Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Tourist attractions - Please translate this article into Japanese, thank you

Please translate this article into Japanese, thank you

Since ancient times, people have called Ise the "Land of Imperial Food." The so-called goshoku refers to the place where the emperor's ingredients were supplied, or the offerings to the gods. Originally, Japan had the custom of geographical groups offering food to gods or powerful figures. These foods are called sacrifices. Scattered around Ise are rice fields and fruit and vegetable fields that produce rice for Ise Jingu Shrine. Near Futamiura, where visitors to the shrine come to purify themselves, there is "Goshioden" where the salt dedicated to the shrine is made. In addition, in Kunisaki in Toba City, the abalone presented to the shrine is also processed using special techniques. It can be said that the rich terroir with such unique delicacies from the mountains and sea is one of the reasons why Ise Jingu is located here.

But Ise City is the gate of Ise-Shima National Park. Toba City, which is often visited by tourists visiting Ise Jingu Shrine, has a prosperous fishery and is especially famous for its unique frog hunting. The so-called frog girls refer to women who directly dive for fishing. Hiroeda Shimomura, who manages a private inn in Toba's Toba town, Aizashi (name of the place), is also one of them. "Stay in the water for about a minute. Pick up abalone or sea urchins in the shade of the reef."

The water depth is 4.5m, and sometimes you have to dive to a depth of nearly 10m. The fishing season is from March to early December. You can see the figures of women working hard on the sea near the coast.

"Ask me if I am tired? It doesn't matter, there is a 75-year-old frog girl inside."

It is said that the mother, grandmother, and mother-in-law are all frog girls. Now 54 years old, Shimomura said he plans to dive for another 20 years.

Frog girls fishing, which has been passed down to this day, can also be seen on the MIKIMOTO Pearl Island in Toba. The live performance is for tourists, but the way the woman turns over and dives in a white frog costume is really interesting. This island is where businessman Kokichi Mikimoto successfully cultivated pearls in 1893, and it is now a pearl display facility. The live performances mentioned earlier are also part of it, and the frog girls were also active in pearl cultivation. In Aigo Bay, which is currently developed in the south of Shima Peninsula, you can also see the scenery of breeding rafts side by side.

People regard Ise Jingu Shrine, where faith is gathered, as a sea of ??grace. In recent years, Ise, together with Shima, has become a regular tourist attraction for Japanese people. Perhaps it is because of the Ise Shrine, which embodies tradition and etiquette, and the old Japanese style left by the fishing village as always, but most Japanese people feel that Ise is their spiritual hometown.