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Tomoe Makabe (真壁友枝, Makabe Tomoe, born 28 November 1974) is a retired Japanese judoka.
Makabe was born in Shōō, Okayama, and began judo at the age of a 2nd grader. She entered the Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance after graduating from high-school in 1993.
In 1998, she participated in the Asian Games held in Bangkok and won a gold medal. In 1999, she also participated in the Asian Championships held in Wenzhou.
Makabe retired when she was defeated by Kayo Kitada due to her misjudgment at the semi-final of All-Japan Selected Championships in 2003.
As of 2010, Makabe coaches judo at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group judo club which she belonged to once.