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260px, Supermarket in Izumiōtsu 260px, Kirara Town housing complex in Izumiōtsu is a
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in
Osaka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Osaka Prefecture has a population of 8,778,035 () and has a geographic area of . Osaka Prefecture borders Hyōgo Prefecture to the northwest, Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Nara ...
, Japan. , the city had an estimated
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of 73,767 in 34920 households and a
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
of 5400 persons per km2. The total area of the city is .


Geography

Izumiōtsu is located in the southern part of Osaka Prefecture, with
Osaka Bay Osaka Bay (大阪湾 ''Ōsaka-wan'' ) is a bay in western Japan. As an eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea, it is separated from the Pacific Ocean by the Kii Channel and from the neighbor western part of the Inland Sea by the Akashi Strait. I ...
to the northwest. The terrain is almost flat throughout the city, and the entire city is an urbanized area. The city is about 5.4 kilometers east-west and 5.5 kilometers north-south. About 4.8 square kilometers is
reclaimed land Land reclamation, often known as reclamation, and also known as land fill (not to be confused with a waste landfill), is the process of creating new land from oceans, seas, riverbeds or lake beds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamatio ...
along the coast.


Neighboring municipalities

Osaka Prefecture * Izumi * Tadaoka * Takaishi


Climate

Izumiōtsu has a
Humid subtropical climate A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between ...
(Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Izumiōtsu is 14.7 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1475 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.4 °C.


Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Izumiōtsu had been on the rise until the early 2000s, but has been on the decline since 2005.


History

The area of the modern city of Izumiōtsu was within ancient
Izumi Province :''The characters ''泉州'' are also used for the name of the Chinese city of Quanzhou''. was a Provinces of Japan, province of Japan in the area of southern Osaka Prefecture. It bordered on Kii Province, Kii to the south, Yamato Province, Ya ...
, and was the site of the port for the
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of the province. During the
Yayoi period The Yayoi period (弥生時代, ''Yayoi jidai'') (c. 300 BC – 300 AD) is one of the major historical periods of the Japanese archipelago. It is generally defined as the era between the beginning of food production in Japan and the emergence o ...
it was a stronghold of the
Mononobe clan The was a Japanese aristocratic kin group (''uji'') of the Kofun period, known for its military opposition to the Soga clan. The Mononobe were opposed to the spread of Buddhism, partly on religious grounds, claiming that the local deities wo ...
and the place name of "Ōtsu" appears in the
Nara period The of the history of Japan covers the years from 710 to 794. Empress Genmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara). Except for a five-year period (740–745), when the capital was briefly moved again, it remained the capita ...
''
Nihon Shoki The or , sometimes translated as ''The Chronicles of Japan'', is the second-oldest book of classical Japanese history. It is more elaborate and detailed than the , the oldest, and has proven to be an important tool for historians and archaeol ...
'', the
Heian period The is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. It followed the Nara period, beginning when the 50th emperor, Emperor Kammu, moved the capital of Japan to Heian-kyō (modern Kyoto). means in Japanese. It is a ...
''
Sarashina Nikki The is a memoir written by the daughter of Sugawara no Takasue, a lady-in-waiting of Heian-period Japan. Her work stands out for its descriptions of her travels and pilgrimages and is unique in the literature of the period, as well as one of the ...
'' and other works. In the
Edo Period The , also known as the , is the period between 1600 or 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when the country was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and some 300 regional ''daimyo'', or feudal lords. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengok ...
, the area was controlled by Hakata Domain or as ''
tenryō The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil war ...
'' territory of the
Tokugawa shogunate The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the was the military government of Japan during the Edo period from 1603 to 1868. The Tokugawa shogunate was established by Tokugawa Ieyasu after victory at the Battle of Sekigahara, ending the civil wars ...
administered by
Kishiwada Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan, located in Izumi Province in what is now the southern portion of modern-day Osaka Prefecture. It was centered around Kishiwada Castle and was controlled by the ''fudai dai ...
. The village of Ōtsu was established within Izumi District with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. On April 1, 1896 the area became part of
Senboku District, Osaka is a Districts of Japan, district located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Population As of 2009, the district has an estimated population of 17,659 and a population density, density of 4,380 persons per km2. The total area is 4.03 km2. Shrin ...
. Ōtsu was promoted to town status on April 1, 1915 and to city status on April 1, 1942. To avoid confusion with the city of Ōtsu, Shiga, the city name was chosen to be "Izumiōtsu".


