Ishibe, Shiga
Ishibe was a town located in Kōka District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. There was Ishibe-juku in Edo period.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,418 and a density of 931.58 persons per km². The total area was 13.33 km²
On October 1, 2004, Ishibe, along with the town of Kōsei, was merged to create the city of Konan. An NSK Bearings plant is located here.
