Izumi, Osaka
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Izumi
和泉市 | |
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Coordinates: 34°29′N 135°25′E / 34.483°N 135.417°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kansai Kinki |
Prefecture | Osaka Prefecture |
Government | |
• Mayor | Yoshiyuki Isaka |
Area | |
• Total | 84.98 km2 (32.81 sq mi) |
Population (March 2017) | |
• Total | 186,370 |
• Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
City hall address | 2-7-5 Fuchūchō, Izumi-shi, Ōsaka-fu 594-8501 |
Website | www |
Symbols | |
Flower | Narcissus |
Tree | Camphor laurel |
Izumi (Japanese: 和泉市, Hepburn: Izumi-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on September 1, 1956.[citation needed]
As of March 2017, the city has an estimated population of 186,370 and a population density of 2,200 persons per km².[1][not specific enough to verify] The total area is 84.98 km².[citation needed] It is the last station on the Semboku Rapid Railway Line at Izumi Chuo Station.[citation needed]
It is known for its cabbage and sweet Vidalia-like onions.[citation needed] The Izumi Hall in the city is a notable international concert hall.[citation needed]
It is twinned with Bloomington, Minnesota in the US.[citation needed]
Higher education
Momoyama Gakuin University is located in Izumi.
Notable people from Izumi
- Masayuki Kuwahara, professional baseball player
- Hiroto Kyoguchi, professional boxer
- Kanako Nishi, writer, novelist, essayist and artist (born in Tehran, Iran but raised in Izumi, Osaka, her family's hometown)
- Taizo Sugitani, equestrian and Olympic show jumping rider
- Super Delfin, professional wrestler
- Jun Akiyama, professional wrestler
- Taisuke Okuno, professional mixed martial artist
- Mitsuo Tateishi, position player coach for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball
References
- ^ "Official website of Izumi city" (in Japanese). Japan: Izumi City. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Izumi, Osaka.
- Izumi City official website (in Japanese)
- Bloomington-Izumi website