A tire mold including a molding face for shaping the outside of a tire and a
vent
structure, wherein the vent structure contains a hole having an opening in the
molding face, an inserted piece disposed in the hole so that the surface of the
inserted piece defines a part of a molding face, and a micro-gap of not more than
100 micrometers formed between the inserted piece and the hole for the purpose
of vent.