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Izumizaki, Fukushima

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Country
  
Japan

- Tree
  
Ginkgo biloba

Area
  
35.4 km²

Local time
  
Friday 8:04 PM

Region
  
Tōhoku

- Flower
  
Rhododendron indicum

Population
  
6,546 (Nov 2014)

Prefecture
  
Fukushima Prefecture

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District
  
Nishishirakawa District

Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Weather
  
2°C, Wind W at 29 km/h, 77% Humidity

Izumizaki (泉崎村, Izumizaki-mura) is a village located in Nishishirakawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of November 2014, the village had an estimated population of 6,546 and a population density of 187 persons per km². The total area was 35.40  km².

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Map of Izumizaki, Nishishirakawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Izumizaki is located in the flatlands of south-central Fukushima prefecture.

  • Rivers: Abukuma River
  • Neighboring municipalities

  • Fukushima Prefecture
  • Shirakawa
  • Nakajima
  • Yabuki
  • History

    The area of present-day Izumizaki was part of ancient Mutsu Province and the area has many burial mounds from the Kofun period. The area formed part of the holdings of Shirakawa Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province.

    Izumizaki Village was formed in 1959 with the merger of the villages of Kawasaki and Sekihira.

    Economy

    The economy of Izumizaki is primarily agricultural.

    Education

  • Izumizaki Middle School
  • Izumizaki First Elementary School
  • Izumizaki Second Elementary School
  • Railway

  • JR East – Tōhoku Main Line
  • Izumizaki
  • Highway

  • Japan National Route 4
  • Local attractions

  • Izumizaki kofun (National Historic Monument)
  • Izumisaki International Cycling Stadium
  • Noted people from Izumizaki

  • Tamanoshima Arata – sumo wrestler
  • References

    Izumizaki, Fukushima Wikipedia


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