Mie Prefecture - Mie

Japanese: 三重[県] - みえ

A prefecture in the southeastern part of the Kinki region. Its capital is Tsu City. It has an area of 5,774.40 ^km2 and a population of 1,854,724 (2010). [History] It occupies the northeastern part of the former Ise, Iga, and Shima provinces, as well as Kii province. It is close to the Kinai region, and was developed since ancient times, with Ise Grand Shrine being enshrined there. Suzuka Barrier was a key transportation point to Kinai. In the early modern period, many castle towns were built, including Tsu, and Tsu (Anotsu) and Ominato flourished as port towns, and post towns developed along the Tokaido and Sangu Kaido roads. During the Edo period, it was divided into the territories of the Todo clan, the Kii Tokugawa clan, small feudal domains, the Tenryo domain, and the Jingu domain. In 1871, it became Anotsu Prefecture and Watarai Prefecture, the former of which was renamed Mie Prefecture the following year, and in 1876, it was merged with Watarai Prefecture to form the current prefectural boundaries. [Nature] The area is long and narrow from north to south, and is divided into two parts, the northern inner belt and the southern outer belt, by the valley of the Kushida River, which is the Median Tectonic Line that runs east to west through the center. In the northern part, the Suzuka Mountains, a hilly plateau, and the Ise Plain facing Ise Bay run parallel from north to south from the west, with the Ueno Basin to the west of the Suzuka Mountains and the Nunobiki and Takami mountains to the south. The southern part is mostly mountainous, with the Kii Mountains and little flat land, and a typical ria coast has developed facing the Kumano Nada Sea. The topography of the Shima Peninsula in the east is varied, with uplifted sea-eroded plateaus, drowned valleys, and sea cliffs. The southern part has a hot and humid Nankai climate, and the Owase region is the rainiest area in Japan. The northern part has a Pacific coastal climate with dry winters. [Industry] The population composition by industry is 4.9% primary, 33.2% secondary, and 60.4% tertiary (2005). Paddy fields account for 76.5% of the total cultivated land area (2003), and rice-based agriculture is mainly carried out in the Ise Plain and Ueno Basin. Wheat, sweet potatoes, tea, and seedlings are also produced in abundance, and Ise radishes are grown in the Miyagawa River basin, mandarin oranges are grown along the Kumano Nada coast, and Matsusaka beef is raised near Matsusaka. Forests cover about two-thirds of the prefecture's area, and the west and south produce high-quality cedar, cypress, and pine trees, and shiitake mushrooms are also produced in abundance. In the fishing industry, the prefecture has a long coastline of about 970 km and has developed good fishing ports in various places. A variety of fisheries are available, including bonito, yellowtail, sardines, and horse mackerel fishing in the Kumano Nada Sea, seaweed in Ise Bay, clams and spiny lobsters along the Kuwana coast, yellowtail farming south of Gokasho Bay, pearl farming on the Shima Peninsula, and abalone and turban shell harvesting by female divers. The Ise Bay coast, centered on Yokkaichi, has developed significantly as an extension of the Chukyo Industrial Zone, and industries such as transportation equipment, petrochemicals, shipbuilding, woolen textiles, glass, cement, chemical fertilizers, and machinery are all found here. After the opening of the Ise Expressway, factories related to cutting-edge technology such as electrical equipment have been actively established in the Chunansei region. Traditional industries include foundry in Kuwana and Banko ware in Yokkaichi. There are many tourist spots in Ise-Shima National Park, such as Ise Grand Shrine and Ago Bay, Mt. Odaigahara, Doro Gorge, and Osugi Gorge in Yoshino-Kumano National Park, Mt. Gozaisho and Yunoyama Onsen in Suzuka Quasi-National Park, and Akame 48 Waterfalls, Kochidani, and Aoyama Plateau in Muroo-Akame-Aoyama Quasi-National Park. In 1994, the theme park Shima Spain Village opened in Shima. In 2004, the sacred sites and pilgrimage routes in the Kii Mountain Range were registered on the list of cultural heritage under the World Heritage Convention (Kumano Pilgrimage Routes). [Transportation] The northern part of the prefecture and the Shima Peninsula area are well connected by the Kansai Main Line, Sangu Line, Kisei Main Line, Kintetsu Osaka Line, Kintetsu Nagoya Line, Sangi Railway, Ise Railway, National Highways 1 and 23, the Tomei-Osaka Expressway, the Meihan Expressway, and the Ise Expressway, but transportation in the southern part of the prefecture is inconvenient in the mountainous areas, except along the Kisei Main Line and National Highway 42. There are boat services from Toba Port to Misozaki, Irago Cape, and other areas.
