Step back in time (albeit with other tourists in tow) at Oharaimachi, an 800-metre long shopping street on the approach to Ise Grand Shrine. Traipse on the cobblestone streets lined with Edo-style buildings housing shops and restaurants, some of which have been serving pilgrims and tourists for centuries. Classic delicacies on offer here are regional specialities like Ise udon and Ise kamaboko (a type of fish paste), and of course, the ubiquitous soft serve ice-cream in many flavours.
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Oharaimachi
A walk along Ise Shrine's old shopping street
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![Lucky fortune cat](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/28944-146773/1000/mie-oharaimachi-146773.jpg)
Lucky fortune cat
![A walk along the 800-metre street is a step back in time](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/28944-146781/1000/mie-oharaimachi-146781.jpg)
A walk along the 800-metre street is a step back in time
![Traditional tea house](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/28944-146775/1000/mie-oharaimachi-146775.jpg)
Traditional tea house
![Break for mochi and matcha](https://a3.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/28944-146776/1000/mie-oharaimachi-146776.jpg)
Break for mochi and matcha
![Tightened security ahead of the Ise-Shima Summit](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/28944-146777/1000/mie-oharaimachi-146777.jpg)
Tightened security ahead of the Ise-Shima Summit
![More cats. Cats are symbols of luck in Japan](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/28944-146779/1000/mie-oharaimachi-146779.jpg)
More cats. Cats are symbols of luck in Japan
![Sanma or pacific saury is a favourite fish for fall](https://a0.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/28944-146782/1000/mie-oharaimachi-146782.jpg)
Sanma or pacific saury is a favourite fish for fall
![Okage Yokocho, a modern recreation of traditional times, is situated alongside Oharaimachi](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/28944-146780/1000/mie-oharaimachi-146780.jpg)
Okage Yokocho, a modern recreation of traditional times, is situated alongside Oharaimachi
![A sake shop](https://a1.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/28944-146783/1000/mie-oharaimachi-146783.jpg)
A sake shop
![The ubiquitous soft serve ice cream](https://a2.cdn.japantravel.com/photo/28944-146784/1000/mie-oharaimachi-146784.jpg)
The ubiquitous soft serve ice cream
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