Government

Izumiōtsu has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a
unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature consisting of one house or assembly that legislates and votes as one. Unicameralism has become an increasingly common type of legislature, making up nearly ...
city council of 16 members. Izumiōtsu collectively with the city of Takaishi and the town of Tadaoka contributes two members to the
Osaka Prefectural Assembly The is the legislature of Osaka Prefecture. As in all prefectures, it is elected to four-year terms by single non-transferable vote in multi- and single-member districts and is responsible for enacting and amending prefectural by-laws, approving ...
. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Osaka 18th district of the
lower house A lower house is the lower chamber of a bicameral legislature, where the other chamber is the upper house. Although styled as "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide, the lower house has come to wield more power or otherwise e ...
of the
Diet of Japan , transcription_name = ''Kokkai'' , legislature = 215th Session of the National Diet , coa_pic = Flag of Japan.svg , house_type = Bicameral , houses = , foundation=29 November 1890(), leader1_type ...
.


Economy

The textile industry has been important to Izumiōtsu since the Edo period, and the city still commands more than 90% of the domestic cotton blanket market. The port was also modernized in the early 20th century and occupies a part of the Sakai Senboku coastal industrial area. Sumitomo Rubber Industries, a major producer of automobile tires, is also a major employer.


Education

Izumiōtsu has eight public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government and one public high schoolIzumiohtsu High School official website
Retrieved January 8, 2013
operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. The city previously had a North Korean school, Senshu Korean Elementary School ( 泉州朝鮮初級学校).ウリハッキョ一覧
().
Chongryon The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan,
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. November 6, 2005. Retrieved on October 15, 2015.


Transportation


Railway

Nankai Electric Railway is a private railway in Japan, founded in 1884. The name ''Nankai'' (which means "South Sea") comes from the company's routes along the Nankaidō, the old highway that ran south from the old capital, Kyoto, along the sea coast. Nankai predate ...
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Nankai Main Line The is one of the two main railway lines of Japanese private railway company Nankai Electric Railway, together with Nankai Kōya Line, Kōya Line. The route is from Namba Station in south downtown of Osaka to Wakayamashi Station in Wakayama, Wa ...
* - -


Highway

*
Bayshore Route The signed as Route B, is one of the routes of the Toll road, tolled Shuto Expressway system in the Greater Tokyo Area. The Bayshore Route is a stretch of toll highway that runs from the Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanazawa ward of Yokohama in th ...
*


Sister cities

* Geelong, Australia, friendship city since April 28, 1992 *
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,
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, friendship city since May 29, 2008


Local attractions

* Ikegami-Sone site, National Historic Site


Notable people from Izumiōtsu

* Kōki Aoyagi, Japanese professional
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(
outfielder An outfielder is a person playing in one of the three defensive positions in baseball or softball, farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder. As an outfielder, their duty is to catch ...
,
Yokohama DeNA BayStars The are a professional baseball team in the Japanese Central League. Their home field is Yokohama Stadium, located in central Yokohama. The team has been known by several names since becoming a professional team in 1950. It adopted its current n ...
,
Nippon Professional Baseball is a professional baseball league and the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning simply ''Professional Baseball''; outside of Japan, NPB is often referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league ...
Central League The or , also known as the for sponsorship reasons, is one of the two professional baseball leagues that constitute Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship plays against the winner of the Pacific League i ...
) * Mariko Gotō, Japanese singer, lyricist, composer and actress * Mizuho Katayama (Real Name: ''Kim Mijinsu'',
Hangul The Korean alphabet is the modern writing system for the Korean language. In North Korea, the alphabet is known as (), and in South Korea, it is known as (). The letters for the five basic consonants reflect the shape of the speech organs ...
: 김미진수),
Zainichi Korean () are ethnic Koreans who immigrated to Japan before 1945 and are citizens or permanent residents of Japan, or who are descendants of those immigrants. They are a group distinct from South Korean nationals who have immigrated to Japan since t ...
synchronized swimming Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming), also known as artistic swimming, is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized choreographed routine, accompanied by music. The sport is governed internationally by World A ...
coach *
Hiromi Kawata is a Japanese free announcer. She is represented by Cent Force. Filmography Current appearances TV series Radio Advertisements Former appearances As a YTV announcer TV dramas Films References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaw ...
, Japanese free announcer * Sou Nishimura, Japanese
mangaka A manga artist, also known as a mangaka (), is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the industry as a pr ...
* Mitsuki Sumoto, Japanese
figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, with its introduction occurring at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic d ...
* Takashi Tachibana, Japanese social activist, journalist, accountant and
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References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Izumiotsu, Osaka Cities in Osaka Prefecture Populated coastal places in Japan Izumiōtsu