is a

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located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954. As of 2017, the city has an estimated

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of 52,978. In 2008, the city had a

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of 170 persons per km². The total area is 329.98 km². On March 13, 2006, the towns of

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and Takaono (both from Izumi District) were merged into Izumi. Izumi City lies at the northwestern corner of Kagoshima Prefecture. It borders

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. Izumi as indicated by its

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, is the point at which the Komenotsu River flows into the sea. It is famed for its some ten thousand cranes that migrate from

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every year to winter in the mild climes of southern Japan at the Izumi crane migration grounds. The Kyushu Shinkansen stops at Izumi Station.

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 (born October 17, 1992 in Izumi, Kagoshima) is a Japanese gravure idol and actress who won "Miss Magazine 2008". Filmography Drama * '' Akai Ito'' (2008) as Sara Nakagawa * '' Tokyo Girls'' (2008) * ''Nadeshiko Tai'' (2008) as Reiko Toriham ...

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and actress * Keisuke Osako, Football player

References

External links

* * Cities in Kagoshima Prefecture {{Kagoshima-geo-stub