Mie prefecture

Mie prefecture (三重県; Mie-ken) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Tsu[?].

Mie prefecture (三重県)

Capital	Tsu[?]
Region:	Kinki
Island:	Honshu
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 25th 5,776.44 km² 0.7%
Population  - Total (Jan 1, 2003)  - Density	Ranked 23rd 1,863,815 323/km²
Districts:	14
Municipalities:	69
Symbols
Pref. Flower:	Iris (Iris ensata)
Pref. Tree:	Jingusugi
Pref. Bird:	Snowy plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)

Table of contents 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 List of cities (in order of their founding date) 2.2 List of districts (in order of their founding date) 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Tourism 7 Prefectural symbols 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links

History

Geography

Mie prefecture is bordered by Aichi, Gifu, Shiga, Kyoto, Nara, and Wakayama.

As of 2000 Mie prefecture's 5,776.44 km² landmass is divided into 64.8% forest, 11.5% agriculture, 6% residential area, 3.8% roads, and 3.6% rivers. The remaining 10.3% are not classifed.

List of cities (in order of their founding date)

• Tsu[?]
• Yokkaichi[?]
• Ise[?]
• Matsusaka[?]
• Kuwana[?]
• Ueno[?]
• Suzuka[?]
• Nabari[?]
• Owase[?]
• Kameyama
• Toba[?]
• Kumano[?]
• Hisai[?]

List of districts (in order of their founding date)

• Kuwana[?]
  • Tado[?]
  • Nagashima[?]
  • Kisosaki[?]
• Inabe[?]
  • Hokusei[?]
  • Inabe[?]
  • Daian[?]
  • Touin[?]
  • Fujiwara[?]
• Mie[?]
  • Komono[?]
  • Kusu[?]
  • Asahi[?]
  • Kawagoe[?]
• Suzuka[?]
  • Seki[?]
• Age[?]
  • Kawage[?]
  • Geinou[?]
  • Misato[?]
  • Anou[?]
• Ichishi[?]
  • Karasu[?]
  • Ichishi[?]
  • Hakusan[?]
  • Ureshino[?]
  • Misugi[?]
  • Mikumo[?]
• Iinan[?]
  • Iinan[?]
  • Iitaka[?]
• Taki[?]
  • Taki[?]
  • Meiwa[?]
  • Oodai[?]
  • Seiwa[?]
  • Miyagawa[?]
• Watarai[?]
  • Tamaki[?]
  • Futami[?]
  • Obata[?]
  • Nansei[?]
  • Nantou[?]
  • Oomiya[?]
  • Kisei[?]
  • Misono[?]
  • Oouchiyama[?]
  • Watarai[?]
• Ayama[?]
  • Iga[?]
  • Shimagahara[?]
  • Ayama[?]
  • Ooyamada[?]
• Naga[?]
  • Aoyama[?]
• Shima[?]
  • Hamajima[?]
  • Daiou[?]
  • Shima[?]
  • Ago[?]
  • Isobe[?]
• Kitamuro[?]
  • Kiinagashima[?]
  • Miyama[?]
• Minamimuro[?]
  • Mihama[?]
  • Kihou
  • Kiwa[?]
  • Udono[?]

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

Mie prefecture is famous for the Mikimoto pearl island formerly known as Ojima island, the shinto shrine[?] in Ise[?] built in the 1st century, the invetion of Ninja spies at Ueno castle, the wedded rocks at Futamigaura beach, and Matsuzaka beef[?].

External links

• Mie prefecture offical homepage (http://www.pref.mie.jp/ENGLISH/index.htm)

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Mie[?] is also a district in Mie prefecture.