is a

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located in Inabe District,

Mie Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture to ...

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. , the town had an estimated

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of 25,887 in 10027 households and a

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of 1100 persons per km². The total area of the town was .

Geography

Tōin is located near the far northeastern tip of the

Kii Peninsula The is the largest peninsula on the island of Honshū in Japan. It is named after the ancient Kii Province. Overview The area south of the “ Central Tectonic Line” is called , and is home to reef-like coral communities which are among ...

. The Inabe River flows eastward in the center of the town, and as it goes to the north it forms a gentle hill with an elevation of about 100 meters. The city with an administrative area is approximately five kilometers east-west by 7.3 kilometers north-south.

Neighboring municipalities

Mie Prefecture *

Kuwana is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 141,045 in 60,301 households and a population density of 1000 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kuwana is located in northern Mie Pr ...

Yokkaichi is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 310,259 in 142162 households and a population density of 1500 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Yokkaichi is located in north-central ...

Inabe 260px, Mount Ryu and Mount Fujiwara with Sunflower field is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 43,114 in 17314 households and a population density of 200 persons per km². The total area of the cit ...

Climate

Tōin has a

Humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a zone of climate characterized by hot and humid summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between latitudes 25° and 40° ...

(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,Tōin population statistics
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History

The area of Tōin is part of ancient

Ise Province was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today includes most of modern Mie Prefecture. Ise bordered on Iga, Kii, Mino, Ōmi, Owari, Shima, and Yamato Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was . History The name of Ise appears ...

and was largely administered by

Kuwana Domain 250px, Reconstructed portion of Kuwana Castle was a Japanese feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Ise Province. It was centered on Kuwana Castle in what is now the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture. It was con ...

during the

Edo period The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional '' daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was characteriz ...

. With the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889, the villages of Daicho, Inabe and Kanda were established within

Inabe District, Mie is a district located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of 2005, the district has an estimated population of 26,312 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measure ...

. These villages merged to form the village of Tōin on November 3, 1954. Tōin was elevated to town status on April 1, 1967.

Government

Tōin has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a

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town council of 14 members. Tōin, collectively with the city of Inabe, contributes two members to the Mie Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the town is part of Mie 4rd

Education

Tōin has six public elementary schools and two public middle schools operated by the town government. The town does not have a high school.

Transportation

Railway

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Sangi Railway is a private railway company in Mie Prefecture, Japan, which also operates bus lines. The company was founded in 1928 and its initial line, the Sangi Line, originally functioned as a freight line transporting cement, but in recent years it beca ...

– Hokusei Line * –

Highway

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Notable people

* Matsumoto Kōshirō VII, kabuki actor *

Tomoki Hoshino is a professional Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player. He is currently with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Pacific League. External links

* 1977 births Japanese baseball players Living people Nippon Professional Baseb ...

, professional baseball player

References

External links

Tōin official website
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