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[[File:Toba City Hall.jpg|thumb|270px|right|Toba City Hall]]
[[File:Toba City Hall.jpg|thumb|270px|right|Toba City Hall]]
{{Infobox Chinese
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{{nihongo|'''Toba'''|鳥羽市|Toba-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Mie Prefecture]], [[Japan]].


As of August 2015, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 19,227 and a [[population density]] of 179 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was {{convert|107.34|sqkm|sqmi}}.
{{nihongo|'''Toba'''|鳥羽市|Toba-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Mie Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of|2021|07|31}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 17,741 in 8328 households and a [[population density]] of 170 persons per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="Toba-hp">{{cite web |url=http://www.city.toba.mie.jp/kikaku/toukei/21tukibetuzinkou/r3nen/tukibetujinkou.html|title= Toba city official statistics|location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the city is {{convert|107.34|sqkm|sqmi}}.


==Geography==
==Geography==
Toba is located on the northern half of Shima Peninsula in far eastern Mie Prefecture, facing [[Ise Bay]] of the Pacific Ocean. The area is famous for [[oyster]]s and for [[cultured pearl]]s. Much of the city is within the borders of the [[Ise-Shima National Park]].
Toba is located on the northeastern tip of Shima Peninsula in far eastern Mie Prefecture, facing [[Ise Bay]] of the Pacific Ocean to the north and east. The area is famous for [[oyster]]s and for [[cultured pearl]]s. The entire city area is within the borders of the [[Ise-Shima National Park]].


Toba administers numerous islands in the [[Ise Bay]], the most important of which are:
Toba administers numerous islands in the [[Ise Bay]], the most important of which are:
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===Neighboring municipalities===
===Neighboring municipalities===
*Mie Prefecture
Mie Prefecture
**[[Ise, Mie|Ise]]
*[[Ise, Mie|Ise]]
**[[Shima, Mie|Shima]]
*[[Shima, Mie|Shima]]


==History==
===Climate===
Toba has a [[Humid subtropical climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Toba is {{cvt|15.6|C}}. The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|2428.5|mm}} with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{cvt|26.9|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{cvt|5.2|C}}.<ref name=normals/>
The area of modern Toba has been continuously inhabited since before the [[Jōmon period]]. During the [[Sengoku period]], the area was under the control of [[Japanese pirates|pirates]], from whom emerged [[Kuki Yoshitaka]] (from Nakiri district) as a dominant ruler. After having dominated the local seacoasts, he established Toba as his capital and built a [[Japanese castle|castle]] there. Under the [[Tokugawa shogunate]], the castle became the center for [[Toba Domain]].


In the [[Edo period]], Toba flourished in trade and as a transshipment port between [[Osaka]] and [[Edo]]. The modern city of Toba was formed on November 1, 1954, by the merger of the town of Toba with five villages in [[Shima District, Mie|Shima District]].

==Transportation==
===Railway===
*[[Central Japan Railway Company|JR Central]] – [[Sangū Line]]
**{{STN|Toba}}
*[[Kintetsu Railway|Kintetsu]] – [[Toba Line]]
** {{STN|Ikenoura}}{{•}} {{STN|Toba}}
*[[Kintetsu Railway|Kintetsu]] – [[Shima Line]]
** {{STN|Toba}}{{•}} {{STN|Nakanogō}}{{•}} {{STN|Shima-Akasaki}}{{•}} {{STN|Funatsu|Toba}}{{•}} {{STN|Kamo|Mie}}{{•}} {{STN|Matsuo|Mie}}{{•}} {{STN|Shiraki}}

===Highway===
*[[Iseshima Skyline]]
*[[Japan National Route 42]]
*[[Japan National Route 167]]
*[[Japan National Route 259]]

===Ferry===
*[[Ise-wan Ferry]]

==Economy==
[[Commercial fishing]] and cultivated pearls, together with tourism, form the backbone of the local economy.

==Education==
*[[Toba National College of Maritime Technology]] is one of the five maritime technology colleges in Japan and offers merchant marine programs such as Deck officer, Marine Engineering and other advanced programs related to maritime education.<ref>[http://www.edumaritime.com/international/japan Marine Programs in Toba]</ref>
*Toba has ten elementary schools, five middle schools and one high school.

