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is a prefecture
Prefectures of Japan

The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "Circuit #Japan" , Hokkaido; two urban prefectures , Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture; and 43 other prefectures ....
 of Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 which is part of the Kinki and Chubu regions on Honshu
Honshu

or Honshu is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait....
 island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
. The capital is the city of Tsu
Tsu, Mie

is the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is located on Ise Bay.Tsu originally developed as a castle town. During the Edo era, it became a popular stopping point for travelers to Grand Shrine of Ise, about 40 km to the southeast....
.

ence of human habitation in Mie can be dated to more than 10,000 years ago. During the Jomon
Jomon period

The is the time in history of Japan from about 14th millennium BC to 5th century BC.The term "Jomon" means "cord-patterned" in Japanese. This refers to the markings made on clay vessels and figures using sticks with cords wrapped around them which are characteristic of the Jomon people....
 and Yayoi
Yayoi period

The is an era in the history of Japan from about 500 BC to 300 AD. It is named after the neighbourhood of Tokyo where Archaeology first uncovered artifacts and features from that era....
 periods, agricultural communities began to form along the river and coastal areas of the region. Ise Shrine
Ise Shrine

Ise Shrine is a Jinja dedicated to goddess Amaterasu, located in the city of Ise, Mie in Mie prefecture, Japan....
 is said to have been established during the Yayoi period, and in the 7th century the Saiku Imperial Residence
Saiku

, also known as "Itsukinomiya" , was a village located approximately 10 kilometers north-west of Ise Shrine, arguably the most significant Shinto shrine in Japan....
 was built in what is now Meiwa Town
Meiwa, Mie

is a towns of Japan located in the Taki District, Mie, of central Mie prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan.In 1958, the town of Sanwa and the village of Saimei merged to form the town of Meiwa....
 to serve as both a residence and administrive centre for the Saio
Saio

A , also known as "Itsuki no Miko", was an unmarried female relative of the Emperor of Japan, sent to Ise, Mie to serve at Ise Grand Shrine from the late 7th century until the 14th century....
, an Imperial Princess who served as High Priestess of Ise Shrine.

During the Edo period
Edo period

The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
, the area now known as Mie Prefecture consisted of several feudal domains, each ruled by an appointed lord.






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is a prefecture
Prefectures of Japan

The prefectures of Japan are the country's 47 sub-national jurisdictions: one "metropolis" , Tokyo; one "Circuit #Japan" , Hokkaido; two urban prefectures , Osaka Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture; and 43 other prefectures ....
 of Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
 which is part of the Kinki and Chubu regions on Honshu
Honshu

or Honshu is the largest island of Japan. The nation's main island, it is south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Strait....
 island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
. The capital is the city of Tsu
Tsu, Mie

is the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is located on Ise Bay.Tsu originally developed as a castle town. During the Edo era, it became a popular stopping point for travelers to Grand Shrine of Ise, about 40 km to the southeast....
.

History

Evidence of human habitation in Mie can be dated to more than 10,000 years ago. During the Jomon
Jomon period

The is the time in history of Japan from about 14th millennium BC to 5th century BC.The term "Jomon" means "cord-patterned" in Japanese. This refers to the markings made on clay vessels and figures using sticks with cords wrapped around them which are characteristic of the Jomon people....
 and Yayoi
Yayoi period

The is an era in the history of Japan from about 500 BC to 300 AD. It is named after the neighbourhood of Tokyo where Archaeology first uncovered artifacts and features from that era....
 periods, agricultural communities began to form along the river and coastal areas of the region. Ise Shrine
Ise Shrine

Ise Shrine is a Jinja dedicated to goddess Amaterasu, located in the city of Ise, Mie in Mie prefecture, Japan....
 is said to have been established during the Yayoi period, and in the 7th century the Saiku Imperial Residence
Saiku

, also known as "Itsukinomiya" , was a village located approximately 10 kilometers north-west of Ise Shrine, arguably the most significant Shinto shrine in Japan....
 was built in what is now Meiwa Town
Meiwa, Mie

is a towns of Japan located in the Taki District, Mie, of central Mie prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan.In 1958, the town of Sanwa and the village of Saimei merged to form the town of Meiwa....
 to serve as both a residence and administrive centre for the Saio
Saio

A , also known as "Itsuki no Miko", was an unmarried female relative of the Emperor of Japan, sent to Ise, Mie to serve at Ise Grand Shrine from the late 7th century until the 14th century....
, an Imperial Princess who served as High Priestess of Ise Shrine.

