Japan Guide Homepage
Travel
Living
Japan A-Z
Forum
Shopping
Essentials
-
Sightseeing Guide
-
Hotels
-
Transportation
-
Money
-
Questions
Sign in for a personalized experience. Don't have an account yet? Sign up now.
Korean
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
 

Search this site

Hotel Reservations

(check-in)

Experience Japan Tours
Kimono Workshop - Take home your yukata!
Online Hostel Bookings
Hostels and inexpensive ryokan from $10 per night!

Related Pages
Travel
Sightseeing
Shima Peninsula
Ise

Shinto
Shrine

Shima Peninsula: Orientation

Japan Sightseeing Guide
Hokkaido
Sapporo
Otaru
Hakodate
Furano
Abashiri
Noboribetsu
Niseko
Lake Toya
Daisetsuzan
Shiretoko
Rishiri Rebun
Akan

Tohoku
Matsushima
Hiraizumi
Kakunodate
Hirosaki
Oirase

Kanto
Tokyo
Yokohama
Kamakura
Nikko
Hakone
Kawagoe
Kusatsu
Ikaho
Narita

Chubu
Nagoya
Izu Peninsula
Kanazawa
Nagano
Matsumoto
Kamikochi
Kiso Valley
Hakuba
Yudanaka
Takayama
Shirakawa-go
Gero Onsen
Inuyama
Fujigoko
Mt.Fuji

Kansai
Kyoto
Osaka
Nara
Kobe
Himeji
Kinosaki
Mount Koya
Yoshino
Amanohashidate
Hikone
Iga Ueno
Ise Shima

Chugoku
Hiroshima
Miyajima
Okayama
Kurashiki
Matsue
Iwami Ginzan
Yamaguchi
Hagi

Shikoku
Takamatsu
Kotohira
Matsuyama
Kochi

Kyushu
Fukuoka
Dazaifu
Nagasaki
Kumamoto
Mount Aso
Minamata
Kagoshima
Beppu

Okinawa
Honto
Yaeyama

Survey
What is your purpose of visiting Japan?
Leisure Trip
Business Trip
Visiting Family
Living in Japan
No trip planned
see results
Other Surveys:
Most popular region
Have you recently entered Japan?

japan-guide.com newsletter
Keeping you up to date on Japan travel and living related issues and site updates. Click here to subscribe!

japan-guide.com forum
? Any questions? Ask them on the question forum!

Sponsored Listings
Car Rental
The cheapest rates in Japan!
Japan - Order FREE Brochure!
About vacation plans and specialty travel.
Tour Packages
Guided and individual tour plans.

 
most visited sights
# 3   of 8 sights
in Ise Shima
 
Home - Travel - Sightseeing Guide - Shima Peninsula
Meoto Iwa
 
basic information

Meoto Iwa, the "Wedded Rocks", are two sacred rocks in the ocean near Futami, a small town along the coast of Ise City. The two rocks represent husband and wife and are connected by a shimenawa rope. The Okitama Shrine stands nearby.

Try to go there during high tide, when the rocks are actually separated by water. Even better, do so in the early hours of a fine summer day, and you will be able to see the sun rising between the two rocks. If you hit the jackpot, you get everything plus the silhouette of Mt.Fuji in the distance.

Any advice or questions? Voice them in the forum!

how to get there

The rocks are a 15 minute walk from JR Futaminoura Station, which can be reached by JR trains in less than 10 minutes from Ise-shi Station (200 Yen).

Alternatively, you can access the rocks by CAN bus, which provides direct connections to Ise-shi Station and the Outer Shrine (45 minutes), the Inner Shrine (30 minutes), the Edo Wonderland (10 minutes) and Toba (10 minutes).

A one day pass for the CAN bus costs 1000 Yen and provides unlimited rides on the bus, as well as discounts on admission to various attractions. A two day pass is available for 1600 Yen.

How to get to and around the Shima Peninsula

travel community

Users who have been to Ise Shima: 43
Users who have been to Meoto Iwa: 13

3rd of 8 most visited sights in Ise Shima.
248th of 386 most visited sights nationwide.

Have you been to Meoto Iwa?

hotels & ryokan

Sponsored Listings:
Japanese Hotel Ohishiya
Situated in front of the famous Meoto-iwa Rock. Offering a full ocean view. Ise Shrine and Mikimoto Pearl Island nearby.
Search Hotels:
In:
From:
For:
Website:

english links

Tide Prediction: Toba, Mie (WWW Tide and Current Predictor)
Tide prediction for Toba which is close to the rocks.

 

 
May 10, 2006  
Copyright © 1996-2008 japan-guide.com All rights reserved
home - site map - privacy policy - terms of use - contact - L‚ɂ‚¢‚Ä - advertising

Asian-inspired
Plasma TV Stands

BuildYourJapan