Ise Bay (伊勢湾, Ise wan) is a bay located at the mouth of the Kiso river, between Mie and Aichi prefectures in Japan. The bay extends roughly 60 km along the coastline, and roughly 30 km out to sea; the depth ranges from roughly 30 to 100 metres. Mie Prefecture (ä¸éç; Mie-ken) is part of the Kinki region on Honshu island, Japan. ... Aichi Prefecture ) is located in the ChÅ«bu region of Japan. ... A kilometer (Commonwealth spelling: kilometre), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1,000 metres (from the Greek words Ïίλια (khilia) = thousand and μÎÏÏο (metro) = count/measure). ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ...
The bay's coast is highly industrialized and includes the city of Nagoya. Other major cities include Tsu, Toba and Ise. Nagoya Castle Nagoya (åå¤å±å¸; -shi) is the fourth largest (third largest metropolitan region) and the third most prosperous city in Japan. ... Tsu (æ´¥å¸; -shi) is the capital of Mie Prefecture, Japan. ... Toba (鳥羽å¸; -shi) is a city located in Mie, Japan. ... This article is about the city in Mie Prefecture. ...
The bay is well-known for producing pearls, which are most famously harvested in Toba. Strand of akoya pearls from China A pearl is a hard, rounded object produced by certain animals, primarily mollusks such as oysters. ...
Reference
Frederic, Louis (2002). "Japan Encyclopedia." Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press.
The ISE is the flagship of Vice Admiral (later Admiral) Takasu Shiro's (former CO of CL ISUZU) First Fleet in BatDiv 2 with the HYUGA, the FUSO and the YAMASHIRO.
ISE and HYUGA are assigned to the Third Fleet in Rear Admiral Matsuda Chiaki's (former skipper of HYUGA and YAMATO) new CarDiv 4.
During this period, the ISE is camouflaged olive green with dark green, yellow, gray and red-brown splotches.