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

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• Tsu — The prefectural capital.
• Yokkaichi — An industrial city and the most urban city.
• Iga — The home of Japan's most (in)famous ninja clan.
• Ise — Site of Japan's holiest shrine.
• Kumano
• 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.
• Owase — Small city having the best in nature.
• Kuwana — A small city next to Nagoya. Easy access to Nagashima Spa Land.

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Mie is easier accesible from anywhere in central Japan using the Kintetsu or JR (Japan Rail) train lines. From other parts of Honshu, the shinkansen (bullet train) can quickly though rather expensively get you to Nagoya Station, where you can transfer to either the Kintetsu or JR line into Mie.

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Ferries leave hourly from Nagoya airport (NGO) to Tsu Nagisamachi port and a port in Matsusaka.

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• Ise Shrine is the holiest shrine in Japan and home to the sun goddess Amaterasu. (Ise)
• Mikimoto Pearl Island (Toba)
• Part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Kii Mountain Pilgrimage Route (Kumano)

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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.

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

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