There are many mountains in the west and south of Mie , with the largest cities in the east , next to Ise Bay . Mie Prefecture measures 170 k from north to south , and 80 k from east to west , and is made up of 5 distinct geographical areas . The north-west of Mie consists of the Suzuka Mountains , along the coast of Ise Bay from the Aichi border to Ise City is the Ise Plain , where most of the population of Mie live , south of the Ise Plain is the Shima Peninsula , bordering Nara in the central-west is the Iga Basin , and running from central Mie to its southern borders is the Nunobiki Mountainous Region .