Country Japan Prefecture Toyama Prefecture Local time Saturday 4:11 PM | Region Chūbu (Hokuriku) Population 93,215 (Aug 2011) | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) City hall address 1511, Hibari, Imizu-shi, Toyama-ken
939-0393 Website www.city.imizu.toyama.jp Weather 6°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 70% Humidity Colleges and Universities Toyama Prefectural University, Toyama College of Welfare S, Toyama College of Business, Toyama National College o | ||
Imizu (射水市, Imizu-shi) is a city located in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
Contents
- Map of Imizu Toyama Prefecture Japan
- Higher Education Institutes
- Businesses with Headquarters in Imizu
- Transportation
- Places to See
- Famous people
- References
Map of Imizu, Toyama Prefecture, Japan
As of August 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 93,215 and a population density of 854 persons per km². The total area is 109.18 km².
The modern city of Imizu was established on November 1, 2005, from the merger of the city of Shinminato, the towns of Daimon, Kosugi and Ōshima, and the village of Shimo (all from Imizu District). Imizu District was dissolved as a result of this merger.
Higher Education Institutes
Businesses with Headquarters in Imizu
Transportation
The Hokuriku Main Line passes through Imizu with stations at Kosugi and Daimon.
Trams run along the Manyōsen Shinminato Harbor Line between Koshinokata Station in the north of Imizu and Rokudōji Station in the northwest, from which there is a connecting line to Takaoka.
The Hokuriku Expressway and National Routes 8, 415 and 472 all pass through Imizu.
Places to See
Famous people
Although Imizu was only founded in 2005, the following people were born in areas that are now part of the city.