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Ise (伊勢市; -shi) is a city located in Mie prefecture, on the island of Honshu, Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 98,819 and the density of 552.15 persons per km². The total area is 178.97 km².

The city was founded on September 1, 1906.

It is the site of the most important shrine to the goddess Amaterasu.

Ise was also an old province of Japan.