Mie

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

Kanko Mie is the prefecture's official Japanese-only guide site with integrated machine translation.

Map of Mie

• 34.718444136.5057781 Tsu — The prefectural capital with the shortest name possible (a one-stroke letter つ in hiragana).
• 34.965028136.6244172 Yokkaichi — An industrial city and the most urban city.
• 34.749861136.1422783 Iga — The home of Japan's most (in)famous ninja clan.
• 34.4875136.7093064 Ise — Site of Japan's holiest shrine.
• 33.888778136.1002785 Kumano — An ancient mountain town in the south with breathtaking scenery.
• 34.577944136.5275836 Matsusaka — A city between Tsu and Ise. Famous throughout Japan for its beef.
• 34.328194136.8296677 Shima — Famous for pearl cultivation.
• 34.881972136.5841678 Suzuka — Known for its motor sports events.
• 34.481333136.8434179 Toba — Popular holiday spot near Ise.
• 34.070778136.19097210 Owase — Small city having the best in nature.
• 35.062194136.68366711 Kuwana — A small city next to Nagoya. Easy access to Nagashima Spa Land.

• 34.855694136.4516111 Kameyama

Mie is easily accessible from anywhere in central Japan using the Kintetsu or JR (Japan Rail) train lines. From other parts of Honshu, the shinkansen (bullet train) can quickly though rather expensively get you to Nagoya Station, where you can transfer to either the Kintetsu or JR line into Mie.

Ferries leave hourly from Nagoya airport (NGO) to Tsu Nagisamachi port and a port in Matsusaka.

• Ise Shrine is the holiest shrine in Japan and home to the sun goddess Amaterasu. (Ise)
• Learn about the history of ninja in one of the former ninja homelands (Iga)
• Mikimoto Pearl Island (Toba)
• Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Kii Mountain Pilgrimage Route (Kumano)
• Hike the Akame 48 Waterfalls to see just how many waterfalls there really are (Nabari)
• Explore a well-preserved former Tokaido Road post town (Kameyama)
• Watch the sunrise over Meoto Iwa (Ise)

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.

Hokosugi (鉾杉) sake, brewed near Ise, is very tasty and reasonably priced.