Mie Prefecture
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Mie
三重県 | |
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| Japanese transcription(s) | |
| • Romaji | Mie-ken |
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Flag of Mie Flag Official seal of Mie Symbol | |
| Location of Mie in Japan Location of Mie in Japan | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Japan.svg 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/ |
Lua error in Module:Nihongo at line 88: attempt to call field '_transl' (a nil value). is a prefecture of in the Kansai region of Japan on the island of Honshu.[1] The capital city is Tsu.[2]
History[change]
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.[citation needed]
Mie has four dialects: Iga, Ise, Shima, and Kisyuu.
Geography[change]
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[change]
There are fourteen cities in Mie Prefecture:
National Parks[change]
About 35% of the total land area of the prefecture is National Parks.[4]
Shrines and Temples[change]
Aekuni jinja, Tsubaki jinja, and Izawa jinja are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. [5]
Related pages[change]
References[change]
- ↑ 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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