Izumi, Kagoshima

City in Kyushu, Japan

Izumi Flag Emblem
Location of Izumi in Kagoshima Prefecture

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.^{[citation needed]} As of 2017, the city has an estimated population of 52,978.^[1] In 2008, the city had a population density of 170 persons per km². The total area is 329.98 km².^[1]

On March 13, 2006, the towns of Noda and Takaono (both from Izumi District) were merged into Izumi.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

The Kyushu Shinkansen stops at Izumi Station.^{[citation needed]}

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

References

^ ^a ^b "統計いずみ　平成30年度版" [Izumi Statistics - 2018 Edition] (in Japanese). April 1, 2019.

External links

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

Kagoshima Prefecture

Kagoshima (capital)

Core city

Kagoshima

Cities

Aira Akune Hioki Ibusuki Ichikikushikino Isa Izumi Kanoya Kirishima Makurazaki Minamikyūshū Minamisatsuma Satsumasendai Shibushi Soo Tarumizu
Ōshima Subprefecture	Amami
Kumage Subprefecture	Nishinoomote