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Toba, Mie



         


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.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 24,301 and the density of 225.26 persons per km&sup2. The total area is 107.88 km².

The city was founded on November 1, 1954.

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