Toba Hotel International, 1-23-1 Toba, Toba City, is set in the bay; with great seaside views and seafood cuisine, the six-storey, four-star resort hotel and five-story annexe is situated in Ise-Shima ...

While Ise is famed for the Ise Shima shrine, Japan's most sacred, the bayside Futamiokitama Shrine and the famous wedded rocks, tied together by a sacred rice straw rope, are only a short walk ...

The ancient tradition of women free diving for shellfish can still be seen in Japan’s unspoilt Shima Peninsula.

While Ise is famed for the Ise Shima shrine, Japan’s most sacred, the bayside Futamiokitama Shrine and the famous wedded rocks, tied together by a sacred rice straw rope, are only a short walk from ...

This shrine has enshrined the goddess Amaterasu-Omikami for more than 2000 years. The sanctuary sits on the banks of the Isuzu river with the main palace and many other smaller shrines lined up, built ...

Discover the stories of ancient Japan in Ise-shima, where history, relaxation and culture intertwine. Overlooking the breathtaking Matoya Bay and the Ria coastline, this retreat in Mie Prefecture ...

This shrine is where Toyouke-no-Okami, the deity of well-being and the three essentials of human life: food, clothing, and shelter, is enshrined. At the base of the sanctuary for Takakurayama, many ...

A research group at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Fraunhofer ISE) has shown that in situ gettering during the application of asymmetric configuration of n-type and p ...

The cells used copper metallisation paste in place of silver. Image: Fraunhofer ISE. Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have developed a new heterojunction ...

The best places to stay, eat, shop and visit across the country, according to Japanese artists, designers and chefs.

Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have developed silicon heterojunction solar cells (SHJ) with a total silver consumption of just 1.4 milligrams per watt peak. This ...