Ise Guest House Kazami

Top choice in Kansai


Newly renovated, with natural timber paneling, contemporary amenities (including a kitchen and laundry facilities), a communal lounge and a very chill vibe, this guesthouse stands out among the business hotels near JR Ise-shi Station (a two-minute walk away). So long as you don't mind futons and shared baths. Check-in is 4pm–9pm; rental bikes (¥500 per day) are available.


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1. Sengūkan

0.58 MILES

At the entrance to Gekū, this museum illustrates Shikinen-Sengū, the ceremonial reconstruction of the buildings of the Ise shrines and the transfer of the…

2. Gekū

0.58 MILES

Ise-jingū's outer shrine dates from the 5th century and enshrines the god of food, clothing and housing, Toyo'uke-no-Ōmikami. Daily offerings of rice are…

3. Ise-jingū

0.61 MILES

Believed to have been founded in the 3rd century, Ise-jingū is Japan's most venerated Shintō shrine. It’s in two parts – Gekū, the outer shrine, and Naikū…

4. Oharai-machi

1.99 MILES

This street approaching Naikū was developed in the Edo period (1603–1868), when pilgrimages to Ise-jingū were at an all-time high, to provide visitors…

5. Naikū

2.48 MILES

Ise-jingū's inner shrine is dedicated to the sun goddess, Amaterasu-Ōmikami, considered the ancestral goddess of the imperial family and guardian deity of…

6. Castle-Guard Residences

11.98 MILES

Just south of the castle ruins is a street of original row houses built as residences for the samurai charged with guarding the castle. One (closest to…

7. Matsusaka Merchant Museum

12.06 MILES

Ozu Seizaemon was one of the most successful merchants of the Edo period, and his well-preserved timber-framed home, originally built in the late 17th…

8. Matsusaka-jō Ruins

12.1 MILES

Matsusaka's grand castle, constructed in 1584, was short-lived: a typhoon destroyed the five-storey donjon (main keep) in 1644, while fire and…