Ise Province
Historical province in the Kinai region, roughly corresponding to modern Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu. Used in historical contexts.
In the Edo period, Ise Province flourished with pilgrims visiting Ise Grand Shrine.
Ise City
Modern city in Mie Prefecture, known for Ise Grand Shrine. The city name is the same as the historical province but refers to the present-day municipality.
Ise City has developed as the gateway town to Ise Grand Shrine.
Japanese spiny lobster
Ise Shrine fraternal religious group
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) · redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus) · Indo-Pacific tarpon (Megalops cyprinoides)
beggars at the Ise Grand Shrine · stingy Ise merchants
Standard kanji spelling for the historical province and the modern city.
The name 伊勢 is of ancient origin, first appearing in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it has been associated with the region around Ise Grand Shrine since early Japanese history.