During the Edo period
Edo period

The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
, the area now known as Mie Prefecture consisted of several feudal domains, each ruled by an appointed lord. Transport networks, including the Tokaido and Ise Roads, were built. Port towns such as Ohminato, Kuwana
Kuwana, Mie

is a cities of Japan located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 140,798 and a population density of 1,030 persons per km?....
 and Anotsu, posting stations and castle towns flourished. Pilgrimages to Ise Shrine also became very popular.

After the Meiji Restoration
Meiji Restoration

The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure....
, the former provinces of Ise
Ise Province

or Seishu was a Provinces of Japan of Japan including most of modern Mie Prefecture. Ise bordered Iga Province, Kii Province, Mino Province, Omi Province, Owari Province, Shima Province, and Yamato Provinces....
, Shima
Shima Province

Shima or Shishu was a Provinces of Japan of Japan which consisted of a peninsula in the southeastern part of modern Mie Prefecture. Part of the Tokaido , Shima bordered Ise Province, and was the smallest of the provinces....
, and Iga
Iga Province

was an old provinces of Japan of Japan in the area that is today western Mie Prefecture. Iga bordered on Ise Province, Omi Province, Yamato Province, and Yamashiro Province provinces....
 as well as a portion of eastern Kii
Kii Province

, or Kishu , was a Provinces of Japan of Japan in the part of Honshu that is today Wakayama Prefecture, as well as the southern part of Mie Prefecture....
, were organized and reorganized repeatedly. In 1871 the area from the Kiso Three Rivers
Kiso Three Rivers

The refers to the three major rivers that make up the alluvial plain area of the Nobi Plain of Japan. The three rivers are the Kiso River, the Ibi River and the Nagara River....
 in the north to present-day Tsu
Tsu, Mie

is the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is located on Ise Bay.Tsu originally developed as a castle town. During the Edo era, it became a popular stopping point for travelers to Grand Shrine of Ise, about 40 km to the southeast....
 became Anotsu Prefecture, and the area south of that became Watarai Prefecture. In 1872, the Anotsu prefectural seat moved from Tsu
Tsu, Mie

is the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is located on Ise Bay.Tsu originally developed as a castle town. During the Edo era, it became a popular stopping point for travelers to Grand Shrine of Ise, about 40 km to the southeast....
 to Yokkaichi
Yokkaichi, Mie

is a cities of Japan located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2007, the city has an estimated population of 313,403. The total area is 205.53 km?.The closest major city is Nagoya in Aichi prefecture....
, and the prefecture itself was renamed Mie. For a variety of reasons, including the strong likelihood that Mie would eventually merge with Watarai, the prefectural seat returned to Tsu the following year, and Mie Prefecture took its present-day form in 1876, when it merged with its southern neighbor.

The name Mie supposedly was taken from a comment about the region made by Yamato Takeru
Yamato Takeru

, originally Prince Ousu was a Japanese legendary prince of the Yamato dynasty, son of Emperor Keiko, a legendary monarch who is traditionally counted as the 12th Tenno or Emperor of Japan....
 on his way back from conquering the eastern regions.

In 1959, many lives were lost as parts of Mie were devastated by the Ise-wan Typhoon, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history. Crops were destroyed, sea walls ruined, roads and railways damaged and a substantial number of people were injured or left homeless.

