About This Site
Many a historical roads converge in the land of Mie---Tōkaidō that runs east to west from Tokyo to Kyoto, IseKaidō that leads up to Ise Shrine, and the holy KumanoKodō that runs into Kumano Sanazan. Adding HatsuseKaidō, IgaKaidō,and Wakayama Kaidō to these, Mie, since old days, has been blessed with many roads running east to west, north to south. The roads brought active exchanges between people---things, information and culture, and played a substantial role in forming the diverse cultures of Mie.
Mie University and Mie Prefecture are in collaboration in this model project, Historic Roads GIS, where these roads of cultural and historical value are recorded and introduced to the world through GIS (Geographic Information System). Since October 1, 2006, video clips, high-resolution images, panoramic images (QuickTime VR with 360 degree visibility), as well as aerial photographs and antique maps, have been uploaded as they have gone through necessary processing.
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A new interface which enables easy access to all information via
3D-Map of Google Earth was released in March 2009 (right). Users can see
the geographical location of on-air video / high-resolution images on
Google Maps (below). Let's start to explore this site from the Google Earth thumbnail right. If you do not wish to install Google Earth, start from the thumbnails below and right-below ! |
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- IseKaidō (from Ise to Saikū)
- Views from today (aerial photographs), Meiji (pictures taken 100 years ago) and Edo (about 200 year-old maps) are offered here, including videos, high-resolution and panoramic images of Okihiki, a festivity of regular relocation of Ise Shrine, and the site of Saikū, a national historical sight.
- Kumano Kodō
- Aerial photographs, high-resolution and panoramic images of Kumano KodōIseji, part of “Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range” which was designated a World Heritage Site in July 2004, and videos of local storytellers are viewable here.
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