Mie Prefecture Place name Mie Prefecture Miyako, Mie-ken Population 1.85 million Area 5776.45 square kilometers Location Located in the central region of Japan, the eastern capital of the Kii Peninsula Tsu City Major city Yokkaichi City Suzuka City Ise City Famous figures Female marathon runner Noguchi Miki

, Edo period haiku (poet) Matsuo Basho, detective novelist Edogawa Ranpo, singers Ken Hirai, Ichiro Toba, Yutaka Yamakawa, actors Miki Mizuno, Kihei Shiina.

Food: Ise prawns, Ise udon, Matsusaka beef specialty Ise tea, Kosui pear, pearls, Manko ceramics, Ise sample paper, Suzuka ink and other attractions Ise Jingu Shrine, Kumano old road, Kambara Onsen, Ueno

Introduction to City Ueno Park, etc. Mie Prefecture is located in the easternmost part of Japan's Kii Peninsula and is divided into the northern plain coastal area and the southern mountainous area.

Surrounded by the rich and varied nature of mountains, seas, and valleys, there are two national parks, Ise-Shima and Yoshino-Kumano, two nationally designated parks, Suzuka and Muro Akame Aoyama, and five other prefectural parks.

, more than one-third of Mie Prefecture’s land is a natural park area.

Mie Prefecture has beautiful scenery and many historical legends.

The birthplace of Japan's famous "ninja" is Mie Prefecture. Now there are various "ninja" relics in Ueno Park in Mie Prefecture, attracting a large number of tourists.

Mie Prefecture is rich in specialties. Japan's highest-grade beef "Matsuban beef", Ise lobster, pearls from Aigo Bay, etc. are the representative specialties of Mie Prefecture.

In particular, "Matsuban beef" is delicious and expensive, and is one of the highest-grade domestic beef in Japan.

There are also many hot springs in Mie Prefecture.

The hot springs here have historical backgrounds and are very famous.

For example, Kanbaru Hot Spring is famous for being mentioned in the famous work "Pillow" by the Japanese classical female writer Seishonagon. The spring quality is weakly alkaline and is effective for neuralgia, gastrointestinal diseases, low back pain, gynecological diseases and other symptoms.

In addition, there are Yunoyama hot springs, Yunoguchi hot springs, etc.

Origin of Ninja Mie Prefecture has been an important area close to Kyoto, Nara and Nagoya since ancient times.

Because of its unique terrain and steep mountains and woodlands, the ability to survive in this geographical environment, martial arts, art of war, and spells based on onmyoji were developed.

Later, the technique widely taught by "Yamabushi" (also known as mountain warriors) and practitioners after practicing here was called ninjutsu.

In addition, there is also a theory that the "Iga-ryu ninja" came from the magic spread in the Ise area.

But the dynamics and history of ninjas are still shrouded in mystery.

Ninjas are mainly an organization that infiltrates the enemy, obtains intelligence, causes disturbances, etc., and obtains rewards, and will not appear openly on the stage of history.

However, Oda Nobuo, the third son of Oda Nobunaga, who was in charge of Ise Kingdom, led an army of 10,000 people and attacked Iga without Nobunaga's permission. As a result, he was defeated by the Iga ninja army of less than 1,000 people.

But a few years later, Oda's 50,000-strong army surrounded Iga. The Iga ninja army was ultimately defeated due to being outnumbered, and finally withdrew from the stage of history.

However, the few survivors and the ninjas who work as escorts and guards in other countries have told the history of the Iga ninjas from then on.

Tourist Attractions The most famous tourist attraction in Mie Prefecture is Ise Jingu Shrine.

This is a shrine dedicated to "Amaterasu Omikami".

Every year, many guests come to pay homage.

There is a quiet avenue inside the main palace. There are 14 steps in front of the main palace. There is a stone in the shape of "天" on the steps. Legend has it that this stone fell from the sky, so stepping on this stone is considered very taboo.

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Another tourist attraction in Mie Prefecture is Ueno Park in Ueno City.

Ueno City is known to the world as the birthplace of the famous writer Matsuo Basho.

This is also the birthplace of "Iga style ninjutsu".

In Ueno Park, "ninja huts" built like ordinary Japanese houses are preserved for tourists to visit.