Ise (Mie)

Ise-shi 伊 勢 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kinki
Prefecture :	Mie
Coordinates :	34 ° 29 '  N , 136 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 34 ° 29 '15 "  N , 136 ° 42' 33"  E
Basic data
Surface:	208.52 km²
Residents :	123,783 (June 1, 2019)
Population density :	594 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	24203-9
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Oyane cherry
town hall
Address :	Ise City Hall 1 - 7 - 29 , Iwabuchi Ise -shi Mie  516-0037
Website URL:	http://www.city.ise.mie.jp
Location Ises in Mie Prefecture

Ise ( Japanese 伊 勢 市 , - shi , until 1955 Ujiyamada ) is a city in Mie Prefecture on the Japanese main island of Honshū . It is located on the Shima Peninsula on Ise Bay , south of Nagoya .

The city is located in the middle of an agricultural region where tea and oranges are grown. But lacquer ware , paper and electrical appliances are produced in Ise. There are several shipyards in the port area.

history

The city ​​of Uji-Yamada was established in 1889 in Watarai County from the cities of Uji and Yamada. In 1906 it became a district as Uji-Yamada-shi ( 宇 治 山田 市 ). In the great Shōwa territorial reform it was renamed after several incorporations in 1955 after the province and the shrine in Ise-shi .

geography

Ise is located west of Toba and south of Tsu on the Ise Bay .

Neighboring cities and communities

• Toba
• Shima
• Minami-ise
• Meiwa
• Tamaki
• Watarai

Pilgrimage site

Ise shrine

The pilgrimage site is home to the Ise Shrine (Ise Jingū), the highest Shinto shrine in the country.

traffic

• Train:
  • JR Sangu Line
  • Kintetsu Toba Line
  • Kintetsu Yamada Line
• Street:
  • Ise highway
  • National roads 23, 42, 167

sons and daughters of the town

• Musō Soseki (1275–1351), Zen master, political advisor, garden designer and calligrapher
• Itō Shōha (1877–1968), painter
• Kon Ichikawa (1915–2008), film director, screenwriter, film producer
• Isao Takahata (1935–2018), director and producer of anime series and films
• Mizuki Noguchi (* 1978), marathon runner
• Hiroki Mizumoto (* 1985), football player

Web links

Commons : Ise  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry 伊 勢 (市) in 日本 大 百科全書 (ニ ッ ポ ニ カ) Nihon daihyakkazensho (Nipponica) by Shōgakukan at kotobank.jp (Asahi Shimbun / Voyage Marketing), accessed on October 26, 2019.

City Hall of Ise