==Climate==
<div style="width:75%">
{{Weather box
{{Weather box
|width=auto
|location = Toba （1981 - 2010）
|metric first = yes
|collapsed = Y
|single line = yes
|single line = Y
|Jan high C = 9.0
|metric first = Y
|location = Toba (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
|Jan record high C = 18.2
|Feb record high C = 21.4
|Mar record high C = 24.1
|Apr record high C = 28.7
|May record high C = 32.6
|Jun record high C = 35.2
|Jul record high C = 37.0
|Aug record high C = 38.3
|Sep record high C = 36.6
|Oct record high C = 30.4
|Nov record high C = 25.6
|Dec record high C = 24.5
|Jan record low C = -5.2
|Feb record low C = -4.9
|Mar record low C = -2.9
|Apr record low C = -0.2
|May record low C = 5.5
|Jun record low C = 11.4
|Jul record low C = 15.6
|Aug record low C = 17.4
|Sep record low C = 12.4
|Oct record low C = 5.8
|Nov record low C = -0.5
|Dec record low C = -3.4
|Jan high C = 8.9
|Feb high C = 9.5
|Feb high C = 9.5
|Mar high C = 13.0
|Mar high C = 13.2
|Apr high C = 18.6
|Apr high C = 18.6
|May high C = 22.7
|May high C = 23.0
|Jun high C = 25.9
|Jun high C = 25.9
|Jul high C = 29.8
|Jul high C = 30.0
|Aug high C = 31.0
|Aug high C = 31.2
|Sep high C = 27.4
|Sep high C = 27.4
|Oct high C = 21.9
|Oct high C = 21.9
|Nov high C = 16.6
|Nov high C = 16.5
|Dec high C = 11.7
|Dec high C = 11.4
|Jan low C = 1.7
|Jan mean C = 5.2
|Feb low C = 1.8
|Feb mean C = 5.5
|Mar low C = 4.4
|Mar mean C = 8.6
|Apr low C = 9.3
|Apr mean C = 13.7
|May low C = 13.9
|May mean C = 18.2
|Jun mean C = 21.7
|Jul mean C = 25.8
|Aug mean C = 26.9
|Sep mean C = 23.5
|Oct mean C = 18.1
|Nov mean C = 12.6
|Dec mean C = 7.6
|Jan low C = 1.6
|Feb low C = 1.7
|Mar low C = 4.3
|Apr low C = 9.0
|May low C = 13.7
|Jun low C = 18.2
|Jun low C = 18.2
|Jul low C = 22.4
|Jul low C = 22.5
|Aug low C = 23.5
|Aug low C = 23.5
|Sep low C = 20.4
|Sep low C = 20.3
|Oct low C = 14.6
|Oct low C = 14.6
|Nov low C = 8.9
|Nov low C = 8.7
|Dec low C = 3.9
|Dec low C = 3.7
|Jan precipitation mm = 77.1
|precipitation colour = green
|Feb precipitation mm = 95.1
|Jan precipitation mm = 82.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 182.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 90.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 203.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 174.3
|May precipitation mm = 260.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 212.2
|Jun precipitation mm = 266.6
|May precipitation mm = 256.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 197.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 264.3
|Aug precipitation mm = 205.2
|Jul precipitation mm = 204.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 397.4
|Aug precipitation mm = 187.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 257.6
|Sep precipitation mm = 399.0
|Nov precipitation mm = 148.3
|Oct precipitation mm = 330.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 68.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 141.9
|Jan sun = 159.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 86.4
|year precipitation mm = 2428.5
|Feb sun = 156.4
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
|Mar sun = 172.5
|Jan precipitation days = 5.6
|Apr sun = 179.2
|Feb precipitation days = 6.2
|May sun = 176.4
|Mar precipitation days = 9.9
|Jun sun = 140.5
|Apr precipitation days = 10.0
|Jul sun = 174.2
|May precipitation days = 10.9
|Aug sun = 198.1
|Jun precipitation days = 13.1
|Sep sun = 143.5
|Jul precipitation days = 11.6
|Oct sun = 151.3
|Nov sun = 153.9
|Aug precipitation days = 8.9
|Sep precipitation days = 12.6
|Dec sun = 166.4
|Oct precipitation days = 11.1
|source = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]] (JMA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=53&block_no=1230&year=&month=&day=&view=|title=気象庁<nowiki>|</nowiki>過去の気象データ検索 |accessdate=2014-12-26}}</ref>
|Nov precipitation days = 6.9
|Dec precipitation days = 5.9
|Jan sun = 180.6
|Feb sun = 167.6
|Mar sun = 191.4
|Apr sun = 194.9
|May sun = 199.4
|Jun sun = 148.9
|Jul sun = 182.9
|Aug sun = 215.6
|Sep sun = 152.1
|Oct sun = 158.3
|Nov sun = 160.2
|Dec sun = 176.9
|year sun = 2128.7
|source 1 = [[Japan Meteorological Agency]]<ref>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/rank_a.php?prec_no=53&block_no=1230&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = April 11, 2022}}</ref><ref name=normals>{{cite web
| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=53&block_no=1230&year=&month=&day=&view=h0
|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）
| publisher = [[Japan Meteorological Agency|JMA]]
| access-date = April 11, 2022}}</ref>}}

