Tokai

Toba/Ise

Home of the sun goddess

Anchor off Toba which is a great jumping off point to visit Ise and the designated National Treasure Ise Jingu, or “The Shrine”.
This is considered the most important and holy Shinto shrine dedicated to the Sun god and ancestor of the Imperial Family “Amaterasu”. An “outer shrine” separated from the Inner Shrine by a 4- mile path is dedicated to the goddess of food, agriculture, industry clothing, and shelter. She was brought to Ise to oversee the offering of sacred food to Amaterasu. Although access to the shrines is strictly limited to the Imperial Family the surrounding area holds a peaceful ambience.
The anchorage itself is quiet, calm and picturesque, and fine to play on and enjoy the ocean.

Ise-Jingu Shrine the most sacred Shinto shrine in Japan

On the first, eleventh, and twenty-first days of each month, the sacred white horse joins in a procession to the bottom of the stone steps before the main shrine building and bows its head.

Ago Bay a maze of little strips of land stretch out into a massive cluster of little islands.

Meoto Iwa (wedded rocks) Sacred stones with connections to Shinto and symbolic of male and female entities, the rocks are bound together by a heavy shimenawa rope that divides the earthly and spiritual realms.

Ama Diver’s hut Ama Divers, women who free-dive for abalone, sea urchins, and pearls. At their bay-side huts, you can enjoy a fresh seafood meal.