Tōshijima
#1083 among destinations in Japan
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Tōshijima is an inhabited island located in Ise Bay off the east coast of central Honshu, Japan. It is administered as part of the city of Toba in Mie Prefecture. It is the largest of the outlying islands of Toba. ()
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Nearby attractions include: Meoto Iwa, Toba Aquarium, Sea-Folk Museum, Sakatejima.
Natural attraction, Beach, MarinaMeoto Iwa, Ise-Shima National Park
132 min walk • Meoto Iwa, or the Married Couple Rocks, are two rocky stacks in the sea off Ise, Mie, Japan. They are joined by a shimenawa and are considered sacred by worshippers at the neighboring Futami Okitama Shrine. According to Shinto, the rocks represent the union of the creator kami, Izanagi and Izanami.
Aquarium, Park, ZooToba Aquarium, Toba
83 min walk • Toba Aquarium is a public aquarium, which is located in Toba, Mie, Japan. The aquarium houses 12 zones which reproduce natural environments, housing some 25,000 individuals representing 1,200 species.
Natural history museum, MuseumSea-Folk Museum, Toba
129 min walk • Toba Sea-Folk Museum is a museum dedicated to the area's fishing traditions in Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Having first opened as the private Sea-Folk Museum in 1971, the museum reopened in its current location in 1992, and in 2017 was reestablished as a public, municipal museum under its current name.
AreaSakatejima, Ise-Shima National Park
65 min walk • Sakatejima also known as Sakate Sima, Sakate-jima, or Sakate-shima, is an island located in Ise Bay off the east coast of central Honshu, Japan. It is administered as part of the city of Toba in Mie Prefecture.
Sacred and religious sites, TempleKongōshō-ji, Ise-Shima National Park
174 min walk • Kongōshō-ji is a Rinzai school Zen Buddhist temple in the Asamacho neighborhood of the city of Ise, Mie Prefecture Japan. Its main image is a statue of Kokūzō Bosatsu.
IslandMikimoto Pearl Island, Toba
80 min walk • Mikimoto Pearl Island is a small island in Ise Bay, offshore Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The island is known as the birthplace of cultured pearl aquaculture.
IslandKozukumi Island
84 min walk • Kozukumi-jima is an island located in Ise Bay off the east coast of central Honshu, Japan. It is administered as part of the city of Toba in Mie Prefecture. Kozukumi-jima is uninhabited.
Sacred and religious sites, TempleTaikoji, Ise
128 min walk • Taie-ji Temple is a temple of the Daigo school of Shingon Buddhism located in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The temple is located in Ise City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The temple is said to have been founded by Gyoki in the Tempyo period...
Lighthouse, Vernacular architectureSugashima Lighthouse, Sugashima
58 min walk • Sugashima Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the island of Sugashima, in Ise Bay off the shores of the city of Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is located within the borders of the Ise-Shima National Park.
MuseumHaino bo wu guan, Ise-Shima National Park
129 min walk • Toba Sea-Folk Museum is a museum dedicated to the area's fishing traditions in Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Having first opened as the private Sea-Folk Museum in 1971, the museum reopened in its current location in 1992, and in 2017 was reestablished as a public, municipal museum under its current name.
Universities and schoolsToba National College of Maritime Technology, Ise-Shima National Park
99 min walk • Toba National College of Maritime Technology is one of five maritime colleges in Japan. Established in 1881, it is the oldest continuously-operated national maritime college in the country.
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