Owase

Owase (尾鷲市, Owase-shi) is a city in the south of Mie, Japan. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 21,002 and the density of 109 persons per km². The total area is 193.16 km².

Owase was formed from the merger of many small towns including Owase, Sugari, Mikisato, Kuki, and Osonemura. It was founded on June 20, 1954.

Tourist Information Sites

 * Owatabi is the city's official Japanese-only guide site with integrated Google Translate.
 * The local tourist association has another Japanese-only guide site.

By car
Owase can be accessed by car via National Highway Route 42.

By train
From Nagoya there are three options.


 * Take a JR Rapid train (Nanki Wide View) to JR Owase Station. The train ride takes approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes and costs &yen;5730.
 * Take a highway bus from Nagoya Meitetsu bus terminal to Owase. The one-way bus ride takes approximately 3 hours and costs &yen;3000.
 * The slower local JR lines are cheaper at &yen;3320, but this takes a grueling 4 hr and 45 min.

From Osaka, take a Kintetsu train to Matsusaka. At Matsusaka, take the JR to Owase.

From Shingu, take either the Nanki Express or the local JR train to Owase.

See

 * Some of the components of the UNESCO World Heritage site Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range are located here.

Go next

 * Kumano
 * Mihama
 * Kihoku
 * Taiki
 * Matsusaka
 * Kamikitayama
 * Shingu
 * Nachikatsuura
 * Ise