Ise-Shima National Park
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is a national park
in Mie Prefecture
, Japan
. It is characterised by its ria
coast and islands scattered around a number of bays. The interior is hilly with Mount Asamagatake (555m) the highest peak.
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
in Mie Prefecture
Mie Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan which is part of the Kansai regions on Honshū island. The capital is the city of Tsu.- History :Until the Meiji Restoration, Mie prefecture was known as Ise Province and Iga Province....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. It is characterised by its ria
Ria
A ria is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley. It is a drowned river valley that remains open to the sea. Typically, rias have a dendritic, treelike outline although they can be straight and without significant branches. This pattern is inherited from the...
coast and islands scattered around a number of bays. The interior is hilly with Mount Asamagatake (555m) the highest peak.
Natural Areas
- Ago BayAgo Bayis a bay in the city of Shima, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the Ise-Shima region.The bay is known for its beauty and sees many tourists each year, in particular due to a train network owned by Kintetsu which runs trains from both Osaka and Nagoya to Kashikojima, an island in the bay.Pearl...
- KamishimaKamishimais a small island in Mie Prefecture in Japan. The island is administered by and belongs to Toba city....
- Kashikojima
- KozukumijimaKozukumijimais a small island in the Mie Prefecture of Japan. The geographic area and the residents of the island constitute a municipal subdivision of Toba city....
- Gokasho Bay
- Matoya BayMatoya Bayis a bay in the city of Shima and Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the Ise-Shima region.The bay is known for cultivation of oyster in Japan....
- Mount Asamagatake (555m)
- TōshijimaTōshijimais an island located off the coast of Toba, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is the largest of the outlying islands of Toba.Its main industries are fishing, aquaculture and tourism.- External links :...
Related municipalities
- IseIse, Mie, formerly called Ujiyamada , is a city located in eastern Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshū, Japan.Ise is home to Ise Grand Shrine, the most sacred Shintō Shrine in Japan, and is thus a very popular destination for tourists. The city has a long-standing nickname—Shinto —that roughly means...
- TobaToba, Mieis a city in Mie, Japan.Toba is the site of the Toba Aquarium, which houses such animals as dugongs, African manatees, porpoises, and a wide-variety of aquatic life....
- ShimaShima, Mieis a city located in Mie Prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan.The city was formed on October 1, 2004, by the merger of all five towns from Shima District, which was dissolved by the merger....
- Minami-IseMinamiise, Mieis a town located in Watarai District, Mie, Japan. The town was formed on October 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Nansei and Nantō, both from Watarai District....