page_title: Mie Prefecture
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Mie Prefecture / Geography
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 天守からの眺望
context_page_description: Mie Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 and has a geographic area of 5,774 km². Mie Prefecture borders 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.
  Tsu is the capital and Yokkaichi is the largest city of Mie Prefecture, with other major cities including Suzuka, Matsusaka, and Kuwana. 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.
context_section_description: Japan Meteorological Agency]]: The primary division is between North/Central and South, the former being further subdivided into North, Central and Iga, the latter into Ise-Shima and KiSei/East Kishū; Ise/Sei[-shū], Shima/Shi[-shū], Iga/I[-shū) and Kii/Ki[-shū] are the four Ritsuryō provinces that are partly or entirely part of modern Mie.]]
  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.
  Toba, Mie|Toba]]]]
  Owase, Mie|Owase]]]]
  Mie has a coastline that stretches 1,094.9 km (680.3 mi) and, as of 2000, Mie's 5,776.44 km² (2,230.30 sq mi) landmass is 64.8% forest, 11.5% agriculture, 6% residential area, 3.8% roads, and 3.6% rivers. The remaining 10.3% are not classified.
  The Ise Plain has a relatively moderate climate, averaging 14 to 15 degrees Celsius for the year. The Iga Basin has more daily temperature variance and averages temperatures 1 to 2 degrees cooler than the Ise Plain. Southern Mie, south of the Shima Peninsula, has a warmer Pacific marine climate, with Owase Region having one of the heaviest rainfall figures for all of Japan.
  As of 31 March 2019, 36% of the total area of the prefecture comprised designated Natural Parks, namely:
  Ise-Shima National Park
  Yoshino-Kumano National Park
  Murō-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park
  Suzuka Quasi-National Park
  Akame Ichishikyō Prefectural Natural Park
  Ise-no-Umi Prefectural Natural Park
  Kahadakyō Prefectural Natural Park
  Okuise Miyagawakyō Prefectural Natural Park
  Suigō Prefectural Natural Park
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