Toba refers to a name of an area which was called Tobago, Toba no sho (Toba manor) and so on that once belonged to Kii County, Yamashiro Province located in the outskirts of Kyoto.
鳥羽（とば）とは、かつて京都洛外、山城国紀伊郡に属していた鳥羽郷（とばごう）・鳥羽荘（とばのしょう）などと呼ばれた地域を指す名称。