬂoor or higher.

Futami is a town with friendly residents andlots of scenic sites, and its entire area isoﬃcially part of Ise Shima National Park.
Please visit a wide variety of shops and sightseeing spots to enjoy encounters withpeople and things in the town.

Walking time
About 1 hour
and a half

Walking Route tothe Beach via
Omotesando
StreetMatsushitasha

5 Mount Otonashi

Midori-noIchirizuka

Parking lot
Restroom (toilet)
Multipurpose restroom
Convenience store
Tourist information center
Photography spot

Shin-Futam
TunnelMonument

YumekaThe buildingof the stationis shaped like
Meoto-iwa!

❺2017.2.10,000zu

Hiking Route to
Mount Otonashi

Ise City Futami Branch Oﬃce

ISE AZUCHIMOMOYAMABUNKAMURA Cultural Village
JR Futaminoura Station❽

Isuzu River

Sun ArenaMaruhama
Oishiya Ama-no-Iwaya
Kaiyoro Iwatokan
AsahiRyugusha
Shiokazei

Mount Otonashi
Parking Lot

JR Futaminoura Station
Chaya(intersection)(intersection)

turtles and carp!

Ise Football Village

Hinjitsukan

Fire station

Asahiya
Sakamoto-manju
Seizo Honpo

Walking Route to the Beach
via Omotesando Street

Asama Sanroku Park

❷Ise City Futami Branch Oﬃce
Koshindo (Kikko-jizo)
JAIse Bay

Futami Okitama Jinja

24Welfare Center for the Elderly

Coin-operated lockers
are available here.

Ise Meoto-iwa
Shopping Center❹Imu s cafe

Fureai Plaza

MaruyaKoban

YamatoFutami Nursing Homefor the ElderlyThis spacious park(Hojuen)
has a pond withThe sea is right besidethe approach to the shrine!

Nishimura Pearl

Wan

Post oﬃce

Isuzu Seigoan

Mount Fuji

❸ Meoto-iwa

ApproachFutamiura Omotesando Street

Yume Gallery Futami

Taichiya

Chita Peninsula

Poem Monument of Basho

Matsushin

Mine-Pearl

Nisshokan

Parking lot
Futami Lifelong
Learning Center

Chaya Area Disaster Prevention CenterSea dike

Hamachiyokan

Ofuku-mochi
Honke
Cafe Nonaka

Futamiura Tourist Information Center

To the centerof Ise City

Futamiura
BeachSuzuki Suishoken

Akafuku
Futami
BranchMeoto-iwa Omotesando Street

FutamiElementarySchool

You can askfor any information
about Futami here!

You can walk to the end of the promenade on the sea dike.
The ryokan buildings and pine trees in Futami
look even more gorgeous if seen from the sea.

Meoto-iwa Omotesando Street

Shofuken

Futamiura Swimming
Beach Parking Lot(Parking fee required in summer)

Hotel Resort Inn
Futami
Asanokan

Asahikan

ChokoenFutamiCommunityCenterFutamiura
Nursery School

Futami JuniorHigh School

Pokapoka-muraMishiodono Jinja❶

Poem Monumentof Saigyo

Matsushimakan

Futamiura
Futami Seaside
Swimming Beach Barbecue Garden

Matsuzakaya
KyukaenAsanokan (annex)
Iroha

Walk on the promenade on
Chubu Centrair
the sea dike. In winter, even Mount Fuji
International Airport
may be visible early in the morning
if the air is clear enough!

You will suddenly see
the sea and be impressedby its gorgeous view!

IsuSuzuka Mountains
You will reach the beachafter walking throughthe pine forest.

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1 Mishiodono Jinja

AB３

Futami Shobu
Roman-no-Mori(iris garden)

6 Ise Sea Paradise
Large-size vehicles are
not expected to run.

From Futami
to Toba
From Toba
to Futami

NRestaurant or cafe
Information board
Bank / Exchange
ATM / Cashing(Foreign card)
Free Wi-Fi

At this aquarium, visitors canfully enjoy extreme closenesswith marine animals. Steller's
sea lions welcome you at theentrance, and walruses throw
kisses to you. You will see evenmore marine animals, such ascute sea lions and earlessseals.

JR Futaminoura Station

Minwa-no-EkiSomin

Hiking Route toMount Otonashi

Mount Otonashi Parking Lot

15 minutes

Mishiodono Jinja

5 minutes

Suspension bridge

To Toba

10 minutes
35 minutes

7 Taikoji Temple
It is generally said that this old Buddhist temple
was originally built by a Buddhist monk named“Gyoki" about 1,200 years ago. It is known as atemple having a close connection to animals,
such as frogs enshrined at Futami Okitama Jinja,monkeys (“saru” in Japanese) having something
to do with the name of the Shinto deity Sarutahikoand cats believed to be the protectors of theBuddhist scriptures. Nowadays, it even prays forhealth and longevity of pets and holds memorialservices for them.