Geography

Miemapcurrent
Mie Prefecture forms the eastern part of the Kii Peninsula
Kii Peninsula

The is one of the largest peninsulas on the island of Honshu in Japan....
, and is bordered by Aichi
Aichi Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Tokai region of the Chubu region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chukyo Metropolitan Area....
, Gifu
Gifu Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan located in the Chubu region list of regions in Japan of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu, Gifu. Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendo....
, Shiga
Shiga Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan which is part of the Kansai region on Honshu Island. The capital is the city of Otsu, Shiga....
, Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Kinki region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Kyoto....
, Nara
Nara Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan in the Kansai region on Honshu Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara, Nara....
, and Wakayama
Wakayama Prefecture

File:WakayamaMapCurrent.png is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located on the Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Wakayama, Wakayama....
. It is considered to be a part of both the Chubu and the Kinki regions due to its geographical proximity to Aichi Prefecture
Aichi Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Tokai region of the Chubu region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chukyo Metropolitan Area....
 and its cultural influence from Kinki, such as the fact that Kansai dialect is spoken in Mie. Traditionally, though, the Iga
Iga, Mie

was a Towns of Japan located in Ayama District, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan.On November 1, 2004, the town merged with the Ueno, Mie, the Ayama, Mie, villages of Shimagahara, Mie and Oyamada, Mie, Ayama District, Mie, and the Aoyama, Mie, Naga District, Mie to become the Iga, Mie and town of Iga dissolved....
 region of Mie is considered to have always been a part of Kansai
Kansai

The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshu. The region includes the prefectures of Nara Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture, and Shiga Prefecture....
. Mie Prefecture measures 170 km from north to south, and 80 km from east to west, and is made up of 5 distinct geographical areas. The north-west of Mie consists of the Suzuka Mountains, along the coast of Ise Bay
Ise Bay

Ise Bay is a bay located at the mouth of the Kiso river, between Mie prefecture and Aichi prefecture Prefectures in Japan. Ise Bay has an average depth of 19.5 metres, and a maximum depth of 30 metres toward the centre of the Bay....
 from the Aichi
Aichi Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan of Japan located in the Tokai region of the Chubu region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chukyo Metropolitan Area....
 border to Ise City
Ise, Mie

, formerly called Ujiyamada , is a cities of Japan located in eastern Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan.Ise is home to Ise Grand Shrine, the most sacred Shinto shrine in Japan, and is thus a very popular destination for tourists....
 is the Ise Plain, where most of the population of Mie live, south of the Ise Plain is the Shima Peninsula
Shima, Mie

is a cities of Japan located in Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan.The city was formed on October 1, 2004 by the merger of all five towns from the former Shima District, Mie ....
, bordering Nara
Nara Prefecture

is a Prefectures of Japan in the Kansai region on Honshu Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Nara, Nara....
 in the central-west is the Iga Basin
Iga, Mie

was a Towns of Japan located in Ayama District, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan.On November 1, 2004, the town merged with the Ueno, Mie, the Ayama, Mie, villages of Shimagahara, Mie and Oyamada, Mie, Ayama District, Mie, and the Aoyama, Mie, Naga District, Mie to become the Iga, Mie and town of Iga dissolved....
, and running from central Mie to its southern borders is the Nunobiki Mountainous Region.

Mie has a coastline that stretches 1,094.9km and, as of 2000, Mie's 5,776.44 km² landmass can be divided into 64.8% forest
Forest

File:Stara planina suma.jpgA forest is an area with a high density of trees. There are many definitions of a forest, based on various criteria....
, 11.5% agriculture
Agriculture

Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
, 6% residential area, 3.8% road
Road

A road is an identifiable Road number, way or Trail between Location . Roads are typically smoothed, Pavement , or otherwise prepared to allow easy travel; though they need not be, and historically many roads were simply recognizable routes without any formal construction or Maintenance, repair and operations....
s, and 3.6% river
River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
s. The remaining 10.3% are not classified. The Ise Plain has a relatively moderate climate, averaging 14 to 15 degrees Celsius for the year. The Iga Basin has more daily temperature variance and averages temperatures 1 to 2 degrees cooler than the Ise Plain. Southern Mie, south of the Shima Peninsula, has a warmer Pacific
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
 marine climate, with Owase Region
Owase, Mie

is a cities of Japan located in south of Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 21,002 and the population density of 109 persons per square kilometer....
 having one of the heaviest rainfall figures for all of Japan.

