Mie in four days: the Futami coast or Iga and Ise
Stay three nights in Ise to add an aquarium and coastal walk to Ise Jingu. Give Geku, Naiku, Toba Aquarium and the Futami coast a day each, using Kintetsu for Toba and JR’s Sangu Line for Futami. For the ninja museum instead, choose the itinerary starting in Uenoshi before moving to Ise, with Naiku and Geku on different days.
The Ise-based itinerary visits Futami on the final day. Change the order or omit the coast for an early departure. In the Iga-start option, adjust the final Geku visit to your departing service.
Choose an itinerary for 4 days / 3 nights
Add the Futami coast to Ise and Toba
Stay three nights near Iseshi Station. Choose a late departure that allows a final-day return trip to Futami, or change the visit order.
Add the Futami coast to Ise and Toba →4 days / 3 nights BIga and Naiku, then Geku on departure day
Stay one night near Uenoshi Station, then two near Iseshi Station. You can keep the Iga-to-Ise hotel-change day free of extra sightseeing.
Iga and Naiku, then Geku on departure day →Add the Futami coast to Ise and Toba
Stay three nights near Iseshi Station. Choose a late departure that allows a final-day return trip to Futami, or change the visit order.
Day 1: Geku
Walk from Iseshi Station to Geku, then return to your station-area hotel. The itinerary starts on arrival at Iseshi Station; airport return travel is excluded.
- Iseshi Station JR-side exit → Geku entrance
Follow the shrine approach from Iseshi Station’s JR-side exit for about five minutes to the Geku entrance.
- Geku entrance → Geku main sanctuary
Walk another ten minutes to the main sanctuary for your visit. If arriving late, shorten it to meet the visiting cutoff or move Geku to day four.
Ise tourism association FAQIse Jingu: seasonal Naiku and Geku visiting hours
- Geku main sanctuary → Iseshi Station area and the same hotel
Return along the same route for a meal and a night near the station.
October Geku visits end at 5 pm. Allow time for visiting and the walk back to the station.
Day 2: Naiku and Oharaimachi
- Iseshi Station → Naiku-mae stop
From Iseshi Station-front stand 10, take a route 51 or 55 service stopping at Naiku-mae.
- Naiku-mae stop → Naiku main sanctuary and Oharaimachi
Walk from Uji Bridge to the main sanctuary, visit, then eat in Oharaimachi on the return route.
Shrine transportDeparture from Iseshi StationReturn journeyIse Jingu: seasonal Naiku and Geku visiting hours
- Naiku main sanctuary and Oharaimachi → Station-area hotel
Return on an Iseshi-bound bus from Naiku-mae stand 2 to the same hotel. Adult return bus fares total JPY 1,040; recheck times for your date with Mie Kotsu.
Shrine transportDeparture from Iseshi StationReturn journeyIse Jingu: seasonal Naiku and Geku visiting hours
Search Naiku-mae-bound and Iseshi-bound buses separately for your actual visit date. Return to the same Ise hotel after the shrine visit and meal.
Day 3: a day at the aquarium
- Kintetsu Iseshi Station → Kintetsu Toba Station
Use Kintetsu’s date-specific search to choose Iseshi → Toba and return services. Take a Toba-bound train and leave at Toba Station. Limited expresses require a separate limited express ticket; rail fares are excluded from this itinerary subtotal.
Kintetsu search by dateKintetsu routes and transfer stations
- Toba Station exit 1 → Toba Aquarium entrance
Follow the aquarium signs from exit 1 for about ten minutes on foot. Gates and ticket-office queues take extra time.
Toba Aquarium feesToba Aquarium hours and accessOpen the official aquarium guideToba Station exits
- Toba Aquarium entrance → Toba Aquarium
Visit the dugong tank and exhibitions of marine life from Ise-Shima’s waters. Adult admission is JPY 2,800.
Toba Aquarium hours and accessToba Aquarium feesOpen the official aquarium guideToba Aquarium galleries: dugong and Ise-Shima’s waters
- Toba Aquarium → Station-area hotel
After eating in Toba, return to Toba Station for an Iseshi-bound train. Choose the return service in advance, and add meal time and the station walk when deciding when to leave the exhibitions.
Kintetsu search by dateToba Station exitsToba Aquarium hours and accessToba Aquarium feesOpen the official aquarium guide
Check Kintetsu trains between Iseshi and Toba in both directions and the aquarium hours for your date. Rail fares are excluded from this itinerary’s partial subtotal. Return to the same Ise hotel after the visit and meal.
Day 4: Futami, then return before departure
- Hotel near Iseshi Station → Futami coast
From JR Iseshi, take a Toba-bound Sangu Line train stopping at Futaminoura. Choose both that service and the return to Iseshi for your date. Walk about 15 minutes from the station to the shrine and Meoto Iwa for a daytime coastal visit, then return to the same station.