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近畿地方南東部の県。県庁所在地は津市。5774.40km²。185万4724人（2010）。〔沿革〕　かつての伊勢国・伊賀国・志摩国３国と紀伊国の北東部を占める。畿内に近く，古くから開発され，伊勢神宮が奉祀された。鈴鹿関は畿内との交通要地であった。近世には津をはじめ多くの城下町がつくられ，津（安濃津(あのつ)）や大湊は港町として繁栄，東海道と参宮街道沿いには宿場町が発達した。江戸時代には藤堂氏，紀伊徳川氏のほか小藩の領，天領，神宮領などに分かれていた。1871年安濃津県，度会(わたらい)県となり，前者は翌年三重県と改称，1876年度会県を合して現県域となった。〔自然〕　南北に細長く，ほぼ中央を東西に走る中央構造線の櫛田川の谷により内帯の北部と外帯の南部に２分される。北部は西から鈴鹿山脈，丘陵性台地，伊勢湾に面する伊勢平野が南北方向に並行し，鈴鹿山脈の西に上野盆地，南に布引山地と高見山地がある。南部は大部分が紀伊山地の山地で平地に乏しく，熊野灘に面して典型的なリアス式海岸が発達，東部の志摩半島の地形は隆起海食台地，溺れ谷(おぼれだに)，海食崖など変化に富む。南部は高温多湿の南海型気候で，尾鷲(おわせ)地域は日本の最多雨地。北部は冬季乾燥の太平洋岸式気候に属している。〔産業〕　産業別人囗構成は第１次4.9％，第２次33.2％，第３次60.4％（2005）。全耕地面積の76.5％（2003）を水田が占め，伊勢平野，上野盆地を主に米作中心の農業が行われる。麦類，サツマイモ，茶，苗木の産も多く，宮川流域の伊勢ダイコン，熊野灘沿岸のミカン栽培，松阪付近の松阪牛肥育も盛ん。林野は県面積の約2/3で，西・南部でスギ，ヒノキ，マツの良材を出し，シイタケも多産。水産業では，約970kmに及ぶ長い海岸線をもち各地に良漁港が発達，熊野灘のカツオ・ブリ・イワシ・アジの漁獲，伊勢湾のノリ，桑名沿岸のハマグリ，イセエビ，五ヶ所湾以南のハマチの養殖，志摩半島の真珠養殖と海女(あま)によるアワビ・サザエの採取など多様。四日市を中心とする伊勢湾岸は中京工業地帯の延長として著しく発展，輸送用機器・石油化学・造船・毛織物・ガラス・セメント・化学肥料・機械工業などが行われる。伊勢自動車道開通後は中南勢地域に電機などの先端技術関連の工場の立地が活発。桑名の鋳物，四日市の万古焼など在来工業がある。伊勢志摩国立公園に属する伊勢神宮や英虞(あご)湾，吉野熊野国立公園の大台ヶ原山，瀞(どろ)峡，大杉峡谷，鈴鹿国定公園の御在所山と湯の山温泉や，室生赤目青山国定公園の赤目四十八滝，香落渓(こおちだに)，青山高原など観光地が多い。1994年志摩にテーマパーク〈志摩スペイン村〉が開村。2004年紀伊山地の霊場と参詣道が世界遺産条約の文化遺産リストに登録された（熊野参詣道）。〔交通〕　北部と志摩半島地区には関西本線，参宮線，紀勢本線，近鉄大阪線，同名古屋線，三岐鉄道，伊勢鉄道，国道１，23号線，東名阪自動車道，名阪国道，伊勢自動車道などが通じ便利であるが，南部は紀勢本線と国道42号線の沿線を除き山間部の交通は不便である。鳥羽港から師崎，伊良湖岬などへ船便がある。
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