Cities

Fourteen cities are located in Mie Prefecture:
  • Iga
    Iga, Mie

    was a Towns of Japan located in Ayama District, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan.On November 1, 2004, the town merged with the Ueno, Mie, the Ayama, Mie, villages of Shimagahara, Mie and Oyamada, Mie, Ayama District, Mie, and the Aoyama, Mie, Naga District, Mie to become the Iga, Mie and town of Iga dissolved....
  • Inabe
    Inabe, Mie

    , is a Cities of Japan located in the northernmost tip of Mie Prefecture in Japan, and touches Gifu Prefecture and Shiga Prefecture. The Inabe River flows through the city center....
  • Ise
    Ise, Mie

    , formerly called Ujiyamada , is a cities of Japan located in eastern Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan.Ise is home to Ise Grand Shrine, the most sacred Shinto shrine in Japan, and is thus a very popular destination for tourists....
  • Kameyama
    Kameyama, Mie

    is a cities of Japan located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2006, the city has an estimated population of 48,902 and the population density of 256.15 persons per km?....
  • Kumano
    Kumano, Mie

    is a cities of Japan located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on November 3, 1954. On November 1, 2005, the town of Kiwa, Mie in Minamimuro District, Mie merged into the city....
  • Kuwana
    Kuwana, Mie

    is a cities of Japan located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 140,798 and a population density of 1,030 persons per km?....
  • Matsusaka
    Matsusaka, Mie

    , sometimes called Matsuzaka, is a cities of Japan located in central Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan. The city is famous for its Matsusaka beef....
  • Nabari
    Nabari, Mie

    is a cities of Japan located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2007, the city has an estimated population of 83,730 and the population density of 639.72 persons per km?....
  • Owase
    Owase, Mie

    is a cities of Japan located in south of Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 21,002 and the population density of 109 persons per square kilometer....
  • Shima
    Shima, Mie

    is a cities of Japan located in Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan.The city was formed on October 1, 2004 by the merger of all five towns from the former Shima District, Mie ....
  • Suzuka
    Suzuka, Mie

    is a cities of Japan located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 197,437 and the population density of 1,010 people per square kilometer....
  • Toba
    Toba, Mie

    is a cities of Japan located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Toba is best known as the hometown of Kokichi Mikimoto, who developed a method to cultivate pearls, and Tokuhichi Mishima, who invented MKM steel....
  • Tsu
    Tsu, Mie

    is the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is located on Ise Bay.Tsu originally developed as a castle town. During the Edo era, it became a popular stopping point for travelers to Grand Shrine of Ise, about 40 km to the southeast....
     (capital)
  • Yokkaichi
    Yokkaichi, Mie

    is a cities of Japan located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2007, the city has an estimated population of 313,403. The total area is 205.53 km?.The closest major city is Nagoya in Aichi prefecture....


    • Towns and villages

    These are the towns and villages in each district
    Districts of Japan

    The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above Cities of Japan, Towns of Japan or Villages of Japan....
    .
    • Inabe District
      Inabe District, Mie

      Inabe is a districts of Japan located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the town has an estimated population of 26,312 and a population density of 1,161.2 people per km?....
    Toin
    Toin, Mie

    is a towns of Japan located in Inabe District, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2005, the town has an estimated population of 26,312 and a population density of 1,161.2 people per square kilometer. The total area is 22.66 km?....
    • Kitamuro District
      Kitamuro District, Mie

      Japan > Mie Prefecture > Kitamuro District'Kitamuro is a districts of Japan located in Mie Prefecture.As of , The district contains one town....
    Kihoku
    Kihoku, Mie

    is a Towns of Japan in Kitamuro District, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The town was founded on October 11, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Miyama, Mie and Kiinagashima, Mie....
    • Kuwana District
      Kuwana District, Mie

      Kuwana is a districts of Japan located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of the December, 2004 merger but with 2003 population estimates, the district has an estimated population of 7,091 and a population density of 451 persons per km?....
    Kisosaki
    Kisosaki, Mie

    is a towns of Japan located in Kuwana District, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 7,091 and a population density of 451.08 persons per km?. The total area is 15.72 km?....
    • Mie District
      Mie District, Mie

