Izumi-ku, Yokohama
Izumi
泉区 | |
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Izumi Ward | |
UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) | |
- Flower | Siberian iris |
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 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. In 2010 the ward had an estimated population of 155,674 and a density of 6,620 persons per km². The total area was 23.51 km².
Geography
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.
Surrounding municipalities
History
The area around present-day Izumi Ward has been inhabited continuously for thousands of years. Archaeologists have found stone tools from the
After the
Economy
Izumi Ward is largely a regional commercial center and
Education
University:
Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education operates prefectural senior high schools:
- Shōyō High School
- Yokohama Ryokuen High School (formerly Ryokuen Sohgoh[citation needed])
- Yokohama Shūyūkan High School
Private senior high schools:
- Shūei High School (Correspondence)
Yokohama Municipal Board of Education 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
- Ryokuen-higashi (緑園東) - Merged into Ryokuen Gakuen in 2022[1]
- Ryokuen-nishi (緑園西) - Merged into Ryokuen Gakuen in 2022[1]
Transportation
Railroads
- Izumino Line
- Ryokuentoshi - Yayoidai - Izumino - Izumi-chūō - Yumegaoka
- Blue Line
Highways
Prefecture roads
- Kanagawa Prefectural Route 22
- Kanagawa Prefectural Route 401
- Kanagawa Prefectural Route 402
Noted people from Izumi
- Yuka Kosaka, gravure idol
- Tomomi Itano, singer, gravure idol
- Mari Yaguchi, singer
- Kohei Usui, professional soccer player
- Fūka Haruna, actress
References
- Kato, Yuzo. Yokohama Past and Present. Yokohama City University (1990).
- ^ a b c "緑園義務教育学校の新設について" (in Japanese). City of Yokohama. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ "R04-02-88_izumi.xlsx". City of Yokohama. Retrieved 2022-11-04. - From this link
- ^ a b "小・中学校等の通学区域一覧(通学規則 別表)". City of Yokohama. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
- ^ "R04-01-88_izumi.xlsx". City of Yokohama. Retrieved 2022-11-04. - From this link
External links
- Izumi Ward Office
- Geographic data related to Izumi-ku, Yokohama at OpenStreetMap