was a town located in KÃ Âka District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
On October 1, 2004, Ishibe, along with the town of KÃ Âsei (also from KÃ Âka District), was merged to create the city of Konan. An NSK Bearings plant is located here.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,418 and a density of 931.58 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 13.33 km<sup>2</sup>
During the Edo period, one of the 53 Stations of Tà Âkaidà  road was found in the town, called Ishibe-juku. These post stations, or Shukuba, allowed travellers to rest on their journey and present their travelling permits.