Ise, Mie
Appearance
Ise
伊勢市 | |
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Coordinates: 34°29′N 136°43′E / 34.483°N 136.717°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kansai |
Prefecture | Mie |
As Uji-Yamada city | September 1, 1906 |
As Ise city | January 1, 1955 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ken'ichi Suzuki |
Area | |
• Total | 208.52 km2 (80.51 sq mi) |
Population (July 2021) | |
• Total | 123,533 |
• Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
Phone number | 0596-23-1111 |
Address | 1-7-29 Iwabuchi, Ise-shi, Mie-ken 516-0037 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | Official website |
Ise (伊勢市, Ise-shi) is a city located in central Mie Prefecture on the island of Honshu, Japan. It was previously called Ujiyamada. The city is famous for the Ise Grand Shrine, which is considered the most sacred Shintō shrine in Japan. Ise has a long-standing title of Shinto (神都)[a], which means "the Holy City" and "the Capital of the Kami"[b] in Japanese. As of 31 July 2021[update], the city had an estimated population of 123,533 people living in 55,911 households, and a population density of 590 people per square kilometer.[1] The total area of the city is 208.53 square kilometers.
Notes
[change | change source]- ↑ It's important to note that the title of "Shinto" used for Ise city is not to be confused with the religion of Shinto. Although the words are spelled similarly, the kanji characters used are different and the pronunciation is slightly different as well. In the city's title, "Shinto" has a short "o" sound, while in the religion's name, "Shinto," the "o" sound is long.
- ↑ In waka rhetoric Makurakotoba, the word Kamikaze was used to introduce Ise.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Ise city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
Other websites
[change | change source]Media related to Ise, Mie at Wikimedia Commons
- Ise travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Geographic data related to Ise, Mie at OpenStreetMap
- Ise City official website (in Japanese)
- Akafuku Mochi
- Ise Grand Shrine official website (in English)
- Ise city guide from the [1] Mie Guidebook] at Mie JETs
- "A Day Tripper's Guide to Ise and Toba" by Zack Davisson, Japanzine
- Rakuraku Ise Moude (Official Ise City travel information)