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Mie prefecture (三重県 Mie-ken) is in the western Kansai region of the main Japanese island Honshu.

Cities
  • Tsu — The prefectural capital
  • Iga — The home of Japan's most (in)famous ninja clan
  • Ise — Site of one of Japan's holiest shrines
  • Matsuzaka — A city between Tsu and Ise. Famous throughout Japan for its beef
  • Shima — Famous for pearl cultivation.
  • Suzuka — Known for its motor sports events
  • Toba — Popular holiday spot near Ise
  • Kuwana — A small city next to Nagoya. Easy access to Nagashima Spa Land.


  • Other destinations
  • Futami — Seaside town near Ise


  • Get in

    By plane

    By train

    By bus

    By boat
    Ferries leave from Nagoya airport to Tsu Nagisamachi port every hour.

    See

    Ise Shrine is the highest shrine in Japan and home to the sun goddess Amaterasu.

    Eat

    Matsusaka is known for its delicious, massaged, beer-fed beef. According to locals, it's every bit as good as the more internationally famous Kobe product.

    Drink

    Hakusugi sake, brewed near Ise, is very tasty and reasonably priced.

    Mie can refer to:
  • Mie prefecture, Kinki, Japan
  • Mie District, Mie (a district of Japan)
  • Mie, Oita (a town of Japan)
  • Mie noodles, a type of Chinese instant noodles similar to ramen
  • Mie (pose), a pose in Kabuki theatre.
  • Minimally Invasive Education, also called "The Hole In The Wall"
  • Gustav Mie, German physicist and the scattering process named after him (Mie scattering).
  • Mie (Mitsuyo Nemoto),a Japanese female singer and actress. a member of Pink Lady seeMitsuyo Nemoto.
  • Mie Sadamoto, a Japanese model and entertainer. A model featured in Japanese fashion magazine JJ.
  • Mie theory - solution to light scattering problem


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