Toba, Mie
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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 also boasts a world-class aquarium called the [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.
External links
- [Toba official website] in Japanese
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| Iga | Inabe | Ise | Kameyama | Kumano | Kuwana | Matsusaka | Nabari | Owase | Shima | Suzuka | Toba | Tsu (capital) | Yokkaichi | |||
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| Inabe | Kitamuro | Kuwana | Mie | Minamimuro | Taki | Watarai | |||
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