Mie三重県
Mie-ken, みえけん. The name ends in 県 (ken), prefecture.
Mie is counted in Kinki by the formal definition but is usually grouped with Tōkai in daily life. Ise Grand Shrine is here.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 三重県
- Reading
- Mie-ken / みえけん
- Region
- Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
- Capital
- Tsu 津市
- Largest municipality
- Yokkaichi City 四日市市, 305,424 people, more than the capital
- Population
- 1,770,254 (2020 census)
- Area
- 5,774 km²
- Density
- 307 people per km²
- Municipalities
- 29: 14 cities and 15 towns
- Designated cities
- None
- Districts (郡)
- 7
- Codes
- JIS 24, ISO 3166-2 JP-24
- Website
- www.pref.mie.lg.jp
- Tree
- Jingū cedar 神宮杉
- Flower
- Japanese iris ハナショウブ
- Bird
- Kentish plover シロチドリ
The tree, flower, and bird are the prefectural symbols, chosen by ordinance. Every prefecture has all three.
The most populous municipalities
| Municipality | Population | km² | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yokkaichi City四日市市 | 305,424 | 206.52 | 17.3% |
| Tsu City津市 | 274,537 | 711.19 | 15.5% |
| Suzuka City鈴鹿市 | 195,670 | 194.46 | 11.1% |
| Matsusaka City松阪市 | 159,145 | 623.58 | 9.0% |
| Kuwana City桑名市 | 138,613 | 136.68 | 7.8% |
| Ise City伊勢市 | 122,765 | 208.35 | 6.9% |
| Iga City伊賀市 | 88,766 | 558.23 | 5.0% |
| Nabari City名張市 | 76,387 | 129.77 | 4.3% |
| Kameyama City亀山市 | 49,835 | 191.04 | 2.8% |
| Shima City志摩市 | 46,057 | 178.95 | 2.6% |
2020 census. Share is the municipality's part of the prefecture's population. The other 19 are listed below.
How an address here begins
三重県津市…
Mie-ken, Tsu-shi, …
The prefecture name is written first, then the municipality name. The guide explains the rest of the address, and the map finds any address you paste into it.
Neighbouring prefectures
Every municipality in Mie市区町村
29 local governments, each with its own mayor and assembly. Each has a page with its population, area, neighbours, and boundary on the map.
Cities市
Districts, with their towns and villages郡 町 村
A district is a name that groups towns and villages in an address. It has no office and no election. Each town and village in it is a government.
Questions about Mie
- What is the capital of Mie?
- Tsu (津市). The prefectural office is there. It is not the largest municipality: Yokkaichi City (四日市市) had more people at the 2020 census, 305,424.
- What does 県 mean in 三重県?
- 県 (ken) means prefecture. It is the ordinary word for prefecture, used by 43 of the 47. The other four are Tokyo (都), Hokkaidō (道), Osaka, and Kyoto (府), which are the same kind of government with a different word at the end of the name.
- How many municipalities are in Mie?
- 29: 14 cities and 15 towns. Each is a local government with its own mayor and assembly. The towns and villages are grouped into seven districts (郡), names used in addresses, not governments.
- What is the population of Mie?
- 1,770,254 at the 2020 census, on 5,774 km², which is 307 people per km². Mie is the 22nd most populous of the 47 prefectures and the 25th largest by area.
- Which prefectures border Mie?
- Six prefectures: Gifu (岐阜県), Aichi (愛知県), Shiga (滋賀県), Kyoto (京都府), Nara (奈良県), and Wakayama (和歌山県). Borders across water are not counted.
- What region is Mie in?
- Kansai / Kinki (関西・近畿). A region is a customary grouping of prefectures, not a government, so Mie elects a governor and an assembly but the region elects nothing.
- How is Mie written in Japanese?
- 三重県, read Mie-ken and written みえけん in hiragana. The last character, 県, is the word for prefecture, and the name is often used without it in English.
- How does an address in Mie begin?
- With the prefecture name, then the municipality name: 三重県津市… (Mie-ken, Tsu-shi, …). After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.
- What is the largest city in Mie?
- Yokkaichi City (四日市市), with 305,424 people at the 2020 census. The capital, Tsu, is not the largest. The three most populous municipalities are Yokkaichi City (四日市市, 305,424), Tsu City (津市, 274,537), and Suzuka City (鈴鹿市, 195,670).
- What are the symbols of Mie?
- The prefectural tree is the Jingū cedar (神宮杉), the flower the Japanese iris (ハナショウブ), and the bird the Kentish plover (シロチドリ). Mie chose them by ordinance, as every prefecture has.
Boundaries: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Municipality counts are from the boundary data on the map. Website and symbols: the prefecture's Japanese Wikipedia article, read in September 2026.