Mie prefecture

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Mie prefecture (三重県; Mie-ken) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Tsu.

**Mie prefecture (三重県)**
Symbols
Mie prefectural symbol
Capital	Tsu
Region:	Kinki
Island:	Honshu
Area - Total - % water	Ranked 25th 5,776.44 km² 0.7%
Population - Total (Jan 1, 2003) - Density	Ranked 23rd 1,863,815 323/km²
Districts:	14
Municipalities:	69
:	JP-24
Pref. Flower:	Iris (Iris ensata)
Pref. Tree:	Jingusugi
Pref. Bird:	Snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)

Table of contents

1 History
2 Geography

2.1 Cities
2.2 Districts

3 Economy
4 Demographics
5 Culture
6 Tourism
7 Prefectural symbols
8 Miscellaneous topics
9 External links

History

Geography

Mie prefecture is bordered by Aichi, Gifu, Shiga, Kyoto, Nara, and Wakayama.

As of 2000 Mie prefecture's 5,776.44 km² landmass is divided into 64.8% forest, 11.5% agriculture, 6% residential area, 3.8% roads, and 3.6% rivers. The remaining 10.3% are not classifed.

Cities

Districts

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Some of Mie's better-known sights include:

Ise Shrine
Mikimoto Pearl Island, Toba
Ueno castle, the birthplace of the ninja
The wedded rocks of Futamigaura beach

Famous local products include lobster, known as "Ise shrimp" (伊勢えび ise-ebi) in Japanese after the prefecture, and Matsusaka beef.

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

Mie prefecture official homepage

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