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By YURAGI
Free cancellation available
Price is €172 per adult* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple adult tickets
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h 8m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages

Overview

  • Long before Kyoto, before Tokyo, before Japan even had an emperor in name, there was Ise — a forest, a river, and a single shrine to the sun goddess. Two thousand years on, it still stands. Or rather, it is still being rebuilt: every twenty years, by hand, exactly as before.

    This is a fully private, fully customisable day in Ise — shaped around your pace and curiosity.

    Highlights:

    • Walk Geku and Naiku in the traditional pilgrimage order, Japan's most sacred shrines
    • Cross Uji Bridge and purify your hands in the Isuzu River, as pilgrims have for centuries
    • Step into the 5,500-hectare sacred forest of ancient cypress that surrounds the shrines
    • Taste Okage Yokocho — Akafuku mochi, local sake, and Edo-era pilgrim streets
    • Optional add-ons: Meoto Iwa (the Married Rocks), Sengukan museum, or a quiet tea moment

    Your licensed guide doesn't just point — they explain why a shrine with no idols and no scripture has shaped Japan more than any other.

Activity location

  • Ise Jingu
    • 1 Ujitachicho,
    • 516-0023, Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Iseshi Station
    • 1
    • 516-0073, Ise, Mie, Japan

Check availability

4hours

  • Activity duration is 4 hours and 8 minutes4h 8m
    4h 8m
  • English

Duration: 4 hours

Price details
€171.62 x 1 Adult€171.62
Total
Price is €171.62
Until Sat, 29 Aug

5hours

  • Activity duration is 4 hours and 8 minutes4h 8m
    4h 8m
  • English

Duration: 5 hours
Pickup included

Price details
€197.36 x 1 Adult€197.36
Total
Price is €197.36
Until Sat, 29 Aug

6hours

  • Activity duration is 4 hours and 8 minutes4h 8m
    4h 8m
  • English

Duration: 6 hours
Pickup included

Price details
€223.11 x 1 Adult€223.11
Total
Price is €223.11
Until Sat, 29 Aug

8hours

  • Activity duration is 4 hours and 8 minutes4h 8m
    4h 8m
  • English

Duration: 8 hours
Pickup included

Price details
€291.75 x 1 Adult€291.75
Total
Price is €291.75
Until Sat, 29 Aug

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Photo opportunities throughout
  • Inclusions
    A Professional Local Guide
  • Exclusions
    Transport during the tour
  • Exclusions
    Transport costs to the meeting point
  • Exclusions
    Food and drink expenses
  • Exclusions
    Personal expenses

Know before you book

    • Wheelchair accessible
    • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
    • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Ise Jingu

  • 50m
Stroll through Japan’s most sacred Shinto shrine surrounded by peaceful forest and traditional spiritual atmosphere.

Ise Shrine Geku

  • 1h
Learn about the history and spiritual importance of Ise Grand Shrine with insights from your guide.

Isuzu River

  • 10m
Visit the clear river flowing through the sacred grounds of Ise Jingu and enjoy the serene natural scenery.

Okage Yokocho

  • 1h
Enjoy local street food, traditional snacks, and the nostalgic atmosphere of this lively Edo-style shopping street.

Ise Meotoiwa Meoto Yokocho

  • 1h
Explore the popular shopping and cultural area near the famous Meoto Iwa “Wedded Rocks,” known as a spiritual matchmaking spot.

Location

Activity location

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    Ise Jingu
    • 1 Ujitachicho,
    • 516-0023, Ise, Mie Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Iseshi Station
    • 1
    • 516-0073, Ise, Mie, Japan

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