8 ISE AZUCHIMOMOYAMA

9 Minwa-no-Eki Somin

At this amusement park, visitors will seea full-size replica of Azuchi Castle as well
as attractive historical streetscapes.
There is even a theater to enjoy historicalplays performed by actors playing theroles of ninja, oiran (courtesans), etc.
You can also have fun at many otherfacilities including a labyrinth.

Minwa-no-Eki Somin is a shopping area tosell a wide variety of local specialty products
such as handmade mochi (Japanese ricecake) made from locally-grown ingredients.
Its fish shop is especially popular, andshoppers stand in line even before its
opening hours. Next to the shopping area,
there is an iris garden where about 40,000
iris flowers representing 100 species reachfull bloom from early to mid-June.

BUNKAMURA Cultural Village

About
30 minutes❾

Futamiura
Beach

Mitsu(intersection)

Walking time

Lookout
5 minutes

Futami Okitama Jinja
Meoto-iwa
10 minutes

Ruins of the aerial tramwayof Mount Otonashi
Lookout
Suspensionbridge

10 minutes

Hinjitsukan
Mount Otonashi Parking Lot
Meoto-iwa
Omotesando
Street30 minutes

You can enjoy
a wide variety ofseasonal flowers!

JR Futaminoura Station

Publisher： Tourism Promotion Division,
Industry and Tourism Department, Ise City
[Phone] 0596-21-5566 [Fax] 0596-21-5522[E-mail] kanko-sinko@city.ise.mie.jp

Cooperator： Ise City Tourism Association (public corporation)
and Futamicho Ryokan Association

A-2❶ Poem Monument of Saigyo A-1

Saigyo (1118 - 1190) was a waka (classical Japanesepoetry) poet in the Heian period (794 - 1185). One of thepoems he composed has been inscribed on this monument.
He lived on Mount Anyozan in Futami for six years in hissixties.

❸ Ama-no-Iwaya

A-4❹ Ryugusha

A-4❺ Kikko-jizo

B -2

A-3

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❷ Poem Monument of Basho D-1

Matsuo Basho (1644 - 1694) was a haiku (a short form ofclassical Japanese poetry) poet from Iga-Ueno. As a poet,he was active especially in the Genroku era (1688 - 1704)
that is considered to be the golden age of the Edo period(1603 - 1868). He visited Futamiura Beach because it wasone of the places related to Saigyo, a waka poet whom headmired.

Higcholmymended!
reShio-yokan

Kuya Kansuke-mochi is a Japanese sticky rice cake (mochi)
that is made of beautiful grains of rice and has a very soft
texture. Suzuki Suishoken is a long-established Japanese
confection shop with a history of over 100 years, and this mochi
was named after its second shopkeeper named “Kansuke.”

Yokan is a Japanese jellied dessert made of red beanpaste, agar and sugar. Shio-yokan is a type of additive-freeyokan made using the brand-name salt called“Iwato-no-Shio” from the sea of Futami as well. It goes wellwith sake as well as green tea.

You can enjoy these specialty confections
at the shops where they are made.
You should definitely
come and try them. (^ ^)Ofuku-mochi

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Ofuku-mochi Honke

Hina-ningyo Tourin Futami

Everywherein Futami“Hina-ningyo” are traditional Japanese ornamental dolls displayed for thecelebration of Hina-matsuri, Japan’s Doll Festival held on March 3. Morethan 6,000 dolls are displayed at many ryokan and various different
facilities in Futami. Visitors can also enjoy collecting stamps and joining
various events.
(Early February to early March)

This shrine was constructed on the grounds of Futami
Okitama Jinja in 1792, and has enshrined two Shinto deities
including Ryujin (Dragon God) that are known as theprotectors of the sea. Therefore, it has been visited byworshippers of Ryujin from all over Japan.

Japanese Wisteria Festival B-4

The Japanese Wisteria Festival is annually held at
Taikoji Temple when Japanese wisteria flowers on its
grounds are in full bloom. Visitors can also enjoy
takenoko-gohan (bamboo rice) at the festival.
(Late April to early May)

This stone statue of Jizo (Ksitigarbha) is situated on thegrounds of a small shrine called “Chaya-koshindo.” It has
been a target of worship due to its alleged mystical power torelieve tooth pain.

Futamiura Swimming Beach A-1

In 1882, Futamiura Beach opened as the firstgovernment-designated swimming beach of Japan.
(Late July to August)B -1

Shell Leines

Manju is a Japanese steamed bean-jam bun. Sakamoto-manju is a
type of manju composed only of homemade sweet bean paste madefrom azuki beans grown in Hokkaido and dough made by natural
fermentation using koji (fermentation starter). The fragrant amazake(sweet sake) and sweet bean paste go well together.

Shell Leines are madeleines that were served at the G7Ise-Shima Summit when the leaders of the summit countries
took a coffee break. They contain natural pearl calcium
extracted from pearl oysters.

Kai-meshi (clam rice) is a new local specialty of
Futami that is often sold as a bento (boxed lunch)when an event is hold. At Taichiya (see A-2), youcan enjoy it for lunch. You should definitely try it!