Mie official tourism guideOfficial shrine guideIse tourism association: Futami English guideJR Central route, timetable and fare search
- Futami coast → Iseshi Station
In JR Central’s search, enter Futaminoura, Iseshi and your date to choose a return Sangu Line train. First choose a service connecting with your final departure, then fit the coastal visit around it. If the connection is tight or wind and rain are strong, omit Futami and walk near the station instead. Shrine counter hours are separate.
Official shrine guideIse tourism association: Futami English guideJR Central route, timetable and fare search
Choose Futaminoura trains both ways alongside your final departure. Omit the coastal walk in strong wind or rain, or if the return connection is tight.
Included: Toba Aquarium individual adult admission JPY 2,800 + Iseshi Station-front ↔ Naiku-mae buses JPY 520 × 2. Ordinary visits to Geku, Naiku and the Futami shrine are free.
Separate costs: Flights, travel to the local starting station, onward departure travel, accommodation, meals, luggage storage, prayer services, shrine items, shopping, additional facilities and rail travel to Toba and Futami cost extra.
Bus fares were checked on 8 October 2026. Toba and Futami rail fares are additional to the subtotal; check return services and fares for your date in the official search.
Toba Aquarium feesDeparture from Iseshi StationReturn journeyIse tourism association FAQMie official tourism guide
Iga and Naiku, then Geku on departure day
Stay one night near Uenoshi Station, then two near Iseshi Station. You can keep the Iga-to-Ise hotel-change day free of extra sightseeing.
Day 1: ninja exhibitions and optional performance
See devices in the ninja house and tool displays, then spend the first night near Uenoshi Station. The itinerary starts on arrival at Uenoshi Station; airport return travel is excluded.
- Uenoshi Station → Museum in Ueno Park
Follow the official area map to the ninja museum in Ueno Park. The walk from Uenoshi Station takes about ten minutes; ticketing and reception queues take extra time.
Ninja museum transportKintetsu search by dateNinja museum official area map: ten-minute walk from Uenoshi
- Museum in Ueno Park → Ninja exhibitions and optional performance
Watch demonstrations of hidden doors and devices in the ninja house, then see ninja tools in the exhibition halls. Complete admission by 3:30 pm on weekdays or 4 pm Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. For the live show, check performance days and sessions and pay an additional JPY 600.
Current fees and noticesNinja Museum of Igaryu official guide
- Ninja exhibitions and optional performance → Hotel near Uenoshi Station
Retrace your route to Uenoshi Station, have a meal and stay nearby. The official ten-minute walk is a one-way access estimate. On non-performance days, visit the house and exhibitions only.
Ninja museum transportKintetsu search by dateCurrent fees and noticesNinja Museum of Igaryu official guideNinja museum official area map: ten-minute walk from Uenoshi
Museum admission closes at 3:30 pm weekdays or 4 pm Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Check show dates and sessions separately.
Day 2: move to your Ise hotel
- Uenoshi Station → Iga-Kambe Station
From Uenoshi Station, take Iga Railway towards Iga-Kambe and leave at Iga-Kambe Station.
Iga RailwayIga-Kambe transfer guideNinja museum transportKintetsu rail network map
- Iga-Kambe Station → Iseshi Station
Change at Iga-Kambe to Kintetsu for Iseshi. The Osaka and Yamada lines connect at Ise-Nakagawa, but transfers depend on the service. Enter Uenoshi, Iseshi and your travel date in the official search to check transfers, stops and fares. A limited express also requires a reserved-seat limited express ticket in addition to the base fare.
Kintetsu search by dateKintetsu routes and transfer stationsIga-Kambe transfer guideKintetsu limited express ticket conditionsNinja museum transportKintetsu rail network map
Check Uenoshi → Iseshi trains and fares for your date. Spend this day changing hotels and eating; Geku is visited on day four.
Day 3: Naiku
- Iseshi Station-front bus stand 10 → Naiku-mae stop
From stand 10, take a route 51 or 55 bus stopping at Naiku-mae. Check operation for your date in Mie Kotsu’s search.
Iseshi Station-front bus stands and directionsIseshi Station-front bus search by date
- Naiku-mae stop → Uji Bridge and Naiku main sanctuary
Cross Uji Bridge and follow the main-sanctuary signs. The bridge-to-sanctuary walk takes about 20 minutes one way; visiting and returning take extra time.
- Naiku main sanctuary → Oharaimachi
After your ordinary shrine visit, have lunch in Oharaimachi.
