Ise is one of the regional names.
- It is an abbreviation for Ise Province (Ise no Kuni), one of the ancient provincial divisions of Japan under the Ritsuryō system. It corresponds to most of present-day Mie Prefecture. It has been developed since ancient times as the location of Ise Grand Shrine. Ise is also an abbreviation for Ise Grand Shrine.
- Currently, it is the name of a city located in central Mie Prefecture, on the northern side of the Shima Peninsula. It developed as the town before the torii gate of Ise Grand Shrine. It is the gateway to Ise-Shima National Park. Its former name was Ujiyamada City.
Ise and Tose are Japanese surnames.
The origin of the Ise surname often traces back to ancient Ise Province. The direct etymological source is the descendants of the Ise no Atae clan, who were the provincial governors (kokuzō) of Ise and resided in the province. Additionally, a theory exists that during the late Kamakura period, the Ise clan, who held the title of Ise no Kami (Governor of Ise), existed as close retainers of the Ashikaga clan, and members of that clan adopted the Ise surname. Tose is another reading of Ise, and it is thought to originally be Ise.
Ise is also the name of a female poet from the early Heian period. It was also the name of a battleship in the Imperial Japanese Navy.
Explanation of this calligraphy
The top row is in hiragana, the middle row is in kanji, and the bottom row is in katakana, all written horizontally.
