Toba, Mie

Toba
Toba; 鳥羽市
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鳥羽市
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	Location of Toba in Mie
	Toba
	Coordinates: 34°29′N 136°51′E / 34.483°N 136.85°ECoordinates: 34°29′N 136°51′E / 34.483°N 136.85°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Mie
	Government
• Mayor	Kusuichi Kida
	Area
• Total	107.99 km2 (41.7 sq mi)
	Population (February 1, 2011)
• Total	21,345
• Density	198/km2 (512.8/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Tachibana
- Flower	Dianthus
- Bird	Common_Gull
Phone number	+81-0599-25-1112
Address	3-1-1 Toba, Toba-shi, Mie-ken; 517-0011
Website	City of Toba

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A view on a fragment of Toba from Ise-Shima Skyline driveway.

The shrine Kata-jinja in Toba

Toba (鳥羽市, Toba-shi^?) is a city in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

Toba is the site of the Toba Aquarium, which houses such animals as dugongs, African manatees, porpoises, and a wide-variety of aquatic life.

Toba is the hometown of Mikimoto Kōkichi, who developed a method to cultivate pearls, and Tokushichi Mishima, who invented MKM steel. Kokichi Mikimoto's Memorial Hall is also located in Toba. It is known as Mikimoto Pearl Island.

[edit] History

The city was founded on November 1, 1954.

Since ascent times, the area has been known as a nice port with deep water and mild wave.

During the 14th to 16th century, the area was under the control of pirates, from whom emerged Yoshitaka Kuki(from Nakiri district) as a dominant ruler. After having dominated over all areas, he established Toba as the capital and built a castle there. In the Edo period of 17th to 19th century, Toba flourished in trade and as a connecting port between Osaka and Tokyo(Edo).

Coastal areas of this city have been hit by several tsunamis with around 3~6 meters in history.