      Mie is a districts of Japan located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of the Kusu, Mie merger but with 2003 population estimates, the district has an estimated population of 57,507 and a population density of 473 persons per km?....
    Asahi
    Asahi, Mie

    is a towns of Japan located in Mie District, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 6,685 and a population density of 1,116.03 persons per km?. The total area is 5.99 km?....
     Kawagoe
    Kawagoe, Mie

    is a towns of Japan located in Mie District, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 12,238 and a population density of 1,405.05 persons per km?. The total area is 8.71 km?....
     Komono
    Komono, Mie

    is a towns of Japan located in Mie District, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 38,584 and a population density of 360.97 persons per km?....
    • Minamimuro District
      Minamimuro District, Mie

      Japan > Mie Prefecture > Minamimuro District'Minamimuro is a districts of Japan located in Mie Prefecture. As of , The district contains 2 towns....
    Kiho
    Kiho, Mie

    is a towns of Japan located in Minamimuro District, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan. On January 10, 2006 the neighboring village of Udono, Mie merged into Kiho....
     Mihama
    Mihama, Mie

    is a towns of Japan located in Minamimuro District, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 9,963 and a population density of 112.86 persons per square kilometer....
    • Taki District
      Taki District, Mie

      Taki is a districts of Japan located in Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 49,800 and a population density of 98.23 persons per square kilometer....
    Meiwa
    Meiwa, Mie

    is a towns of Japan located in the Taki District, Mie, of central Mie prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan.In 1958, the town of Sanwa and the village of Saimei merged to form the town of Meiwa....
     Odai
    Odai, Mie

    is a towns of Japan located in Taki District, Mie, central Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan.On January 10, 2006 the village of Miyagawa, Mie merged into the town....
     Taki
    Taki, Mie

    is a towns of Japan located in Taki District, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan.On January 1, 2006 the village of Seiwa, Mie merged into the town. As of this merger but with 2003 population statistics, the town has an estimated population of 15,964 and a population density of 155 persons per square kilometer....
    • Watarai District
      Watarai District, Mie

      Japan > Mie Prefecture > Watarai District'Watarai is a districts of Japan located in Mie Prefecture. As of , The district contains 4 towns....
    Minamiise
    Minamiise, Mie

    is a towns of Japan located in Watarai District, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The town was formed on October 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Nansei, Mie and Nanto, Mie....
     Taiki
    Taiki, Mie

    is a towns of Japan located in Watarai District, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The town was formed on February 14, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Kisei, Mie and Omiya, Mie and the village of Ouchiyama, Mie....
     Tamaki
    Tamaki, Mie

    is a towns of Japan located in Watarai District, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 14,713 and a population density of 359.29 persons per square kilometer....
     Watarai
    Watarai, Mie

    is a towns of Japan located in Watarai District, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 9,194 and a population density of 68.12 persons per km?. The total area is 134.97 km?....


    Mergers


    Economy


    Mie Prefecture has traditionally been a link between east and west Japan, thanks largely to the Tokaido and Ise Pilgrimage Roads. Traditional handicrafts such as Iga Braid, Yokkaichi Banko Pottery, Suzuka Ink, Iga Pottery and Ise Katagami
    Katazome

    Katazome is a Japan method of dyeing cloth using a resist Paste applied through a stencil. With this kind of resist dyeing, a rice flour mixture is applied using a brush or a tool such as a palette knife....
     flourished. With 65% of the prefecture consisting of forests and with over 1,000 km of coastline, Mie has a long been associated with forestry and seafood industries. As well as this, Mie produces tea
    Green tea

    'Green tea' is a type of tea made solely with the leaves of Camellia sinensis, that has undergone minimal oxidation during processing. Green tea originates from China and has become associated with many cultures in Asia from Japan to the Middle East....
    , beef
    Matsusaka beef

    is wagyu originating in the Matsusaka, Mie region of Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the most famous kinds of beef within Japan and internationally, containing a high fat-to-meat ratio....
    , cultured pearl
    Cultured pearl

    A cultured pearl is a pearl created by a pearl farmer under controlled conditions....
    s and fruit, mainly mandarin orange
    Mandarin orange

    The Mandarin orange or mandarin is a small citrus tree with fruit resembling the Orange . The fruit is Spheroid, rather than Sphere. Mandarin oranges are usually eaten plain, or in fruit salads....
    s.

