is a

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located in

Niigata Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,131,009 (1 July 2023) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...

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. , the town had an estimated

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of 4,190, and a

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of 94.4 persons per km². The total area of the town was .

Geography

Izumozaki is located in a coastal region of central Niigata Prefecture bordered by the

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to the west.

Surrounding municipalities

** Kashiwazaki ** Nagaoka

Climate

Izumozaki has a humid climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm, wet summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Izumozaki is 12.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2261 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 0.7 °C.

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,Izumozaki population statistics
/ref> the population of Izumozaki has declined steadily over the past 50 years.

History

The area of present-day Izumozaki was part of ancient

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. During 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 ...

, it was ''

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 controlled directly by the Tokygawa shogunate, and the location of the Izumozaki ''

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''. The great

Zen Zen (; from Chinese: ''Chán''; in Korean: ''Sŏn'', and Vietnamese: ''Thiền'') is a Mahayana Buddhist tradition that developed in China during the Tang dynasty by blending Indian Mahayana Buddhism, particularly Yogacara and Madhyamaka phil ...

poet and calligrapher

Ryōkan was a quiet and unconventional Sōtō Zen Buddhist monk who lived much of his life as a hermit. Ryōkan is remembered for his poetry and calligraphy, which present the essence of Zen life. Early life Ryōkan was born in the village of Izumo ...

was born in Izumozaki in 1758. After the start of the

Meiji period The was an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonizatio ...

, the area was organised into

Santō District, Niigata is a Districts of Japan, district located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of July 1, 2019, the district has an estimated population of 4,190 with a population density, density of 94.4 persons per km2. The total area is 44.38 km2. Municipali ...

, and the town of Izumozaki was established on April 1, 1886 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Om April 1, 1904, Izumozaki annexed the neighbouring town of Amaze. Izumozaki merged with the neighbouring village of Nishikoshi on June 20, 1957.

Economy

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dominates the local economy. A large percentage of the working population commutes to neighbouring Nagaoka or Kashiwazaki.

Education

Izumozaki has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated the town government. The town has one public high school operated by the Niigata Prefectural Board of Education..

Transportation

Railway

* –

Echigo Line The is a railway line operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) which connects the cities of Kashiwazaki and Niigata in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. The line's name is taken from the name of the ancient Echigo Province, which correspond ...

** -

Highway

* * * *

References

External links

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Official Website
Towns in Niigata Prefecture Populated coastal places in Japan Izumozaki, Niigata {{Niigata-geo-stub