Izumizaki, Fukushima

Izumizaki (泉崎村) is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 6,265 in 2179 households, and a population density of 180 persons per km². The total area of the village was 35.43 km2.

Geography
Izumizaki is located in the flatlands of south-central Fukushima prefecture.

Neighboring municipalities

 * Fukushima Prefecture
 * Shirakawa
 * Nakajima
 * Yabuki

Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Izumizaki has remained relatively stable over the past 80 years.

Climate
Izumizaki has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Izumizaki is 11.6 C. The average annual rainfall is 1333 mm with September as the wettest month.
 * Rivers: Abukuma River, Izumi River

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 was divided between part of the holdings of Shirakawa Domain, Kasama Domain and tenryō territory held directly by the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nishishirakawa District in the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The villages of Izumizaki and Sekihira were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The two villages merged in 1954.

Economy
The economy of Izumizaki is primarily agricultural.

Education
Izumizaki has two public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
 * Izumizaki Middle School
 * Izumizaki First Elementary School
 * Izumizaki Second Elementary School

Railway
JR East – Tōhoku Main Line
 * Izumizaki

Local attractions

 * Izumizaki Cave Tomb (National Historic Site)
 * Shirakawa Kanga ruins (National Historic Site)
 * Izumisaki International Cycling Stadium

Noted people from Izumizaki

 * Tamanoshima Arata, sumo wrestler