Izumizaki, Fukushima

Izumisaki 泉崎村
Village
JR Izumizaki Station
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Location of Izumizaki in Fukushima Prefecture
Izumisaki
Coordinates: 37°9′25″N 140°17′43″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima Prefecture
District	Nishishirakawa District
Area
• Total	35.40 km2 (13.67 sq mi)
Population  (November 2014)
• Total	6,546
• Density	185/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Ginkgo biloba
- Flower	Rhododendron indicum
Phone number	0248-53-2111
Address	Izumizaki Shinjuku 2-banchi Izumizaki-mura, Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-0101
Website	http://www.vill.izumizaki.fukushima.jp/

Izumizaki (泉崎村, Izumizaki-mura) is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, 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 is 35.40  km².

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

Transportation

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

External links

Media related to Izumizaki, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Website Template:Ja icon