    Northern Mie is home to a number of manufacturing industries, mainly transport machinery manufacturing (vehicles and ships) and heavy chemical industries such as oil refineries. As well as this, Mie Prefecture is expanding into more advanced industries including the manufacture of semiconductors and liquid crystal displays.

    Demographics


    Mie Prefecture Demographics (as of 2006)
    Total Population1,867,696
    Male Population908,440
    Female Population959,256
    Population Age Under 15263,697
    Population Aged 15 to 641,190,615
    Population Aged Over 64411,063
    Number of Households688,088
    Population Density (per sq.km)323.3


    Culture


    Tourism


    Famous Places

    • Ise Grand Shrine - Japan's holiest Shinto shrine.
    • Kumano Kodo
      Kumano Kodo

      The is a series of ancient pilgrimage routes that crisscross the Kii Peninsula, the largest Peninsula of Japan. These sacred trails were and are still used for the pilgrimage to the sacred site "Kumano Sanzan" ...
       - World Heritage Site
      World Heritage Site

      A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 Sovereign state which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term....
      . Ancient road in southern Mie once used by pilgrims.
    • Iga-Ueno
      Iga, Mie

      was a Towns of Japan located in Ayama District, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan.On November 1, 2004, the town merged with the Ueno, Mie, the Ayama, Mie, villages of Shimagahara, Mie and Oyamada, Mie, Ayama District, Mie, and the Aoyama, Mie, Naga District, Mie to become the Iga, Mie and town of Iga dissolved....
       - Birthplace of the ninja
      Ninja

      In history of Japan, a is a warrior specially trained in a variety of unorthodox arts of war. These include assassination, espionage, and various martial arts....
       and home to the Iga Ninja Museum.
    • Sakakibara Onsen - Famous onsen
      Onsen

      An is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language, though the term is often used describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs....
       near Tsu. Rumored to be the 3rd best onsen in Japan.
    • Yunoyama Onsen
      Yunoyama Onsen

      , or Yunoyama Hot Springs, is a Onsen located near Mount Gozaisho in the town of Komono, Mie , Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan....
       - Famous onsen near Yokkaichi that sits atop Mount Gozaisho
      Mount Gozaisho

      is a Japanese mountain located on the border of Komono, Mie, Mie Prefecture and Higashiomi, Shiga, Shiga Prefecture.This mountain is the center of Suzuka Quasi-National Park....
      .
    • Nagashima Spa Land
      Nagashima Spa Land

      Nagashima Spa Land is a major amusement park in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Nagashima Spa Land is best known for its roller coaster Steel Dragon 2000, which is the longest roller coaster in the world, as well as the 5th tallest....
       - One of the largest amusement parks in Japan, located in Kuwana.
    • Mikimoto Pearl Island - Museum in Toba that is dedicated to Kokichi Mikimoto
      Kokichi Mikimoto

      File:Mikimoto Kokichi.jpg; was a Japanese entrepreneur and adopter of the Mise/Nishikawa technique for production of spherical cultured pearls....
      , inventor of pearl
      Pearl

      A pearl is a hard, roundish object produced within the soft tissue of a living animal shelled mollusk. Just like the shell of mollusks, a pearl is made up of of calcium carbonate in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers....
       cultivation.
    • The Wedded Rocks
      Meoto Iwa

      or the Husband-and-Wife Rocks are a couple of small rocky Stack_s in the sea off Futami, Mie. They are joined by a shimenawa and are considered sacred by worshippers at the neighbouring Okitama-jinja ....
       of Okitama Shrine in Futami
      Futami, Mie

      was a towns of Japan in Watarai District, Mie, Mie Prefecture, Japan. On November 1, 2005 it merged with the town of Obata, Mie and the village of Misono, Mie into the city of Ise, Mie and no longer exists as an independent municipalities of Japan....
       (now part of the city of Ise)
    • Suzuka Circuit
      Suzuka Circuit

