Four days in Mie: Futami’s coast or an Iga–Ise route
Stay in Ise for three nights to combine worship, the aquarium and a coast walk. Give the Outer Shrine, Inner Shrine, Toba Aquarium and Futami a day each, using Kintetsu for Toba and the JR Sangu Line for Futami. For the ninja museum instead, start in Uenoshi and move to Ise, visiting the shrines on separate days.
The Ise-based course visits Futami on the final day. Change the order or skip the coast for an early departure. The Iga course also adjusts the final Outer Shrine visit around departure timings.
Choose a 3 nights, 4 days itinerary
Add Futami’s coast to Ise and Toba
Stay near Iseshi Station for three nights. Choose a late enough departure for a return trip to Futami on the final day, or change the visit order.
Add Futami’s coast to Ise and Toba →3 nights, 4 days BVisit Iga and the Inner Shrine, then the Outer Shrine before departure
Stay near Uenoshi Station for one night, then near Iseshi Station for two nights. You do not need to add sightseeing on the day you move from Iga to Ise.
Visit Iga and the Inner Shrine, then the Outer Shrine before departure →Add Futami’s coast to Ise and Toba
Stay near Iseshi Station for three nights. Choose a late enough departure for a return trip to Futami on the final day, or change the visit order.
Day one: Outer Shrine
Walk from Iseshi Station to the Outer Shrine, then return to accommodation near the station. The course starts at Iseshi Station and excludes airport transfers.
- Iseshi Station JR-side exit → Outer Shrine entrance
Follow the shrine approach from Iseshi Station’s JR-side exit for about five minutes to the Outer Shrine entrance.
- Outer Shrine entrance → Outer Shrine main sanctuary
Walk roughly another ten minutes to the main sanctuary for worship. If arriving late, shorten the visit around the worship deadline or move it to day four.
Ise City Tourism Association FAQIse Jingu Inner and Outer Shrine seasonal worship hours
- Outer Shrine main sanctuary → Iseshi Station area and the same accommodation
Retrace the route for a meal and overnight stay near the station.
October worship at the Outer Shrine ends at 17:00. Allow time for worship and the walk back to the station.
Day two: Inner Shrine and Oharaimachi
- Iseshi Station → Naiku-mae bus stop
From Iseshi Station stand 10, take a Route 51 or 55 service that stops at Naiku-mae.
- Naiku-mae bus stop → Inner Shrine main sanctuary and Oharaimachi
Walk from Ujibashi to the main sanctuary for worship, then have a meal in Oharaimachi on the return route.
Shrine transportDeparting from Iseshi StationReturn journeyIse Jingu Inner and Outer Shrine seasonal worship hours
- Inner Shrine main sanctuary and Oharaimachi → Accommodation near the station
Return from Naiku-mae stand 2 to Iseshi Station and the same accommodation. Adult return bus fares total JPY 1,040. Recheck your date’s times with Mie Kotsu.
Shrine transportDeparting from Iseshi StationReturn journeyIse Jingu Inner and Outer Shrine seasonal worship hours
Search outbound Naiku-mae services and return Iseshi Station services separately for your date. Return to the same Ise accommodation after worship and your meal.
Day three: give the aquarium a day
- Kintetsu Iseshi Station → Kintetsu Toba Station
Choose return Iseshi–Toba services for your date in Kintetsu’s search. Take a Toba-bound train and alight at Toba. A limited express requires a separate supplement ticket. This course’s partial total excludes rail fares.
Kintetsu date-specific searchKintetsu lines and transfer stations
- Toba Station Exit 1 → Toba Aquarium entrance
Follow the aquarium signs from Exit 1 and walk about ten minutes. Ticket-gate and admission queues take extra time.
Toba Aquarium admissionToba Aquarium hours and accessOpen the official aquarium guideToba Station exits
- Toba Aquarium entrance → Toba Aquarium
See the dugong tank and displays of Ise-Shima marine life. Adult admission is JPY 2,800.
Toba Aquarium hours and accessToba Aquarium admissionOpen the official aquarium guideToba Aquarium exhibition areas, dugong and Ise-Shima waters
- Toba Aquarium → Accommodation near the station
After a meal in Toba, return to the station and take an Iseshi-bound train. Check the return train in advance, allowing for your meal and the station walk when deciding when to finish sightseeing.
Kintetsu date-specific searchToba Station exitsToba Aquarium hours and accessToba Aquarium admissionOpen the official aquarium guide
Check Kintetsu return trains between Iseshi and Toba and the aquarium’s opening hours for your date. This course’s partial total excludes rail fares. Return to the same Ise accommodation after sightseeing and your meal.
Day four: return from Futami before departure
- Accommodation near Iseshi Station → Futami coast
From JR Iseshi, take a Sangu Line train towards Toba that stops at Futaminoura. Choose both outward and return trains for your date. Walk about 15 minutes from the station to the shrine and Meoto Iwa rocks, see the coast in daylight and return to the same station.
