Oharai Machi, Okage Yokocho

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Oharai Machi, Okage Yokocho

The town where the history and culture of Ise permeate. Enjoy food and shopping souvenirs.

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Oharai Machi is a street, as in other shrine towns, that stretches before Ise Shrine’s inner hall and gate. Many worshippers pass through here every year. From the Edo Period to early Meiji Period, many people called Onshi lived here and performed Shinto dance and music for their worshippers (Oharai), thus, the name Oharai Machi is believed to have come about.

The town declined for a time, but with the effort to bury electric lines and restore cobblestones to bring back the traditional townscape, it has been renovated into a very charming area now.

At the center of Oharai Machi, there is an area called Okage Yokocho, lined with Ise architecture, which was built from Edo to Meiji Periods and transferred and rebuilt here. Akafuku-Main store is a classic store that sells Akafuku rice cakes with more than 300 years of history. Fukusuke serves traditional Ise udon noodles.

Okage Yokocho has Okageza theater which allows you to experience the beginning of Ise and the world of Japanese mythology through videos and 3-D displays. You can visit Tomikichiro Tokuriki Print Museum filled with lovely prints of the Ise-Shima area, shop for Ise souvenirs, and explore more.

Highlights

  • After worship, stop by at Oharai Machi.
  • Very Ise-like food and souvenirs are clustered here.
  • Historic architecture is in this area that reflects Ise’s traditions and cultures.

Photos

  • The townscape with historical ambience (Oharai Machi)

    The townscape with historical ambience (Oharai Machi)

  • Ise udon restaurant and liquor stores (Oharai Machi)

    Ise udon restaurant and liquor stores (Oharai Machi)

  • Akafuku-Main store near Okage Yokocho

    Akafuku-Main store near Okage Yokocho

  • Okage Yokocho packed with people

    Okage Yokocho packed with people

  • Fukusuke serves Ise udon noodles (Okage Yokocho)

    Fukusuke serves Ise udon noodles (Okage Yokocho)

Reviews

6
  • 賴梅

    在托福橫丁的街道都是傳統的木製建築,有種ㄖ本懷舊的老街感,這裡賣著各式各樣的東西,
    可以滿足喜歡逛小商店的人,光是看也覺得有趣!

  • 張僅茵

    托福橫丁的街道總是有著絡繹不絕的人潮,很喜~他古老的建築物,逛起來街來很有懷舊的氣氛喲~

  • Emily Wu

    參拜完最神聖的伊勢神宮後,絕對不能錯過神宮前這條托福橫丁哦這兒充滿日本風情的華麗建築,到處都可見到烤牛肉串~甜點等一些小吃哦👍

  • 胡一峰

    四周圍都充滿懷舊的氣息,還能在這品嚐美食。

  • Jen Lee

    重現江戶時代熱鬧街景,商店賣的土產和小吃琳瑯滿目很多樣。

Details

Name in Japanese
おはらい町 おかげ横丁
Address
Oharai Machi: Around Ujitachicho, Ujiimazaikecho and Ujinakanokiricho, Ise City, Mie
Okage Yokocho: 52 Ujinakanokiricho, Ise City, Mie
Telephone
Okage Yokocho: 0596-23-8838
Closed
Open every day
Hours
Oharai Machi: Walk around anytime
Okage Yokocho: Jan & Feb, Nov & Dec, 9:30am - 5:00pm, Mar - Oct, 9:30am - 5:30pm
* During long holidays such as Golden Week or Bon, we may open early or close late.
Adverse weather may change hours
Admission
Vary by facilities and shops
Directions
From JR Kintetsu Line Iseshi Station, Kintetsu Line Ujiyamada Station, or Isuzugawa Station, ride the bus bound for Naiku mae, get off at Jingu-kaikan-mae Stop, and walk a little
Credit Cards
Vary by store
Official Website
Oharai Machi (Japanese)
Okage Yokocho (Japanese)