Kihoku is a town located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 August 2021, the town had an estimated population of 15,077 in 7876 households and a population density of 59 persons per km². The total area of the town was 257.01 square kilometres (99.23 sq mi).
Kumano Bay in Kihoku
Seal
Kihoku Town Hall
Mie Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 and has a geographic area of 5,774 square kilometers (2,229 sq mi). Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture to the northwest, Nara Prefecture to the west, Wakayama Prefecture to the southwest, and Aichi Prefecture to the east.
The pair of Meoto Iwa rocks off the coast of Ise city, Mie prefecture during sunrise
Ise Shrine
Regional division of Mie as used by the Japan Meteorological Agency: The primary division is between North/Central and South, the former being further subdivided into North, Central and Iga, the latter into Ise-Shima and KiSei/East Kishū; Ise/Sei-shū, Shima/Shi-shū, Iga/I-shū and Kii/Ki-shū are the four Ritsuryō provinces that are partly or entirely part of modern Mie.
Mie coastline, near Toba
