Izumisano

Izumisano

泉佐野市
Izumisano 泉佐野市
City
	Flag Emblem
	Location of Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture
	Izumisano Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 34°24′N 135°20′E / 34.400°N 135.333°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Hiroyasu Chiyomatsu
Area
• Total	55.03 km2 (21.25 sq mi)
Population (October 1, 2016)
• Total	100,649
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1-295-3, Ichiba Higashi, Izumisano-shi, Ōsaka-fu; 598-8550
Website	www.city.izumisano.lg.jp
Symbols
Flower	Sasayuri (Lilium japonicum)
Tree	Ginkgo

Izumisano (泉佐野市, Izumisano-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

The city is home to northern portion of Kansai International Airport.^[1] Peach Aviation has its head office in the Kensetsu-to (建設棟, Kensetsu-tō) building on the property of Kansai Airport and in Izumisano.^[2]^[3]

It is also home to the 256-m (840-ft) Rinku Gate Tower Building, the third tallest building in Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1948.

Geography

As of 2014, the city has an estimated population of 101,444 and a population density of 1,800 persons per km². The total area is 55.03 km².

It is bordered along the bay by Kaizuka city to the north-east, Tajiri and Sennan city to the south-west, and Kumatori to the east.

Sister and Friendship Cities

Xuhui District and Baoshan District, Shanghai, China
Töv Province, Mongolia
Xindu District, Chengdu, China
Gulu, Uganda
Marília, São Paulo, Brazil

Education

The Rinku campus of the Osaka Prefecture University is also located at Izumisano.

Transportation

Airport

Kansai International Airport

Railways

Roads

Notable People

Yumi Asō, actress
Hineno Hironari, samurai
Fumitaka Kitatani, football player
Kenshiro Matsunami, politician of the Liberal Democratic Party
Ryotaro Meshino, football player
Takumi Minamino, football player
Takashi Nagayasu, politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
Baikei Uehira, master calligrapher

Gallery

References

^ Home Archived 2011-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport. Retrieved on July 23, 2011. "Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport 1, Senshu-kuko Kita, Izumisano-shi, Osaka, 549-0001, Japan "
^ "Privacy Policy." Peach Aviation. Retrieved on July 23, 2011. "Peach Aviation Limited Kensetsu-to 5th floor, 1-Senshukuko-kita, Izumisano-shi, Osaka, Japan 549-8585" - Japanese Archived 2011-06-21 at archive.today: "〒549-8585　大阪府泉佐野市泉州空港北一番地　建設棟5階 Peach Aviation株式会社"
^ "About Us." Peach. Retrieved on November 1, 2011. "Izumisano-shi, Osaka, Japan 549-8585" Address in Japanese Archived 2011-06-18 at archive.today: "大阪府泉佐野市"