ChokoenHotel Seikai

Oshimenawa-shinji

A-4

Refresh yourself with a warm bath.
Note: these bathing facilities
may be unavailable when they
are in use by overnight guests.

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This ryokan is famous for its seawater bath. You can even enjoy apanoramic view of the sea of Futami while taking a bath. (Availablefrom 16:00 to 21:00)

The pine forest along the beach in the early morning

A full moon rising between the two rocks of Meoto-iwa

As everybody in Japan knows, Akafuku-mochi is a very popular
local specialty. At the Futami branch of Akafuku, you can enjoy
very fresh mochi that are topped with sweet bean paste andserved with fragrant green tea in a relaxed atmosphere.

B -1
Higcholmymended!
Butaman Wan
reA-4

This hotel is the only place where you can enjoy a bath with natural hot-springwater from the Futami area. The hot-spring water here is believed to have efficacy
for the relief of neuralgia, muscle pain, etc. (Available from 15:00 to 21:30)

Butaman are steamed pork buns that are made and soldby Wan and loved by people in Futami because of theirjuiciness. Besides, Wan’s Kuri-anman (steamed bean-jambuns with chestnut) are also increasing their popularity.

MaruyaAbout
6 minutes

B -2

This minshuku uses hot-spring water from a hot-spring resort called“Hakusanso Onsen” for its bath. The bath water here is believed to beefficacious for skin beautification. (Available from 16:00 to 22:30)

Can Bus
Timetables

JR Futaminoura
Station Timetables

About

Futaminoura Station 9 minutes

Toba StationCan Bus

The doors of many housesin the Ise-Shima area aredecorated with shimenawa
throughout the year.

Futamiura Omotesando Street (bus stop in front of the building of the Futamiura Tourist Information Center)

There are many frog
statues in Futami!
You should try
finding them!

Meoto-iwa (Wedded Rocks) areengraved on the manhole covers in Futami!

Ladybug

Frog

Free Wi-Fi available

About 5 minutes

About 2 minutes

For IseFor Toba

ISE AZUCHIMOMOYAMA BUNKAMURA Cultural Village
About 3 minutes
Sun Arena
About 14 minutes
Naiku
About 10 minutes
Kintetsu Isuzugawa Station
About 11 minutes
Geku
About 4 minutesUjiyamada Station

Ise City Futami Branch Office
About 4 minutes
Meoto-iwa East Entrance and Ise Sea Paradise

About 2 minutes
Minwa-no-Eki Somin
About 2 minutes
Ikenoura
About 8 minutes
Toba Bus Center
About 3 minutes
Toba Aquarium and Mikimoto Pearl Island

Alligator

TaxiFebruary
October

From JRTo Iseshi Station, Ujiyamada Station, Naiku or Geku …… About 20 minutes
Futaminoura Station To Toba Station………………………………………………… About 14 minutes

These objects are located somewhere in the pine forest
along Futamiura Beach. Are you able to find all of them?
Positions of the sun rising in the morning

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Akafuku Futami BranchShimsteranwarowpeas)

Red ushippopotam

January
November
MarchApril
August September

Akafuku-mochi

JR (Rapid train “Kaisoku Mie”)

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cov

DecemberMay
June July

Blanca Sweets Garden

AccessOshimenawa-shinji is a Shinto ritual performed toreplace the sacred straw ropes called “shimenawa” thatconnect the two rocks of Meoto-iwa (Wedded Rocks). It
is surely worth seeing especially in December because
people dare to perform it in spite of the cold winds andraging waves in the middle of winter.
(May 5, September 5 and mid-December)(sacredMeoto-iwa (Wedded Rocks) give asomewhat different impression when itis dark. That is because they are
illuminated during the night. In addition,
the stone lanterns and street lamps
along the streets of Futami help create amagical atmosphere in the area. Themoon rises between the two rocks of
Meoto-iwa around the winter solstice.

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Sakamoto-manju Asahiya Sakamoto-manju Seizo Honpo

Iseshi Station

The sun rises between the two rocksof Meoto-iwa (Wedded Rocks)
around the summer solstice. You canfeel the morning light catchingbreezes from the sea. It is also fun to
walk through the pine forest along thebeach.

Isuzu Seigoan

Kai-meshi

Ofuku-mochi tastes very delicious because of its mild sweet
bean paste. In the kitchen of the shop, it is made by hand
work by the mochi artisans called “antsuke-san .”This shrine is located on the grounds of Futami Okitama
Jinja. It enshrines the rock cave where Amaterasu, thesupreme deity of Japanese mythology, might have hidden
herself.

A-3

Kuya Kansuke-mochi Suzuki Suishoken

Omotesando Street illuminated with beautiful light of the stone lanterns

Contact information for inquiries

Meitetsu Taxi
Sanko Taxi

[Phone] 0596-28-8221 (or 0120-348-221)[Phone] 0596-28-2151 (or 0120-350-094)

Futamiura Tourist Information Center [Phone] 0596-43-2331
Futamicho Ryokan Association and Ise-Futamiura Minshuku Association [Phone] 0596-43-2523