Tobe (砥部町; -cho) is a town located in Iyo District, Ehime, Japan.
As of January 1, 2005, the town merged with the village of Hirota, Ehime. Following this merge the town has an estimated population of 22,780 and a density of 224 persons per km². The total area is 101.57 km².
External link
Official website (http://www.iyo.ne.jp/tobe/) in Japanese
Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県; Ehime-ken) is a prefecture in northwestern Shikoku, Japan.
Located in the northwestern part of Shikoku, Ehime faces the Seto inland sea to the north and is bordered by Kagawa and Tokushima in the east and Kochi in the south.
The rural areas of the prefecture mostly engage in agricultural and fishing industires, and are particularly known for citrus fruit such as mikan and iyokan and cultured pearls.