The region of

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, also called the , refers to the areas of eastern

Mie Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefectur ...

in or around

Ise-Shima National Park is a national park in Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is characterized by its ria coast and islands scattered around a number of bays. The interior is hilly with Mount Asama-ga-take ( the highest peak. Natural areas * Ago Bay * Kami-shima * Kashiko ...

, which include the cities

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, Shima, and parts of the town of Minami-Ise. The area thrives on

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, with many resort hotels and beaches in the area. Ise-Shima is also famed for fresh seafood, particular

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s. The peninsula extends out into the

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, and unlike the factory-dotted coast of

Ise Bay is a bay located at the mouth of the Kiso Three Rivers between Mie and Aichi Prefectures in Japan. Ise Bay has an average depth of and a maximum depth of . The mouth of the bay is and is connected to the smaller Mikawa Bay by two channels: ...

, the main industry is seafood and marine products, particularly pearl cultivation.

Locations

Tourism in the Ise-Shima region is fueled primarily by these locations: *

Ise Grand Shrine The , located in Ise, Mie, Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu. Officially known simply as , Ise Jingū is a shrine complex composed of many Shinto shrines centered on two main shrines, and . ...

* The Wedded Rocks *

Mikimoto Pearl Island is a small island in Ise Bay, offshore Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The island is known as the birthplace of cultured pearl aquaculture. The island is owned by , which operates the island as a tourist attraction, exhibiting pearls and pearl c ...

Toba Aquarium is a public aquarium, which is located in Toba, Mie, Japan. The aquarium houses 12 zones which reproduce natural environments, housing some 25,000 individuals representing 1,200 species. The guests are free to tour the aquarium's grounds in any ...

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Access

Direct service is available to Ise-Shima from both

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...

and

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via Kintetsu limited express trains.

In popular culture

* The author Mayumi Inaba's book was written about her life on the Shima peninsula.

an award-winning 2016 documentary film by Portuguese director Cláudia Varejão, follows the daily life of three Japanese

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women who have been diving together, for 30 years, in a small fishing village on the Shima peninsula.

External links

Japan Guide - Shima Peninsula Travel Guide

References

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