      , Suzuka Circuit for short, is a co-host of the Formula One Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix, and is one of the oldest and most famous motorsport race tracks in Japan....
       - Japan's most famous racetrack.
    • Saiku
      Saiku

      , also known as "Itsukinomiya" , was a village located approximately 10 kilometers north-west of Ise Shrine, arguably the most significant Shinto shrine in Japan....
       - Site of Heian
      Heian period

      The is the last division of classical History of Japan, running from 794 to 1185. It is the period in Japanese history when Confucianism and other Chinese culture were at their height....
       Imperial residence, with modern museum and reconstructed Heian building.


    Famous Citizens

    • Kodayu Daikokuya
      Daikokuya Kodayu

      was a Japanese castaway who spent eleven years in Russia.His ship landed at Amchitka, Aleutian Islands. They managed to escape to the Russian mainland and had Catherine the Great allow them to go back to Japan by Erik Laxman's effort with Alexander Bezborodko and Alexander Vorontsov....
      , a Japanese castaway
      Castaway

      A castaway is a person who is cast adrift or ashore. While the situation usually happens after a shipwreck, some people voluntarily stay behind on a deserted island either to evade their kidnapping or the world in general....
       who spent eleven years in Russia
      Russia

      Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
      .
    • Hakaru Hashimoto, medical scientist.
    • Kokichi Mikimoto, founder of the cultured pearl industry.
    • Matsuo Basho
      Matsuo Basho

      was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Basho was recognized for his works in the collaborative Renku form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as a master of brief and clear haiku....
      , the most famous poet of the Edo period
      Edo period

      The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
      , renowned for his haiku
      Haiku

      ' ', plural haiku, is a form of Japanese poetry, consisting of 17 Mora e , in three metrical phrases of 5, 7 and 5 morae respectively. Haiku typically contain a kigo, or seasonal reference, and a kireji or verbal caesura....
      .
    • Mitsui Takatoshi
      Mitsui Takatoshi

      , founder of the Mitsui conglomerate. The second son of Sokubei Mitsui, a grocer and pawnbroker of Matsusaka , in Mie Prefecture , he showed a remarkably precocious talent for business from an early age, and, moving to Edo at 14 years of age, where he was later joined by his brothers Toshigutsu, and Shigetoshi, he managed to rapidly multipy his c...
      , founder of the Mitsui
      Mitsui

      is one of the largest corporate Conglomerate_ in Japan and one of the largest publicly traded companies in the world....
       Group.
    • Norinaga Motoori, a Japanese scholar of Kokugaku
      Kokugaku

      Kokugaku was a National revival, or, school of Japan philology and philosophy originating during the Tokugawa period. Kokugaku scholars worked to refocus Japanese scholarship away from the then-dominant study of Chinese, Confucian, and Buddhist texts in favor of research into the early Japanese classics....
       during the Edo period
      Edo period

      The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
      .
    • Ranpo Edogawa, famous mystery novelist.
    • Takeshiro Matsuura, an explorer who gave the name "Hokkaido
      Hokkaido

      , formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is Japan's second largest island and the largest, northernmost of its 47 prefectures of Japan....
      " to Japan's northern island.
    • Yukio Ozaki
      Yukio Ozaki

      Yukio Ozaki December 24 1858–October 6 1954) was a Liberalism Japanese politician, born in modern-day Sagamihara, Kanagawa....
      , a politician said to be the father of Japan's constitutional government.
    • Zuiken Kawamura, a powerful businessman during the early Edo Period
      Edo period

      The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
      .
    • Keiichi Yabu
      Keiichi Yabu

      is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. He previously played for the Oakland Athletics in 2005 and additionally in the Colorado Rockies farm system....
      , Relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
      San Francisco Giants