===Demographics===
Per Japanese census data,<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-mie.php Toba population statistics]</ref> the population of Toba has decreased rapidly over the past 30 years.

{{Historical populations
| 1920 | 24,640
| 1930 | 23,632
| 1940 | 24,488
| 1950 | 30,222
| 1960 | 30,521
| 1970 | 29,462
| 1980 | 28,812
| 1990 | 27,320
| 2000 | 24,945
| 2010 | 21,413
|align = none
| footnote =
}}
}}

</div>
==History==
The area of modern Toba has been continuously inhabited since before the [[Jōmon period]]. During the [[Sengoku period]], the area was under the control of [[Japanese pirates|pirates]], from whom emerged [[Kuki Yoshitaka]] (from Nakiri district) as a dominant ruler. After having dominated the local seacoasts, he established Toba as his capital and built a [[Japanese castle|castle]] there. Under the [[Tokugawa shogunate]], the castle became the center for [[Toba Domain]]. In the [[Edo period]], Toba flourished in trade and as a transshipment port between [[Osaka]] and [[Edo]].

The town of Toba was created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Toba was raised to city status on November 1, 1954, by merging with seven neighboring villages in [[Shima District, Mie|Shima District]].

==Government==
Toba has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city council of 14 members. Toba contributes one member to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Mie 4th district of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].

==Economy==
[[Commercial fishing]], including cultivated pearls, and tourism play important roles in the local economy.

==Education==
Toba has nine public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government and one public high school operated by the Mie Prefectural Department of Education. The [[Toba National College of Maritime Technology]], one of the five maritime technology colleges in Japan which offers merchant marine programs such as Deck officer, Marine Engineering and other advanced programs related to maritime education.<ref>[http://www.edumaritime.com/international/japan Marine Programs in Toba]</ref> is located in Toba, as is the Sugashima Marine Biological Laboratory - Graduate School of Science, [[Nagoya University]].

==Culture==
Toba city hosts the highest number of [[Ama (diving)|ama divers]] in Japan. "Toba and Shima, cities where you can meet ama divers" has been defined as the 73rd stories of Japanese heritage. <ref>[https://japan-heritage.bunka.go.jp/ja/stories/story073/index.html Japan Heritage Portal Site 73th story]</ref>

==Transportation==
===Railway===
[[File:JR logo (central).svg|22px]] [[Central Japan Railway Company|JR Tōkai]] - [[Sangū Line]]
* {{STN|Toba}}
[[file:KintetsuLogo.svg|20px]] [[Kintetsu Railway]] - [[Toba Line]]
* {{STN|Ikenoura}} - {{STN|Toba}}
[[file:KintetsuLogo.svg|20px]] [[Kintetsu Railway]] - [[Shima Line]]
* {{STN|Toba}} - {{STN|Nakanogō}} - {{STN|Shima-Akasaki}} - {{STN|Funatsu|Toba}} - {{STN|Kamo|Mie}} - {{STN|Matsuo|Mie}} - {{STN|Shiraki}}

