Ise, Mie

Ise 伊勢市
City
Naiku in Ise Shrine
Flag Seal
Location of Ise in Mie Prefecture
Ise
Coordinates: 34°29′N 136°43′E / 34.483°N 136.717°E / 34.483; 136.717
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Mie
As Uji-Yamada city	September 1, 1906
As Ise city	January 1, 1955
Government
• Mayor	Ken'ichi Suzuki
Area
• Total	208.52 km2 (80.51 sq mi)
Population  (July 2021)
• Total	123,533
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number	0596-23-1111
Address	1-7-29 Iwabuchi, Ise-shi, Mie-ken 516-0037
Climate	Cfa
Website	Official website
Symbols
Flower	Oyane-zakura
Tree	Michelia compressa

Ise (Japanese: 伊勢市, Hepburn: Ise-shi), 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".^[1] As of 31 July 2021^[update], the city had an estimated population of 123,533 in 55,911 households and a population density of 590 people per km².^[2] The total area of the city is 208.53 square kilometres (80.51 sq mi).