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.
7-415: The word "Izumi-ku" may refer to: Izumi-ku, Yokohama is one of the wards of Yokohama City, Japan Izumi-ku, Sendai is one of the wards of Sendai City, Japan Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Izumi-ku . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
14-547: The Meiji period , the area was a center for sericulture . On April 1, 1939, Izumi was annexed by the neighboring city of Yokohama, becoming part of Totsuka Ward . In a major administrative reorganization of October 1, 1969, Totsuka Ward was divided, and Izumi emerged as an independent ward within Yokohama. Izumi Ward is largely a regional commercial center and bedroom community for central Yokohama and Tokyo. In 1996, in conjunction with
21-706: The Nara period Ritsuryō system, it became part of Kamakura and Kōza Districts in Sagami Province . In the Heian period , it was divided between shōen controlled by the Ōba clan and the Kamakura clan (of which Kamakura Gongorō Kagemasa was the most illustrious member). By the Kamakura period , much of the area was farmland supporting the population of nearby Kamakura. During the Edo period ,
28-1393: The San Diego-Yokohama sister city relationship, Sotetsu Real Estate Co., Ltd. developed and constructed ten imported housing units, using construction documents and building materials from the United States, with a San Diego theme and style. The project was called San Diego Street of Dreams, in total, 30 such import housing units were constructed and still remain today in Ryokuentoshi, Izumi-ku. University: Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education operates prefectural senior high schools: Private senior high schools: Yokohama Municipal Board of Education [ ja ] operates public elementary and junior high schools. Combined elementary and junior high schools: Junior high schools: Additionally, Minamiseya Junior High School ( 南瀬谷中学校 ), outside of Izumi-ku, has an attendance zone including parts of Izumi-ku. Primary schools: 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. Former elementary schools Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education The Kanagawa Prefectural Board of Education ( 神奈川県教育委員会 )
35-559: The central-western borders of the city of Yokohama. The area is largely flatland, with scattered small hills. The area around present-day Izumi Ward has been inhabited continuously for thousands of years. Archaeologists have found stone tools from the Japanese Paleolithic period and ceramic shards from the Jōmon period , and tombs from the Kofun period at numerous locations in the area. Under
42-428: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Izumi-ku&oldid=932896911 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Izumi-ku, Yokohama Izumi Ward is located in eastern Kanagawa Prefecture, and on
49-525: The territory came under the control of Tokugawa Ieyasu . It was administered as tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate , but administered through various hatamoto . After the Meiji Restoration , Izumi Ward became part of the new Kanagawa Prefecture in 1868. In the cadastral reform of April 1, 1889, the area was divided into numerous villages under Kamakura District . During
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