Ise Jingu, Okage Yokocho and Toba: walking Mie’s pilgrim road and ama diver culture

About Mie

Mie sits at the eastern edge of the Kinki region with Tsu as its capital. It is home to Ise Jingu and is also known for ama divers and pearl cultivation.

Main walking areas in Mie

Here are some of the prefecture’s most popular places to walk, where public smoking spots and facilities with smoking rooms tend to be available nearby.

• Ise (Ise Jingu, Okage Yokocho)
• Toba (Toba Aquarium, Mikimoto Pearl Island)
• Tsu (around Tsu Station, Tsu Castle ruins)

Mie trivia

Okage Yokocho, next to the Ise Jingu approach, recreates an Edo-to-Meiji-era streetscape and is a popular walking area.

Tips for finding smoking areas in Mie

• Use designated smoking spots in areas with no-smoking-on-the-street ordinances
• Stations, large commercial complexes and tourist information centres are good starting points
• Heated-tobacco-only rooms are growing — switch the tobacco-type filter to match your device
• Use a portable ashtray or the ashtray in the smoking area — good etiquette helps keep these spots open for everyone

Find efficiently with Mottosuitai

Allow location access on the Mottosuitai map to see smoking areas within 2 km of you. To browse by region, visit /search/?prefecture=mie for the Mie list.