Mie Prefecture
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| Mie Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Capital | Tsu | ||||||||
| Region | Kansai | ||||||||
| Island | Honshu | ||||||||
| Governor | Eikei Suzuki (since April 2011) | ||||||||
| Area (rank) | 5,777.22 km² (25th) | ||||||||
| - % water | 0.7% | ||||||||
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |||||||||
| - Population | 1,855,177 (23rd) | ||||||||
| - Density | 321 /km² | ||||||||
| Districts | 7 | ||||||||
| Municipalities | 29 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-24 | ||||||||
| Website | www.pref.mie.jp/ ENGLISH/ | ||||||||
| Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
| - Flower | Iris (Iris ensata) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) | ||||||||
| - Fish | Japanese spiny lobster ("Panulirus japonicus") | ||||||||
 Symbol of Mie Prefecture | |||||||||
| Template ■ Discussion | |||||||||
History
Mie prefecture was created by merging the area of Ise Province, Shima Province, Iga Province and Kii Province.[3]
In 1871, the area from the Kisosansen River in the north to the city of Tsu became Anōtsu Prefecture. The area south of Tsu became Watarai Prefecture. In 1876, Anōtsu Prefecture and Watarai Prefecture joined to become Mie Prefecture.
Geography
Mie Prefecture is on the eastern side of the Kii Peninsula. The prefectures that surround Mie are Aichi Prefecture, Gifu Prefecture, Shiga Prefecture, Kyoto Prefecture, Nara Prefecture, and Wakayama Prefecture.
Cities
There are fourteen cities in Mie Prefecture:
National Parks
About 35% of the total land area of the prefecture is National Parks.[4]
Shrines and Temples
Aekuni jinja, Tsubaki jinja, and Izawa jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. [5]
Mie Prefecture Media
Kōtai-jingū (Naiku) at Ise city, Mie prefecture, Japan.
Physical map of Mie prefecture
Mie coastline, near Toba
垂坂公園から撮った四日市港方面
A banner of a panoramic view of Ise from the Iseshima Skyline. Ise, Mie, Japan.
天守からの眺望
Center of Owase city and Mount Takamine seen from Mount Tengura, in Mie prefecture, Japan.
Flag of Iga city, Mie, Japan.
Location of Iga in Mie Prefecture
Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Mie prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 628; "Kansai" at p. 477.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Tsu" at p. 995.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," pp. 1-3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-13.