===Highway===
*[[Iseshima Skyline]]
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|42}}
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|167}}
*{{jct|country=JPN|Route|259}}

===Ferry===
*[[Ise-wan Ferry]]


==Local attractions==
==Local attractions==
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*[[Toba Aquarium]]
*[[Toba Aquarium]]
*[[Toba Castle]]
*[[Toba Castle]]
*[[Toba Sea-Folk Museum]]


==Sister city relations==
==Sister city relations==
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==Notable people from Toba==
==Notable people from Toba==
*[[Mikimoto Kōkichi]] – Entrepreneur and businessman
*[[Mikimoto Kōkichi]], Entrepreneur and businessman
*[[Mitsuru Hattori]] – Manga artist
*[[Mitsuru Hattori]], Manga artist
*[[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] – President of [[The Pokémon Company]]
*[[Tsunekazu Ishihara]], President of [[The Pokémon Company]]


==External links==
==External links==
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* {{wikivoyage-inline|Toba}}
* {{wikivoyage-inline|Toba}}
* {{osmrelation-inline|4538731}}
* {{osmrelation-inline|4538731}}
* {{official|http://www.city.toba.mie.jp}} {{ja icon}}
*[http://www.city.toba.mie.jp/top.html Official city website](in Japanese)
*[http://www.toba.gr.jp/ Toba tourism association official website] (in Japanese)
* [http://www.seekjapan.jp/article-1/917/A+Day+Tripper's+Guide+to+Ise+and+Toba A Day Tripper's Guide to Ise and Toba] ''Japanzine'' by Zack Davisson
* [http://www.seekjapan.jp/article-1/917/A+Day+Tripper's+Guide+to+Ise+and+Toba A Day Tripper's Guide to Ise and Toba] ''Japanzine'' by Zack Davisson


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{{Mie}}
{{Mie}}

{{Authority control}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities in Mie Prefecture]]
[[Category:Cities in Mie Prefecture]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Japan]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in Japan]]
[[Category:Toba, Mie]]

Latest revision as of 04:12, 16 April 2024

Toba
鳥羽市
City
Overview of Toba
Overview of Toba
Flag of Toba
Flag
Official logo of Toba
Emblem
Map
Location of Toba in Mie Prefecture
Location of Toba in Mie Prefecture
Toba is located in Japan
Toba
Toba
 
Coordinates: 34°28′52.8″N 136°50′36.3″E / 34.481333°N 136.843417°E / 34.481333; 136.843417
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureMie
Government
 • MayorKin'ichirō Nakamura
Area
 • Total107.34 km2 (41.44 sq mi)
Population
 (July 2021)
 • Total17,741
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Phone number0599-25-1112
Address3-1-1 Toba, Toba-shi, Mie-ken 517-0011
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
BirdCommon gull
FlowerDianthus
TreeTachibana
Toba City Hall

Toba (鳥羽市, Toba-shi) is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2021, the city had an estimated population of 17,741 in 8328 households and a population density of 170 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the city is 107.34 square kilometres (41.44 sq mi).

Geography[edit]

Toba is located on the northeastern tip of Shima Peninsula in far eastern Mie Prefecture, facing Ise Bay of the Pacific Ocean to the north and east. The area is famous for oysters and for cultured pearls. The entire city area is within the borders of the Ise-Shima National Park.

Toba administers numerous islands in the Ise Bay, the most important of which are:

Neighboring municipalities[edit]

Mie Prefecture

Climate[edit]

Toba has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Toba is 15.6 °C (60.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,428.5 mm (95.61 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.9 °C (80.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.2 °C (41.4 °F).[2]

