Mie Prefectural Education Center

The Mie Prefectural Education Center (三重県総合教育センター mie-ken sōgō kyōiku sentā) is a facility in Tsu owned by the prefectural government for the purpose of conducting education-related large meetings, lectures, and seminars.

It is significant to the Mie JET community as it is the location of the mid-year seminar planning meeting, a half-day event held in November each year which is mandatory for all ALTs in Mie.

Contact

• 〒514-0007　三重県津市大谷町12
• 12 Ōtani-chō, Tsu-shi, Mie-ken, 514-0007
• 059-226-3706

Map

• Official map
• Google map : if navigating to this location using google maps on your phone on the day of the event, point google maps to "三重県総合教育センター" (mie-ken sōgō kyōiku sentā). Do not point google maps to the Mie Board of Education, as the BOE is located in the Mie Prefectural Capital Building which is not where the meeting is held.

Directions

Note: If you see signs for the Mie Prefectural Art Museum (三重県立美術館 mie kenritsu bijutsu kan), follow them as it is right next to the education center.

By Train

Make your way to Tsu (津) Station via either Kintetsu or JR. From there:

1. Go out the station's west exit (on the Kintetsu side).
2. There is a car pick up/drop off area just outside the west exit. Head along the road on the far side of this area -- along the road that heads away from the train tracks, not parallel to them.
3. You will soon come to a 4-way intersection with a stop light. There is a dance studio on your right, and a small park on your left across the road.
4. Keep heading straight in the direction your were going from the station. You will be going uphill much of the way.
5. After about 10 minutes, you'll come to another stop light. Turn left here into a parking lot. This is the parking lot for the education center -- you have arrived.

Links

• Mie Prefectural Education Center - Official site