Editing Mie Prefecture (section)

== Tourism ==

=== Notable places ===
[[File:Meotoiwa.jpg|thumb|Meoto Rocks in Ise Bay, Ise]]
[[File:Gozaisho Ropeway and Komono Mie.jpg|thumb|Mount Gozaisho and cable-car in Komono]]
[[File:Nabana no Sato Chapel Illumination.jpg|thumb|Winter Illumination event in Nabana Village Park, Kuwana]]
[[File:北畠氏館跡庭園.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Kitabatake Jōkan garden]]

* [[Ise Grand Shrine]] - Japan's holiest Shinto shrine.
* [[Tsubaki Grand Shrine]] - Japan's oldest Shinto shrine. 
* [[Kumano Kodō]] - [[World Heritage Site]].  Ancient road in southern Mie once used by pilgrims.
* [[Iga, Mie|Iga-Ueno]] - Birthplace of the [[ninja]] and home to the Iga Ninja Museum.
* [[Ise-Shima National Park]]
* [[Yoshino-Kumano National Park]]
* [[Kitabatake Shrine|Tage Kitabatakeshi Yakata]] - Tage Kitabatake clan fortified residence, one of the [[Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles]] in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://jokaku.jp/japan-top-100-castles/best-100-castles-of-japan-2nd-selection/ |title=続日本100名城 |date=29 November 2017 |publisher=日本城郭協会|language=ja|access-date=25 July 2019}}</ref>
* [[Sakakibara Onsen]] - Famous [[onsen]] near Tsu, considered to be the 3rd best onsen in Japan.{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
* [[Yunoyama Onsen]] - Famous onsen near Yokkaichi that sits atop [[Mount Gozaisho]].
* [[Nagashima Spa Land]] - One of the largest amusement parks in Japan, located in Kuwana.
* [[Toba Aquarium]]
* [[Mikimoto Pearl Island]] - Museum in Toba that is dedicated to [[Kōkichi Mikimoto]], inventor of [[pearl]] cultivation.
* [[Meoto Iwa|The Wedded Rocks]] of Okitama Shrine in [[Futami, Mie|Futami]] (now part of the city of Ise)
* [[Suzuka Circuit]] - Japan's most famous motor racetrack.
* [[Saikū]] - Site of [[Heian Period|Heian]] Imperial residence, with modern museum and reconstructed Heian building.
* A large [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] statue in the town of [[Iga,_Mie|Iga]]  can be found near Kanonji temple which has been the topic of discussion amongst gaming publications.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Morrissy |first1=Kim |title=Mysterious Sonic the Hedgehog Statue in Japanese Mountains Gets Refurbished |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-08-13/mysterious-sonic-the-hedgehog-statue-in-japanese-mountains-gets-refurbished/.162880 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=26 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Notable citizens ===
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* Aoi, guitarist of [[The Gazette (band)|The GazettE]]
* [[Daikokuya Kōdayū]], a Japanese castaway who spent eleven years in Russia
* [[Daisuke Kishio]], voice actor
* Die, guitarist of [[Dir En Grey]]
* [[Hakaru Hashimoto]], medical scientist
* [[Hiroshi Okuda]], Chairman of the [[Toyota Motor Corporation]], chairman of the [[Japan Business Federation]]
* [[Hiroyuki Ito]], a [[video game designer]] working for [[Square Enix]]
* [[Jun Maeda]], a Japanese writer and co-founder of the software company [[Key (company)|Key]]
* [[Kana Nishino]], singer
* [[Katsuya Okada]], former [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Japan)|Foreign Minister]], and [[Democratic Party of Japan|DPJ]] Secretary General
* [[Keiichi Yabu]], relief pitcher for the [[San Francisco Giants]]
* [[Ken Hirai]], Japanese R&B and pop singer
* [[Kenta Nishimoto]], professional badminton player
* [[Kota Sasaki]], racing driver
* Mashiho Takata, a member of Korean-Pop boy group [[Treasure (band)|Treasure]]
* [[Matsuo Bashō]], the most famous poet of the [[Edo period]], renowned for his [[haiku]]
* [[Mikimoto Kōkichi]], founder of the cultured pearl     industry
* [[Mitski|Mitski Miyawaki]], Japanese-American singer-songwriter<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jung|first=E. Alex|date=2022-01-14|title=Mitski in 9 Acts|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/mitski-profile-laurel-hell.html|access-date=2022-01-14|website=Vulture|language=en-us}}</ref>
* [[Mitsui Takatoshi]], founder of the [[Mitsui]] Group
* [[Miwa Asao]], beach volleyball player
* [[Mizuki Noguchi]], the [[gold medal]]ist in the [[Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon|women's marathon]] event in the [[2004 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Norinaga Motoori]], a Japanese scholar of [[Kokugaku]] during the [[Edo period]]
* [[Ranpo Edogawa]], famous mystery novelist
* [[Yasujirō Ozu]], famous filmmaker
* [[Yukio Ozaki]], a politician said to be the father of Japan's constitutional government

=== Famous products ===
* [[Akafuku]], a sweet made with mochi and sweet red bean paste
* [[Ito Ranch]], a matsusaka beef farm in the region
* [[Matsusaka beef]]
* [[Spiny lobster]], known as ''Ise ebi'' (伊勢えび), named after the old province