About this location: Yokoyama Observatory
Yokoyama Observatory overlooks the multi-island beauty of Ago Bay — arguably Mie's most iconic view. Sixty-plus islets dot the ria coastline amid pearl-farming rafts, like a Japanese Mediterranean. Barrier-free deck makes it easy to shoot.
Key features
- Sky Café Terrace — a barrier-free wooden deck added in 2018, with a café overlooking Ago Bay
- Original Observatory — the long-standing main lookout, with autumn-to-winter morning sea-of-clouds turning the bay otherworldly
- Sakura Plaza — about 200 Yoshino cherry trees framing Ago Bay in early April
- G7 Ise-Shima Summit Monument — installed to commemorate the 2016 leaders' meeting held here
- Sunset to Blue Hour — sun setting beyond the pearl rafts and silhouetted islands; one of West Japan's finest sunset spots
