11 Facts About Mie Prefecture

Mie Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.

Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture to the northwest, Nara Prefecture to the west, Wakayama Prefecture to the southwest, and Aichi Prefecture to the east.

Mie Prefecture is located on the eastern coast of the Kii Peninsula, forming the western side of Ise Bay which features the mouths of the Kiso Three Rivers.

Mie Prefecture is a popular tourism destination home to Nagashima Spa Land, Suzuka International Racing Course, and some of the oldest and holiest sites in Shinto, the traditional religion of Japan, including the Ise Grand Shrine and the Tsubaki Grand Shrine.

Until the Meiji Restoration, the area that is Mie Prefecture was made up of Ise Province, Shima Province, Iga Province, and part of Kii Province.

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Name Mie Prefecture supposedly was taken from a comment about the region made by Yamato Takeru on his way back from conquering the eastern regions.

In 1959, many lives were lost as parts of Mie Prefecture were devastated by the Ise-wan Typhoon, the strongest typhoon to hit Japan in recorded history.

Traditionally, though, the Iga region of Mie Prefecture is considered to have always been a part of Kansai.

Mie Prefecture has traditionally been a link between east and west Japan, thanks largely to the Tokaido and Ise Pilgrimage Roads.

Mie Prefecture produces tea, beef, cultured pearls and fruit, mainly mandarin oranges.

Northern Mie Prefecture is home to a number of manufacturing industries, mainly transport machinery manufacturing and heavy chemical industries such as oil refineries.