Izumi, Kagoshima

Izumi 出水市
City
Izumi City Hall
Flag Emblem
Location of Izumi in Kagoshima Prefecture
Izumi Location in Japan
Coordinates: 32°5′N 130°21′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Kagoshima Prefecture
First official recorded	702 AD
City settled	April 1, 1954
Government
• Mayor	Shinichi Shiinoki (from April 2018)
Area
• Total	329.98 km2 (127.41 sq mi)
Population  (2017)
• Total	52,978
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1-3 Midorimachi, Izumi-shi, Kagoshima-ken 899-0292
Website	www.city.kagoshima-izumi.lg.jp
Symbols
Flower	Azalea
Tree	Inumaki

Izumi (出水市, Izumi-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954. As of 2017, the city has an estimated population of 52,978. In 2008, the city had a population density of 170 persons per km². The total area is 329.98 km².

On March 13, 2006, the towns of Noda and Takaono (both from Izumi District) were merged into Izumi.

Izumi City lies at the northwestern corner of Kagoshima Prefecture. It borders Kumamoto Prefecture. Izumi as indicated by its kanji, is the point at which the Komenotsu River flows into the sea. It is famed for its some ten thousand cranes that migrate from Siberia every year to winter in the mild climes of southern Japan at the Izumi crane migration grounds.

The Kyushu Shinkansen stops at Izumi Station.

High Schools in Izumi

• Izumi Chuo High School
• Izumi Industrial High School
• Izumi Municipal Commercial High School
• Izumi Senior High School

Notable people

• Nanami Sakuraba, gravure idol and actress
• Keisuke Osako, Football player

• Mao Ichiyama,track and field athlete

• Kirara Shiraishi,track and field athlete

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Media related to Izumi, Kagoshima at Wikimedia Commons