Official Mie tourism guideOfficial shrine guideIse City Tourism Association English Futami guideJR Central route, timetable and fare search
- Futami coast → Iseshi Station
In JR Central’s search, select Futaminoura as departure and Iseshi as destination with your travel date to choose the return Sangu Line train. First choose a service connecting with your onward departure, then plan the coast visit around it. Skip Futami and stay near the station if the connection is tight or wind and rain are severe. Shrine office hours require a separate check.
Official shrine guideIse City Tourism Association English Futami guideJR Central route, timetable and fare search
Choose the Futaminoura return trains and final onward departure together. Skip the coast walk in strong wind or heavy rain, or if return timing is too tight.
Included: The subtotal covers individual adult Toba Aquarium admission at JPY 2,800 and two Iseshi Station–Naiku-mae bus rides at JPY 520 each. Ordinary worship at the Outer Shrine, Inner Shrine and Futami shrine is free.
Extra costs: Flights, transport to the starting station, final onward transport, accommodation, meals, luggage storage, prayer services, shrine items, shopping, additional facilities and trains to Toba and Futami cost extra.
Bus fares were checked on 8 October 2026. Toba and Futami rail fares are excluded from the subtotal. Check return services and fares for your date in the official search.
Toba Aquarium admissionDeparting from Iseshi StationReturn journeyIse City Tourism Association FAQOfficial Mie tourism guide
Visit Iga and the Inner Shrine, then the Outer Shrine before departure
Stay near Uenoshi Station for one night, then near Iseshi Station for two nights. You do not need to add sightseeing on the day you move from Iga to Ise.
Day one: ninja exhibitions and optional show
See the ninja house’s devices and tool displays, then spend the first night near Uenoshi Station. The course starts at Uenoshi Station and excludes airport transfers.
- Uenoshi Station → Museum in Ueno Park
Follow the official local map to the ninja museum in Ueno Park. The walk from Uenoshi Station takes about ten minutes; ticket purchase and reception queues take extra time.
Ninja museum transportKintetsu date-specific searchOfficial ninja museum local map: about ten minutes on foot from Uenoshi Station
- Museum in Ueno Park → Ninja exhibitions and optional show
Watch demonstrations of the ninja house’s hidden doors and devices, then see ninja tools in the exhibition halls. Complete admission reception by 15:30 on weekdays or 16:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. For the demonstration show, check dates and times and pay an additional JPY 600.
- Ninja exhibitions and optional show → Accommodation near Uenoshi Station
Retrace the walk to Uenoshi Station, have a meal and stay nearby. The official ten minutes is the one-way access time. On days without shows, visit the house and exhibitions only.
Ninja museum transportKintetsu date-specific searchCurrent fees and noticesOfficial Iga-ryu Ninja Museum guideOfficial ninja museum local map: about ten minutes on foot from Uenoshi Station
Museum reception ends at 15:30 on weekdays and 16:00 on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Check show dates and times separately.
Day two: move to your Ise accommodation
- Uenoshi Station → Iga-Kambe Station
Take the Iga Railway from Uenoshi towards Iga-Kambe and alight at Iga-Kambe.
Iga RailwayIga-Kambe transfer guideNinja museum transportKintetsu rail map
- Iga-Kambe Station → Iseshi Station
Change to Kintetsu at Iga-Kambe for Iseshi. The Osaka and Yamada lines connect at Ise-Nakagawa, but whether you must change trains depends on the service. Search from Uenoshi to Iseshi with your travel date to check transfers, stops and fares. A limited express requires a reserved-seat limited-express ticket in addition to the base fare ticket.
Kintetsu date-specific searchKintetsu lines and transfer stationsIga-Kambe transfer guideKintetsu limited-express ticket conditionsNinja museum transportKintetsu rail map
Check trains and fares from Uenoshi to Iseshi for your date. Allow this day for moving accommodation and meals; visit the Outer Shrine on day four.
Day three: Inner Shrine
- Iseshi Station bus stand 10 → Naiku-mae bus stop
Take a Route 51 or 55 bus stopping at Naiku-mae from stand 10. Check services for your date in Mie Kotsu’s search.
Iseshi Station boarding points and directionsIseshi Station bus search by travel date
- Naiku-mae bus stop → Ujibashi and the Inner Shrine main sanctuary
Cross Ujibashi and follow signs to the main sanctuary. The one-way walk from Ujibashi takes about 20 minutes; worship and the return walk take extra time.
- Inner Shrine main sanctuary → Oharaimachi
Have lunch in Oharaimachi after ordinary worship.
