Ise, Mie

Ise (伊勢市, Ise-shi) is a city located in central Mie Prefecture on the island of Honshu, Japan. It was previously called Ujiyamada. The city is famous for the Ise Grand Shrine, which is considered the most sacred Shintō shrine in Japan. Ise has a long-standing title of Shinto (神都), which means "the Holy City" and "the Capital of the Kami" in Japanese. As of 31 July 2021, the city had an estimated population of 123,533 people living in 55,911 households, and a population density of 590 people per square kilometer. The total area of the city is 208.53 square kilometers. Notes References Other websites Media related to Ise, Mie at Wikimedia Commons Ise travel guide from Wikivoyage Geographic data related to Ise, Mie at OpenStreetMap Ise City official website (in Japanese) Akafuku Mochi Ise Grand Shrine official website (in English) Ise city guidefrom the [1] Mie Guidebook] at Mie JETsArchived 2016-10-11 at the Wayback Machine "A Day Tripper's Guide to Ise and Toba" by Zack Davisson, Japanzine Rakuraku Ise Moude (Official Ise City travel information)