Toi [town] - Toi

Japanese: 土肥[町] - とい

An old town in the northwest of the Izu Peninsula, Tagata County, Shizuoka Prefecture. It is known as a tourist destination and a swimming beach, with a warm climate and shallow coastline. Toi Onsen is a gypsum spring that emerged during mining at the Toi Gold Mine in the early Edo period, with a temperature of 57°C. It is a producer of carnations and loquats. Wasabi and shiitake mushrooms are also cultivated. In April 2004, it merged with Shuzenji Town, Amagi Yugashima Town, and Nakaizu Town in Tagata County to form Izu City. 49.41 ^km2 . 5,248 people (2003).

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Japanese:

静岡県田方(たがた)郡，伊豆半島北西部の旧町。温暖で，遠浅の海岸が続き観光地，海水浴場として知られる。土肥温泉は，江戸初期に土肥金山の採掘中湧出，セッコウ泉，57℃。カーネーション，ビワの産地。ワサビ，シイタケなどの栽培も行う。2004年４月田方郡修善寺町，天城湯ヶ島町，中伊豆町と合併し，伊豆市となる。49.41km²。5248人（2003）。

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