Mie Prefecture

Mie

三重県
Mie 三重県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Romaji	Mie-ken
	Flag Symbol
	Location of Mie in Japan
	Coordinates: 34°43′48.9″N 136°30′31.2″E / 34.730250°N 136.508667°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Island	Honshu
Capital	Tsu
Government
• Governor	Katsuyuki Ichimi (since September 2021)
Area
• Total	5,777.22 km2 (2,230.60 sq mi)
• Rank	25th
Population (April 1, 2010)
• Total	1,855,177
• Rank	23rd
• Density	320/km2 (830/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	JP-24
Prefectural flower	Iris (Iris ensata)
Prefectural tree	Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
Prefectural bird	Snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
Prefectural bird	Japanese spiny lobster ("Panulirus japonicus")
Number of districts	7
Number of municipalities	29
Website	www.pref.mie.jp/; ENGLISH/

Mie Prefecture (三重県, Mie-ken) is a prefecture of in the Kansai region of Japan on the island of Honshu.^[1] The capital city is Tsu.^[2]

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.^[source?]

Mie has four dialects: Iga, Ise, Shima, and Kisyuu.

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]

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.

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[1] Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Mie prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 628; "Kansai" at p. 477.

[2] Nussbaum, "Tsu" at p. 995.

[3] Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.

[4] Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.

[5] "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," pp. 1-3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-3-13.

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