      The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in , that currently play in the National League West. One of the oldest of the MLB teams, the Giants hold the distinction of having won the most games of any team in the history of organized sports....
    • Die (musician)
      Die (musician)

      Die is a Japanese musician and one of the guitarists of Dir en grey. He has been with the band since its inception in 1997 and was previously a member of La:Sadie's....
      , Guitarist for Dir en grey
    • Aoi (musician), Guitarist for The GazettE, a visual-kei band.
    • Tsunekazu Ishihara, the producer of Pokémon
      Pokémon

      is a media franchise owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri around 1995. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy line Console role-playing game video games, Pok?mon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video game-based media franchise in the world, behind only Nintendo's own...
      .
    • Hiroshi Okuda
      Hiroshi Okuda

      Hiroshi Okuda , chairman of the Toyota Motor Corporation since 1999. He became president of Toyota in 1995 and has worked at the corporation for 50 years....
      , Chairman of the Toyota Motor Corporation
      Toyota Motor Corporation

      is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and currently the world's largest automaker. Toyota employs approximately 316,000 people around the world....
      , chairman of the Japan Business Federation
      Japan Business Federation

      is a Employers' organization founded in May 2002 by amalgamation of Keidanren and Nikkeiren . Its 1,584 members consist of 1,268 companies including 79 foreign ownership, 126 industrial associations, and 47 regional employers' associations ....
    • Yasujiro Ozu
      Yasujiro Ozu

      was an influential Japanese people filmmaker. Known for his distinctive technical style, developed since the silent films, marriage and family were among the most persistent themes in his body of work....
      , famous filmmaker
    • Matsuo Basho
      Matsuo Basho

      was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Basho was recognized for his works in the collaborative Renku form; today, after centuries of commentary, he is recognized as a master of brief and clear haiku....
      , Poet of during the Edo period
      Edo period

      The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
    • Norinaga Motoori, Scholar of Kokugaku
      Kokugaku

      Kokugaku was a National revival, or, school of Japan philology and philosophy originating during the Tokugawa period. Kokugaku scholars worked to refocus Japanese scholarship away from the then-dominant study of Chinese, Confucian, and Buddhist texts in favor of research into the early Japanese classics....
       during the Edo period
      Edo period

      The , or , is a division of History of Japan running from 1603 to 1868. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially established in 1603 by the first Edo shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu....
    • Mizuki Noguchi
      Mizuki Noguchi

      Mizuki Noguchi is a long-distance Athletics from Japan. She was born in Kanagawa, but grew up in Ise in Ise, Mie city in Mie. She started competing in track and field during her first year of middle school....
      , the Gold Medarist
      Gold medal

      A gold medal is typically the highest medal awarded for achievement in a non-military field. The concept comes from the military, initially with a simple recognition of military rank, and later decorations for admission to military orders dating back to medieval times....
       in the Women's Marathon event in the 2004 Summer Olympics
      2004 Summer Olympics

      The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team officials from 201 countries....
       in Athens
      Athens

      Athens , the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the List of cities by time of continuous habitation, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
      ,
    • Moroboshi Yumehito, Guitarist for Ayabie, a visual-kei band.


    Famous Products

    • Akafuku, a sweet made with mochi and sweet red bean paste.
    • spiny lobster
      Spiny lobster

      Spiny lobsters, also known as langouste or rock lobsters are a family of about 45 species of Achelata crustaceans, in the Decapoda Reptantia....
      , known as Ise ebi, named after the old province.
    • Matsusaka beef.


    Sister States

    São Paulo
    São Paulo (state)

    is a States of Brazil in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. It is named after Paul of Tarsus. S?o Paulo has the largest population, the biggest industrial park and the biggest economic production of the country....
    , Brazil
    Brazil

    Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
     Henan
    Henan

    Henan , is a Province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-Chinese character abbreviation is ? , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty province that included parts of Henan....
    , China
    China

    China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
     Valencia
    Valencian Community

    The Valencian Community is an Autonomous Community located in central to south-eastern Spain. It is divided in three provinces, from South to North: Alicante , Valencia and Castell?n ....
    , Spain
    Spain

    Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....


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