Travel Startup "Deeper Japan" Expands Services to Ise-Shima Area, Creating Opportunities for Curious Travelers Worldwide to Encounter the Culture Woven by Ise Grand Shrine and the Rich Blessings of the Sea
Travel startup "Deeper Japan" is expanding its services to the Ise-Shima area. It aims to create opportunities for curious travelers worldwide to encounter the culture woven by the Ise Grand Shrine and the rich blessings of the sea.
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Deeper Travel Inc. (Headquarters: Setagaya-ku, Tokyo / Representative: Hikaru Ishikawa), which operates "Deeper Japan" — a service that develops and provides cultural activities for international visitors in collaboration with artisans, artists, and nature guides across Japan — has announced its expansion into the Ise-Shima area.
The company will proceed with a one-package approach: discovering local treasures, building relationships with artisans and artists who carry on traditions, creating and refining experiential products from a perspective that is not overly biased towards either Japanese or foreign visitors, recruiting and training interpreter guides in various regions, and developing visuals and mechanisms by a creative team to continuously convey the charm of the region, its people, and its products.
Deeper Japan Ise-Shima Area: https://deeperjapan.com/kansai
### Challenges and Cultural Attractions in Ise-Shima Tourism
Ise-Shima is one of Japan's leading tourist destinations, boasting a history of over 1,500 years and home to the Ise Grand Shrine, considered a special entity among Japan's approximately 80,000 shrines, attracting about 8 million worshippers annually. However, for inbound tourism, visits tend to center around the Ise Grand Shrine, with limited opportunities to connect with the rich cultural resources spread throughout the surrounding areas. The Shima Peninsula's rias coast has fostered pearl cultivation and katsuobushi (dried bonito) production, while the region also boasts unique cultural spheres deeply intertwined with the Ise Grand Shrine, such as hyogu (mounting of scrolls) and wagashi (Japanese confectionery), and a distinctive food culture, all integrated with the spirit of Shinto and the blessings of the sea. Deeper Japan directly partners with these artisans and cultural bearers in Ise-Shima to deliver cultural experiences that are difficult to encounter through regular tourism, offered as small-group programs with interpreter guides to international visitors. Deeper Japan's expansion into Ise-Shima is expected to contribute to solving these challenges through collaboration with local artisans and cultural inheritors.
Deeper Japan Ise Area: https://www.deeperjapan.com/kansai/ise
## Introduction of New Products
The company will proceed with a one-package approach: discovering local treasures, building relationships with artisans and artists who carry on traditions, creating and refining experiential products from a perspective that is not overly biased towards either Japanese or foreign visitors, recruiting and training interpreter guides in various regions, and developing visuals and mechanisms by a creative team to continuously convey the charm of the region, its people, and its products.
Deeper Japan Ise-Shima Area: https://deeperjapan.com/kansai
### Challenges and Cultural Attractions in Ise-Shima Tourism
Ise-Shima is one of Japan's leading tourist destinations, boasting a history of over 1,500 years and home to the Ise Grand Shrine, considered a special entity among Japan's approximately 80,000 shrines, attracting about 8 million worshippers annually. However, for inbound tourism, visits tend to center around the Ise Grand Shrine, with limited opportunities to connect with the rich cultural resources spread throughout the surrounding areas. The Shima Peninsula's rias coast has fostered pearl cultivation and katsuobushi (dried bonito) production, while the region also boasts unique cultural spheres deeply intertwined with the Ise Grand Shrine, such as hyogu (mounting of scrolls) and wagashi (Japanese confectionery), and a distinctive food culture, all integrated with the spirit of Shinto and the blessings of the sea. Deeper Japan directly partners with these artisans and cultural bearers in Ise-Shima to deliver cultural experiences that are difficult to encounter through regular tourism, offered as small-group programs with interpreter guides to international visitors. Deeper Japan's expansion into Ise-Shima is expected to contribute to solving these challenges through collaboration with local artisans and cultural inheritors.
Deeper Japan Ise Area: https://www.deeperjapan.com/kansai/ise
## Introduction of New Products