Climate data for Toba (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.2
(64.8) 		21.4
(70.5) 		24.1
(75.4) 		28.7
(83.7) 		32.6
(90.7) 		35.2
(95.4) 		37.0
(98.6) 		38.3
(100.9) 		36.6
(97.9) 		30.4
(86.7) 		25.6
(78.1) 		24.5
(76.1) 		38.3
(100.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0) 		9.5
(49.1) 		13.2
(55.8) 		18.6
(65.5) 		23.0
(73.4) 		25.9
(78.6) 		30.0
(86.0) 		31.2
(88.2) 		27.4
(81.3) 		21.9
(71.4) 		16.5
(61.7) 		11.4
(52.5) 		19.8
(67.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4) 		5.5
(41.9) 		8.6
(47.5) 		13.7
(56.7) 		18.2
(64.8) 		21.7
(71.1) 		25.8
(78.4) 		26.9
(80.4) 		23.5
(74.3) 		18.1
(64.6) 		12.6
(54.7) 		7.6
(45.7) 		15.6
(60.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9) 		1.7
(35.1) 		4.3
(39.7) 		9.0
(48.2) 		13.7
(56.7) 		18.2
(64.8) 		22.5
(72.5) 		23.5
(74.3) 		20.3
(68.5) 		14.6
(58.3) 		8.7
(47.7) 		3.7
(38.7) 		11.8
(53.3)
Record low °C (°F) −5.2
(22.6) 		−4.9
(23.2) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		5.5
(41.9) 		11.4
(52.5) 		15.6
(60.1) 		17.4
(63.3) 		12.4
(54.3) 		5.8
(42.4) 		−0.5
(31.1) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		−5.2
(22.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 82.4
(3.24) 		90.2
(3.55) 		174.3
(6.86) 		212.2
(8.35) 		256.3
(10.09) 		264.3
(10.41) 		204.6
(8.06) 		187.0
(7.36) 		399.0
(15.71) 		330.1
(13.00) 		141.9
(5.59) 		86.4
(3.40) 		2,428.5
(95.61)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 5.6 6.2 9.9 10.0 10.9 13.1 11.6 8.9 12.6 11.1 6.9 5.9 112.7
Mean monthly sunshine hours 180.6 167.6 191.4 194.9 199.4 148.9 182.9 215.6 152.1 158.3 160.2 176.9 2,128.7
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[3][2]

Demographics[edit]

Per Japanese census data,[4] the population of Toba has decreased rapidly over the past 30 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 24,640—    
1930 23,632−4.1%
1940 24,488+3.6%
1950 30,222+23.4%
1960 30,521+1.0%
1970 29,462−3.5%
1980 28,812−2.2%
1990 27,320−5.2%
2000 24,945−8.7%
2010 21,413−14.2%

History[edit]

The area of modern Toba has been continuously inhabited since before the Jōmon period. During the Sengoku period, the area was under the control of pirates, from whom emerged Kuki Yoshitaka (from Nakiri district) as a dominant ruler. After having dominated the local seacoasts, he established Toba as his capital and built a castle there. Under the Tokugawa shogunate, the castle became the center for Toba Domain. In the Edo period, Toba flourished in trade and as a transshipment port between Osaka and Edo.

The town of Toba was created with the establishment of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Toba was raised to city status on November 1, 1954, by merging with seven neighboring villages in Shima District.

Government[edit]

Toba has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 14 members. Toba contributes one member to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Mie 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy[edit]

Commercial fishing, including cultivated pearls, and tourism play important roles in the local economy.

Education[edit]

Toba has nine public elementary schools and five public middle schools operated by the city government and one public high school operated by the Mie Prefectural Department of Education. The Toba National College of Maritime Technology, one of the five maritime technology colleges in Japan which offers merchant marine programs such as Deck officer, Marine Engineering and other advanced programs related to maritime education.[5] is located in Toba, as is the Sugashima Marine Biological Laboratory - Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University.

Culture[edit]

Toba city hosts the highest number of ama divers in Japan. "Toba and Shima, cities where you can meet ama divers" has been defined as the 73rd stories of Japanese heritage. [6]

Transportation[edit]

Railway[edit]

JR Tōkai - Sangū Line

Kintetsu Railway - Toba Line

Kintetsu Railway - Shima Line

Highway[edit]

Ferry[edit]

Local attractions[edit]

Sister city relations[edit]

Notable people from Toba[edit]

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Toba, Mie.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Toba city official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ a b 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  3. ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  4. ^ Toba population statistics
  5. ^ Marine Programs in Toba
  6. ^ Japan Heritage Portal Site 73th story
  7. ^ "City of Toba". Sister Cities International.
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