Let’s go to Mie Center for the Arts in Spring !

5月6日まで三重県総合文化センターに「こいのぼり」を飾ります

2014/04/21 Monday Highlights, Seminars and Events

Let’s go to Mie Center for the Arts in Spring !

Many “Koi – noboris” ( Carp-shaped kites) !

 

Date : From April 18 , Friday, until May 6 , Wednesday ( Holiday).

Location : Mie – ken Sogo Bunka Center ( Cultural Arts Center, Mie )

( 〒514-0061 Mie-ken Tsu-shi Isshinden Kouzubeta 1234, tel: 059-233-1105 )

Main entrance and outdoor plaza.

Mie Cultural Center for the Arts will display  Koi noboris (carp- shaped kites) at the main entrance and the outer square.

The event will feature more than 150 Koi – noboris donated by Mie residents and people throughout Japan and will be exposed simultaneously, coloring the sky of spring.

In addition , you can rent at anytime a drawing kit (絵かきのコばっぐ) for children .

( ※ ) The kit contains a set of crayons , sheet of paper , clipboard , collectible card Ekakinoko – chan character and a sheet of stamps . You can carry the kit and draw freely within the Mie Arts Cultural Center . Since it’s easy and simple to use this service, come and enjoy !

Rent fee : 1,000 yen ※ We will refund the money upon return of the kit .

koi-nobori

Kumano Kodo – World Heritage in Mie

2014/04/21 Monday Highlights, Seminars and Events

「三重を知ろう」世界遺産 - 熊野古道

The Kumano Kodo is a series of old roads that connect 3 prefectures ( Mie , Nara and Wakayama ) . These sacred trails of more than 1,000 years of history  have been used in the past and are still used in the present as pilgrimage routes to three large existing sanctuaries in the region ( Kumano Hongu Taisha , Kumano Hayatama Taisha and Kumano Nachi Taisha ) . The routes are geographically separated into sub – routes :
” Nakahechi ” , ” Kohechi ” , ” Oohechi ” , ” Iseji, among others ” .

kumano kodo (2)The Kumano Kodo, thus considered “Sacred Ground of the Kii Mountains Region and Pilgrimage Route “, received the honor of being declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO on July 7, 2004 , which became the place renowned in the world.

Walking through the Kumano Kodo brings an incredible sense of peace of mind .

Much of the history of Japan is on these roads , which still provide a lovely setting for visitors who venture through ancient roads of Kumano .

kumano kodo (1)

The images you are seeing are Magose Tōge between Miyama-chō and Owase-shi , part of the route Iseji . A well-known path, made ​​with stones that stretches for 3km to the center of a beautiful cypress forest, a splendid nature all the way .

kumano kodo (3)In 2014, the Kumano Kodo completes 10 years as World Heritage Site , and visit this beautiful place is a great option for leisure and family fun . The Higashi Kishu region offers beautiful scenery all the way and the locals are very kind .

You will find many route entries for the Kumano Kodo in Owase and Kumano , but we suggest you to visit the ” Kumano Kodo Center ” for more detailed information.

Kumano Kodo Center – http://www.kumanokodocenter.com/index.html

Come with your family and get to know this region of Mie, which offers beautiful scenery and lots of Japanese culture and traditions . You will record beautiful souvenir photos .