Mie Prefecture contains the administrative territorial entity Shima
Geography
Mie Prefecture forms the eastern part of the Kii Peninsula, and borders on Aichi, Gifu, Shiga, Kyoto, Nara, and Wakayama. It is considered part of the Kansai and Tōkai regions due to its geographical proximity to Aichi Prefecture and its cultural influence from Kansai, such as the fact that Kansai dialect is spoken in Mie. Traditionally, though, the Iga region of Mie is considered to have always been a part of Kansai.
Mie Prefecture measures 170 km (106 mi) from north to south, and 80 km (50 mi) from east to west, and includes five distinct geographical areas:
the north-west of Mie consists of the Suzuka Mountains
along the coast of Ise Bay from the Aichi border to Ise City lies the Ise Plain, where most of the population of Mie live
south of the Ise Plain is the Shima Peninsula
bordering Nara in the central-west is the Iga Basin
running from central Mie to its southern borders is the Nunobiki Mountainous Region.
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