Toyo Town

The town's website shows the waves live.

Ikumi Coast, Current Waves

Photo by Araiyasushige (CC0)

01 ／ Yabusame at None Hachiman Shrine (野根八幡宮の流鏑馬)

In a 1950 record, the None district split in two,and each half took turns sending horses.

The yabusame (horseback archery) at None Hachiman Shrine (野根八幡宮) is said to date from the Kamakura period. A 1950 record cited by the town says the None district (野根郷) was divided into a front district (口郷) and an inner district (奥郷), which took turns each year to send horses. Today a preservation council runs it on the first Sunday of October.

None district split in two, taking turns each year (1950 record cited by the town)
First Sunday of October, at the shrine festival
Held on October 5 in 2025 (Kochi Shimbun)

02 ／ Kannoura Ponkan (甲浦ポンカン)

Bulldozers opened the mountainside,and a prefectural project made ponkan orchards.

A prefectural pioneer land-development project began in 1968 and created 64.6 ha in the Kannoura (甲浦) area. Ponkan were planted on hillside fields up to 15 degrees and on terraces above that. They are still grown around Ikumi's Pilot Mountain (パイロット山) and elsewhere, by about 30 growers (as of fiscal 2020).

Started Aug. 1, 1968; completed Mar. 31, 1972 (council)
64.6 ha developed
About 30 growers (as of fiscal 2020)

03 ／ The None Side of the Noneyama Road (野根山街道の野根側)

Nihonmatsu, said to be the None-side milepost mound,got its name from two pines by the road.

The Noneyama Road runs over 35 km along ridges from Nahari Town to None (野根). The prefecture's guide says Nihonmatsu (二本松) is said to be the milepost mound on the None side, named for the two pines that stood either side of the road; one has withered in recent years. Shirogane Pass (四郎ヶ野峠) is the None-side trailhead, crossing Route 493.

Over 35 km from Nahari Town to None (prefecture)
Shirogane Pass is the None-side trailhead
Nihonmatsu is said to be the None-side milepost mound (prefecture)

Living here

Two towns, None and Kannoura, mergedand became Toyo in 1959.

about 2,000 people
Rural district town

Toyo was born on July 1, 1959, when the former towns of None and Kannoura merged. Both looked east over the Pacific, where whales swim, and the town was named Toyo (東洋) for it. The two rings of the town emblem stand for None and Kannoura. The town stresses that 甲浦 is read "Kannoura," not "Kōura."

People living here: 2,194people
Area: 74.02km²
Households: 1,236households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 0 hospitals ／ 2 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —2 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

ACCESS

Where you can go from here.

Toyo Town in Japan33.528°N 134.280°E

to OsakaHighway bus302min

Travel times follow 徳島バス公式『室戸・生見・阿南－大阪線（梅田・なんば）』の時刻表（最終改定日 R6.3.16＝2024-03-16）と同社の路線パンフレット（pamph2024.pdf）。下り（ハービス大阪→室戸・生見方面）101便ハービス大阪6:30→甲浦11:24→生見11:27、102便 8:55→甲浦13:59→生見14:02、103便 12:25→甲浦17:24→生見17:27→野根17:33（→室戸ジオパークセンター18:12ほか）。上り（生見→ハービス大阪）3便（室戸7:00発）生見7:55→ハービス大阪13:24、4便生見12:30→17:59、5便生見15:00→20:43 (checked 2026-09-30). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 3 municipalities across 1 prefectures.

Territory of Toyo Town

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

13.9km

Kochi Prefecture: 北川村, 室戸市
Tokushima Prefecture: 海陽町

Toyo Town isthis kind of town.

01Ikumi Coast (生見海岸) is described by the town as one of the country's leading surf spots. The menu item "Current Waves" (現在の波) on the town's website carries a live camera feed of the coast. Swimming is prohibited at Ikumi.
02For the yabusame at None Hachiman Shrine, a 1950 record tells of the None district splitting in two to send horses. The ponkan orchards of Kannoura were made by a prefectural land-development project, and the Noneyama Road runs along ridges from Nahari Town to None.
03Toyo is the easternmost town in Tosa, bordering Tokushima Prefecture, and was created in 1959 by merging the former towns of None and Kannoura. The town describes Shirahama Beach as one of Shikoku's leading shallow beaches.

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Toyo Town official site ↗Wikipedia ↗