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Mie

Mie prefecture (三重県 Mie-ken) is in the western Kansai region of the main Japanese island Honshu.

Culture and History

Cities

  • Tsu — The prefectural capital
  • Iga — The home of Japan's most (in)famous ninja clan
  • Ise — Site of one of Japan's holiest shrines
  • Matsuzaka — A city between Tsu and Ise. Famous throughout Japan for its beef
  • Shima — Famous for pearl cultivation.
  • Suzuka — Known for its motor sports events
  • Toba — Popular holiday spot near Ise
  • Kuwana — A small city next to Nagoya. Easy access to Nagashima Spa Land.

Other destinations

  • Futami — Seaside town near Ise

Talk

Travel to Mie & Visa Requirements

Flights and airtickets to Mie

By train

Buses to Mie

By boat

Ferries leave from Nagoya airport to Tsu Nagisamachi port every hour.

Tours & Getting around Mie

Mie attractions and sightseeing

Ise Shrine is the highest shrine in Japan and home to the sun goddess Amaterasu.

Mie city tours

Mie Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive

Matsusaka is known for its delicious, massaged, beer-fed beef. According to locals, it's every bit as good as the more internationally famous Kobe product.

Mie nightlife, bars, clubs & pubs

Hakusugi sake, brewed near Ise, is very tasty and reasonably priced.

Get out

This page was last edited at 17:08, on 6 October 2008 by Jani Patokallio. Based on work by Justin J. Moses and Grant Curtis, Wikitravel user(s) Episteme, 60dot and Kohhei and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel.

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