Mie Center for the Arts is a public cultural facility in Tsu city, Mie Prefecture, opened in October, 1994. Since its opening, the center has attracted around one million visitors per year on average.The center consists of three main branches (the Fine Arts Center, the Lifelong Learning Center, and the Gender Equality Center “Frente Mie”), as well as the Mie Prefectural Library, and more. The Mie Prefectural Museum and Art Museum are also located nearby. Mie Center for the Arts is renowned among the residents of Mie as a place that hosts excellent musical, theatrical and traditional performances, as well as lectures and events about lifelong learning and gender equality, and as a place with facilities that are available to rent.