Comedy duo Batteries’ Teraie appointed as Mie Oinai Navigator 2025 “Mie Travel Reception 2025” held

Comedy duo Batteries’ Teraka becomes Mie Oina Navigator 2025 “Mie Travel Reception 2025” held ​ Mie Prefecture Tourism Department Tourism Promotion Division Press Release: July 18, 2025 Attention Media Comedy duo Batteries’ Teraka appointed as Mie Oinai Navigator 2025 “Mie Travel Reception 2025” held Singer Nanase Aikawa and others introduce the charms of visiting Ise Shrine! Teraka: “I thought that one day I would like to give back to them if I became famous as a comedian.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/144988/5/144988-5-28d4c456c7985bc0d7994541757f05f7-3900×2600.jpg Mie Prefecture (Governor: Hitomi Katsuyuki) is a prefecture rich in nationally famous ingredients such as spiny lobster and Matsusaka beef. It also has many tourist spots such as Ise Shrine and the World Heritage Site “Kumano Kodo Iseji”. To promote the charms of Mie, the “Mie Travel Reception 2025” was held on Friday, July 18th. At this event, the inauguration ceremony for the “Mie Oinai Navigator 2025” of the comedy duo Batteries Teraie was held, and Ise-Shima Ambassador and singer Nanase Aikawa, Deputy Director of the Ise Shrine Public Relations Office Satoru Otoha, and Kokugakuin University part-time lecturer Kiyomi Chikusa were invited to introduce the charms of the Shikinen Sengu and Ise pilgrimages. In addition to the Mie Prefecture manzai by the Batteries, there were also special menus using Mie ingredients, a Mie local sake tasting experience, and a tourism PR booth with a Banko ware Ise tea tasting experience, making it a place to convey the charms of Mie. At the beginning of the first part of this two-part event, Mie Prefecture Governor Katsuyuki Ichimizu said, “Mie Prefecture has many good points, but the people of Mie Prefecture are not very good at advertising, so we held a reception for the first time in nine years to spread the charms of Mie Prefecture,” and shared his thoughts on attracting visitors to Mie Prefecture.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/144988/5/144988-5-797040e7354b05e6f3402bac3d44cd51-2187×1458.jpg After greetings from Mr. Kimura, Deputy Director General of the Japan Tourism Agency, and Mr. Gamo, Chairman of the Japan National Tourism Organization, Mr. Aikawa, the Ise-Shima Ambassador, Mr. Otowa of the Shrine Secretariat, and Mr. Chikusa of Kokugakuin University took the stage to talk about the charms of the Shikinen Sengu and Ise pilgrimages. Mr. Aikawa reflected on his activities as an ambassador, saying, “I was given the opportunity to be involved in the Shikinen Sengu this time, so I went to the Yamaguchi Festival and held my camera in the rain for more than five hours from the morning. I thought that the rain was a very pure sign.” In addition to the explanations by Otoha and Chikusa, Aikawa, a graduate student, made the following knowledgeable comment: “When I think about the things that someone was trying to leave behind being unfolding before my eyes, it’s like I’ve traveled back in time. I’m astonished at the beauty of the things that are being shown, reflecting what someone has been doing for 1,300 years.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/144988/5/144988-5-ef993794353956595f2bd1a4104ebeed-3900×2600.jpg After the talk session, Yoji Yokoyama, chairman of the Mie Garden Tourism Council, explained new ways to enjoy Mie Prefecture and future goals, saying, “Reviving the original Ise pilgrimage through garden tourism will be a catalyst for inbound tourism.” In addition, Mr. Saito from JR Central and Mr. Takada from Kintetsu Group Holdings introduced information about the Shima area campaign. At the end of the event, Mr. Teraka of the comedy duo Batteries and Governor Ichimitsu took to the stage. The inauguration ceremony for the Mie Oinai Navigator 2025 was held. Governor Izumi presented the sash to the newly appointed Batteries Teraka with words of encouragement, saying, “With your help, I would like to ask you to promote Mie Prefecture so that more people can visit!”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/144988/5/144988-5-79a449482cb3fa22dd14cf1a00d171d8-3900×2600.jpg Mr. Teraka, who was appointed as the Mie Oinai Navigator, said, “It’s sad that Aichi has taken over our famous spots, and Nagashima Spa Land is thought of as Aichi, so I’d like to work hard to make people outside the prefecture aware of us.” After that, his partner, Mr. Ace, also took to the stage and expressed his enthusiasm as the Navigator’s partner, saying, “I’ll do something, I hope I can learn a lot from here and help out in some way,” and the first part ended. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/144988/5/144988-5-432c6ce6374d4818aa4ab53c0b1aee80-3900×2600.jpg In the second part, a buffet of luxurious gourmet food from Mie Prefecture and PR booths by tourism businesses in Mie Prefecture were exhibited.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/144988/5/144988-5-1069d83bc406233eaa1e2a6ba44b714c-1075×352.jpg Then, the Batteries, who appeared in part, performed a Mie Prefecture manzai. The Batteries’ Mie Prefecture manzai featured material centered on Mie Prefecture, Teraya’s hometown, and the audience was thrilled.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/144988/5/144988-5-8aebe6b824537b59e9a046db0ac07909-3900×2600.jpg 【Event Overview】 ・Event name: Mie Travel Reception 2025 ・Date and time: Friday, July 18, 2025 11:00-13:30 (Press registration begins at 10:30) ・Venue: Hyatt Regency Tokyo B1F “Century Room” ・Speaker: Ichimi Katsuyuki (Governor of Mie Prefecture) Batteries Teraka and Ace Aikawa Nanase (Ise-Shima Ambassador, singer) Otoha Satoru (Deputy Director of the Jingu Shrine Public Relations Office), Chigusa Kiyomi (Writer, Part-time Lecturer at Kokugakuin University) Mr. Yoji Yokoyama (Chairman of the Mie Garden Tourism Council) Mr. Shinsaku Saito (Regional Revitalization Group, Sales Headquarters, Central Japan Railway Company) Ms. Kana Takada (Ise-Shima Branch, Kintetsu Group Holdings Co., Ltd.) More information about this release *This email has been sent automatically, so please do not reply.