Izumi 泉区 | |
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| Izumi Ward | |
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 Location of Izumi inKanagawa | |
  Izumi  Izumi Izumi (Japan) Show map of Japan | |
| Coordinates:35°21′52″N139°33′15″E / 35.36444°N 139.55417°E /35.36444; 139.55417 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kantō |
| Prefecture | Kanagawa |
| City | Yokohama |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.51 km2 (9.08 sq mi) |
| Population (February 2010) | |
• Total | 155,674 |
| • Density | 6,620/km2 (17,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Flower | Siberianiris |
| Address | 4636-2 Izumi-chō, Izumi-ku Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 245-0016 |
| Website | Izumi Ward Office |
Izumi-ku (泉区) is one of the 18wards of the city ofYokohama inKanagawa Prefecture,Japan. In 2010 the ward had an estimatedpopulation of 155,674 and adensity of 6,620 persons per km². The total area was 23.51 km².
Izumi Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, and on the central-western borders of the city of Yokohama. The area is largely flatland, with scattered small hills.
The area around present-day Izumi Ward has been inhabited continuously for thousands of years. Archaeologists have found stone tools from theJapanese Paleolithic period and ceramic shards from theJōmon period, and tombs from theKofun period at numerous locations in the area. Under theNara periodRitsuryō system, it became part of Kamakura andKōza Districts inSagami Province. In theHeian period, it was divided betweenshōen controlled by the Ōba clan and the Kamakura clan (of whichKamakura Gongorō Kagemasa was the most illustrious member). By theKamakura period, much of the area was farmland supporting the population of nearby Kamakura. During theEdo period, the territory came under the control ofTokugawa Ieyasu. It was administered astenryō territory controlled directly by theTokugawa shogunate, but administered through varioushatamoto.
After theMeiji Restoration, Izumi Ward became part of the newKanagawa Prefecture in 1868. In the cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, the area was divided into numerous villages underKamakura District. During theMeiji period, the area was a center forsericulture. On April 1, 1939, Izumi was annexed by the neighboring city of Yokohama, becoming part ofTotsuka Ward. In a major administrative reorganization of October 1, 1969, Totsuka Ward was divided, and Izumi emerged as an independent ward within Yokohama.
Izumi Ward is largely a regional commercial center andbedroom community for central Yokohama and Tokyo.In 1996, in conjunction with the San Diego-Yokohama sister city relationship, Sotetsu Real Estate Co., Ltd. developed and constructed ten imported housing units, using construction documents and building materials from the United States, with a San Diego theme and style. The project was called San Diego Street of Dreams, in total, 30 such import housing units were constructed and still remain today in Ryokuentoshi, Izumi-ku.
University:
Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education operates prefectural senior high schools:
Private senior high schools:
Yokohama Municipal Board of Education [ja] operates public elementary and junior high schools.
Combined elementary and junior high schools:
Junior high schools:[2]
Additionally, Minamiseya Junior High School (南瀬谷中学校), outside of Izumi-ku, has an attendance zone including parts of Izumi-ku.[3]
Primary schools:[4]
Additionally, Kamiyabe Elementary School (上矢部小学校), Seya Sakura Elementary School (瀬谷さくら小学校), and Torigaoka Elementary School (鳥が丘小学校), outside of Izumi-ku, have attendance zones including parts of Izumi-ku.[3]
Former elementary schools
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