- Inner Shrine main sanctuary and Oharaimachi → Accommodation near the station
Take an Iseshi Station-bound bus from Naiku-mae stand 2 and return to the same accommodation. Adult return fares total JPY 1,040. Check both journeys’ times for your travel date.
Shrine transportDeparting from Iseshi StationReturn journeyIse Jingu Inner and Outer Shrine seasonal worship hours
Search outbound Naiku-mae services and return Iseshi Station services separately for your date. Return to the same Ise accommodation after worship and your meal.
Day four: Outer Shrine and departure
- Accommodation near Iseshi Station → Outer Shrine main sanctuary
Follow the shrine approach from Iseshi Station’s JR-side exit for about five minutes to the entrance, then walk roughly another ten minutes to the main sanctuary.
Shrine transportIse Jingu Inner and Outer Shrine seasonal worship hoursIse City Tourism Association area guide
- Outer Shrine main sanctuary → Iseshi Station
Return to Iseshi Station along the same approach. If too little time remains before departure, skip the Outer Shrine and finish near the station. Also check the seasonal worship deadline.
Shrine transportIse Jingu Inner and Outer Shrine seasonal worship hoursIse City Tourism Association area guide
Allow time for Outer Shrine worship and the return station walk before departure. Skip the shrine if its worship deadline or your departure timing is too tight.
Included: The subtotal covers individual Iga-ryu Ninja Museum admission for senior high school students and older visitors at JPY 1,000, and two Iseshi Station–Naiku-mae bus rides at JPY 520 each. Ordinary worship is free.
Extra costs: Flights, transport to the starting station, final onward transport, accommodation, meals, luggage storage, prayer services, shrine items, shopping, additional facilities, Iga Railway, intercity trains, Kintetsu limited-express supplements and the ninja show cost extra.
Bus fares were checked on 8 October 2026. Adding the JPY 600 ninja show brings the partial total to JPY 2,640. Rail fares cost extra; check Iga–Ise connections and fares and show dates and times for your date.
Current fees and noticesDeparting from Iseshi StationReturn journeyIse City Tourism Association FAQ
Check final journeys and transport tickets
The transport guide covers Iga transfers, Inner Shrine buses, Toba departure days and JR ticket conditions.
Frequently asked questions
What extra transport costs should I allow for Futami shrine?
The Ise-based JPY 3,840 total adds only aquarium admission of JPY 2,800 and Inner Shrine return buses of JPY 1,040. Toba and Futami trains cost extra. Check return services and fares for your date through Kintetsu and JR Central. The official walk from Futaminoura Station to the shrine takes about 15 minutes.
Toba Aquarium admissionDeparting from Iseshi StationReturn journeyOfficial Mie tourism guideKintetsu date-specific searchJR Central route, timetable and fare search
Can the Iga course visit the Inner Shrine before the Outer Shrine?
The Outer-then-Inner order is a longstanding custom rather than a compulsory rule. Route B allows a day to move from Iga to Ise, then visits the Inner Shrine on day three and Outer Shrine on day four. Skip the final Outer Shrine visit if too little time remains before departure.
Official FAQIse Jingu Inner and Outer Shrine seasonal worship hours
Does the Ise–Kumano–Wakayama ticket cover Kintetsu trains to Toba?
Kintetsu Iseshi–Toba trains are outside its coverage. Designated rail sections include Taki–Toba on the JR Sangu Line and specified Ise Railway sections. Ise Railway and Iga Railway also differ. Check actual operators, lines and sections before using a pass.
Official sources and confirmation dates
- Shrine transport ·
- Ninja museum transport ·
- Kintetsu date-specific search ·
- Toba Station exits ·
- Ise City Tourism Association FAQ ·
- Ise Jingu Inner and Outer Shrine seasonal worship hours ·
- Official FAQ ·
- Toba Aquarium admission ·
- Toba Aquarium hours and access ·
- Open the official aquarium guide ·
- Official shrine guide ·
- Official Mie tourism guide ·
- Current fees and notices ·
- Departing from Iseshi Station ·
- Return journey ·
- Ise City Tourism Association area guide ·
- Iga Railway ·
- Ise City Tourism Association English Futami guide ·
- Official Iga-ryu Ninja Museum guide ·
- Kintetsu lines and transfer stations ·
- Iga-Kambe transfer guide ·
- Kintetsu limited-express ticket conditions ·
- Walking from shrine entrances to main sanctuaries ·
- Iseshi Station boarding points and directions ·
- Iseshi Station bus search by travel date ·
- Official coverage of the Ise–Kumano–Wakayama ticket ·
- Kintetsu Rail Pass five-day coverage and limited-express exclusions ·
- Kintetsu rail map ·
- Official ninja museum local map: about ten minutes on foot from Uenoshi Station ·
- JR Central route, timetable and fare search ·
- Toba Aquarium exhibition areas, dugong and Ise-Shima waters ·