a merger with neighboring Ryūgasaki were suspended in 2005, partly due to the town's high debt burden and increasingly poor revenue base. Education Japan Wellness Sports University Tone has three public elementary schools and one public middle school operated by town city government. The town does not have a high school. Transportation Railway Tone does not have any passenger railway line. The nearest station is on the Abiko branch line of the JR East’s Narita Line. Highway The town is not served by any national highway. Primary access is by Chiba Prefectural Route 4 and 170, and by Ibaraki Prefectural Route 11, 68 and 209. Local attractions Yanagida Kunio Memorial Museum Noted people from Tone Jun Sadogawa, manga artist References External links Official Website Towns in Ibaraki Prefecture Tone, Ibaraki