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'Toba' (鳥羽市; -shi) is a city located in Mie, Japan. Toba is best known as the hometown of Kokichi Mikimoto, who developed a method to cultivate pearls.
Toba is the site of the world-class Toba Aquarium, which houses such animals as dugongs, African manatees, dolphins, and a wide-variety of aquatic life.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 24,301 and the density of 225.26 persons per km². The total area is 107.88 km².
The city was founded on November 1, 1954.
Toba is a sister city of Santa Barbara, California.
Toba city also administers the following islands located in the Ise Bay:

★ 'Kamishima'

★ 'Kozukumijima'

★ 'Ozukumijima'

★ 'Sugashima'

★ 'Toushijima'

★ 'Sakatejima'

★ 'Mitsujima'

★ 'Irukajima'

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External links

External links

★ Toba official website in Japanese

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★ A Day Tripper's Guide to Ise and Toba ''Japanzine'' By Zack Davisson