- Naiku main sanctuary and Oharaimachi → Station-area hotel
Take an Iseshi-bound bus from Naiku-mae stand 2 and return to the same hotel. Adult return bus fares total JPY 1,040. Search both directions’ times for your travel date.
Shrine transportDeparture from Iseshi StationReturn journeyIse Jingu: seasonal Naiku and Geku visiting hours
Search Naiku-mae-bound and Iseshi-bound buses separately for your actual visit date. Return to the same Ise hotel after the shrine visit and meal.
Day 4: Geku, then departure
- Hotel near Iseshi Station → Geku main sanctuary
Follow the shrine approach from Iseshi Station’s JR-side exit for about five minutes to the Geku entrance. Continue another ten minutes to the main sanctuary.
Shrine transportIse Jingu: seasonal Naiku and Geku visiting hoursIse tourism association area guide
- Geku main sanctuary → Iseshi Station
Return to Iseshi Station along the same approach. If time before departure is too short for the visit, omit Geku and finish near the station. Check the seasonal visiting cutoff.
Shrine transportIse Jingu: seasonal Naiku and Geku visiting hoursIse tourism association area guide
Allow the Geku visit and return walk before your departing service. Omit Geku if the visiting cutoff or departure leaves too little time.
Included: Ninja Museum of Igaryu individual admission for senior secondary students and adults JPY 1,000 + Iseshi Station-front ↔ Naiku-mae buses JPY 520 × 2. Ordinary shrine visits are free.
Separate costs: Flights, travel to the local starting station, onward departure travel, accommodation, meals, luggage storage, prayer services, shrine items, shopping, additional facilities, Iga Railway, intercity trains, Kintetsu limited express tickets and the ninja show cost extra.
Bus fares were checked on 8 October 2026. Adding the JPY 600 ninja show makes the partial subtotal JPY 2,640. Rail fares are additional; search Iga → Ise transfers and fares, and show dates and sessions for your travel date.
Current fees and noticesDeparture from Iseshi StationReturn journeyIse tourism association FAQ
Check final connections and transport passes
The transport guidance covers Iga transfers, Naiku buses, Toba departure days and JR ticket conditions.
Frequently asked questions
What transport costs should I add for the Futami shrine?
The Ise-based JPY 3,840 subtotal includes only aquarium admission of JPY 2,800 and return Naiku buses of JPY 1,040. Toba and Futami rail fares are additional. Use Kintetsu and JR Central’s official searches to check services both ways and fares for your date. The official walk from Futaminoura Station to the shrine takes about 15 minutes.
Toba Aquarium feesDeparture from Iseshi StationReturn journeyMie official tourism guideKintetsu search by dateJR Central route, timetable and fare search
Can the Iga-start itinerary visit Naiku before Geku?
Geku before Naiku is a longstanding custom rather than a compulsory rule. Option B uses the Iga-to-Ise day for travel, suggesting Naiku on day three and Geku on day four. Omit Geku if departure leaves too little time for the final visit.
Official FAQIse Jingu: seasonal Naiku and Geku visiting hours
Does the Ise–Kumano–Wakayama pass cover Kintetsu to Toba?
Kintetsu trains between Iseshi and Toba are excluded. Listed rail coverage includes the JR Sangu Line from Taki to Toba and specified Ise Railway routes. Ise Railway and Iga Railway are different operators. Match your actual operator, line and section against coverage before using a pass.
Official sources and check dates
- Shrine transport ·
- Ninja museum transport ·
- Kintetsu search by date ·
- Toba Station exits ·
- Ise tourism association FAQ ·
- Ise Jingu: seasonal Naiku and Geku visiting hours ·
- Official FAQ ·
- Toba Aquarium fees ·
- Toba Aquarium hours and access ·
- Open the official aquarium guide ·
- Official shrine guide ·
- Mie official tourism guide ·
- Current fees and notices ·
- Departure from Iseshi Station ·
- Return journey ·
- Ise tourism association area guide ·
- Iga Railway ·
- Ise tourism association: Futami English guide ·
- Ninja Museum of Igaryu official guide ·
- Kintetsu routes and transfer stations ·
- Iga-Kambe transfer guide ·
- Kintetsu limited express ticket conditions ·
- Walking from shrine entrances to main sanctuaries ·
- Iseshi Station-front bus stands and directions ·
- Iseshi Station-front bus search by date ·
- Ise–Kumano–Wakayama Area Tourist Pass official coverage ·
- Kintetsu Rail Pass five-day coverage and limited express ticket exclusion ·
- Kintetsu rail network map ·
- Ninja museum official area map: ten-minute walk from Uenoshi ·
- JR Central route, timetable and fare search ·
- Toba Aquarium galleries: dugong and Ise-Shima’s waters ·