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Also known as Ujiyamada
city in Mie prefecture, Japan
Ise is a city located in Mie Prefecture on Japan's main island of Honshu. It is known as the home of Ise Grand Shrine, one of Japan's most important and sacred Shinto religious sites that has drawn pilgrims for centuries.
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Ise City Hall
Ise (伊勢市, Ise-shi; Japanese pronunciation: [iꜜ.se, i.seꜜ.ɕi]), formerly called Ujiyamada (宇治山田), is a city in central Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan. Ise is home to Ise Grand Shrine, the most sacred Shintō shrine in Japan. The city has a long-standing title – Shinto (神都) – that roughly means "the Holy City", and literally means "the Capital of the Kami". As of 31 July 2021, the city had an estimated population of 123,533 in 55,911 households and a population density of 590 people per km. The total area of the city is 208.53 square kilometres (80.51 sq mi).
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