Izumisano

Izumisano (泉佐野市, Izumisano-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan.

Izumisano 泉佐野市
City
Flag Emblem
Location of Izumisano in Osaka Prefecture
Izumisano Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°24′N 135°20′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Osaka Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Hiroyasu Chiyomatsu
Area
• Total	55.03 km^2 (21.25 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2016)
• Total	100,649
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,700/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Ginkgo
• Flower	Sasayuri (Lilium japonicum)
Time zone	UTC+9 (JST)
City hall address	1-295-3, Ichiba Higashi, Izumisano-shi, Ōsaka-fu 598-8550
Website	www.city.izumisano.lg.jp

The city is home to northern portion of Kansai International Airport.[1] Peach Aviation has its head office in the Kensetsu-to (建設棟, Kensetsu-tō) building on the property of Kansai Airport and in Izumisano.[2][3]

It is also home to the 256-m (840-ft) Rinku Gate Tower Building, the third tallest building in Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1948.

Geography

As of 2014, the city has an estimated population of 101,444 and a population density of 1,800 persons per km². The total area is 55.03 km².

It is bordered along the bay by Kaizuka city to the north-east, Tajiri and Sennan city to the south-west, and Kumatori to the east.

Sister and Friendship Cities

• Xuhui District and Baoshan District, Shanghai, China
• Töv Province, Mongolia
• Xindu District, Chengdu, China
• Gulu, Uganda
• Marília, São Paulo, Brazil

Education

The Rinku campus of the Osaka Prefecture University is also located at Izumisano.

Transportation

Airport

• Kansai International Airport

Railways

• West Japan Railway Company
  • Hanwa Line: Higashi-Sano Station - (Kumatori Station) - Hineno Station - Nagataki Station
  • Kansai Airport Line: Hineno Station - Rinkū Town Station
• Nankai Electric Railway
  • Nankai Main Line: Tsuruhara Station - Iharanosato Station - Izumisano Station - Hagurazaki Station
  • Nankai Airport Line: Izumisano Station - Rinkū Town Station

Roads

• Expressways
  • Hanshin Expressway
    • Bayshore Route
  • Hanwa Expressway
  • Kansai-Kūkō Expressway
• National highways
  • National Route 26
  • National Route 170
  • National Route 481

Notable People

• Yumi Asō, actress
• Hineno Hironari, samurai
• Fumitaka Kitatani, football player
• Kenshiro Matsunami, politician of the Liberal Democratic Party
• Ryotaro Meshino, football player
• Takumi Minamino, football player
• Takashi Nagayasu, politician of the Democratic Party of Japan
• Baikei Uehira, master calligrapher

Gallery

• 
  City office
• 
  Kansai International Airport
• 
  Rinku Gate Tower

References

1. Home Archived 2011-08-08 at the Wayback Machine. Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport. Retrieved on July 23, 2011. "Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport 1, Senshu-kuko Kita, Izumisano-shi, Osaka, 549-0001, Japan "
2. "Privacy Policy." Peach Aviation. Retrieved on July 23, 2011. "Peach Aviation Limited Kensetsu-to 5th floor, 1-Senshukuko-kita, Izumisano-shi, Osaka, Japan 549-8585" - Japanese Archived 2011-06-21 at Archive.today: "〒549-8585　大阪府泉佐野市泉州空港北一番地　建設棟5階 Peach Aviation株式会社"
3. "About Us." Peach. Retrieved on November 1, 2011. "Izumisano-shi, Osaka, Japan 549-8585" Address in Japanese Archived 2011-06-18 at Archive.today: "大阪府泉佐野市"

External links

• Izumisano City official website (in Japanese)
  • Izumisano City Living Guide（英語版） (in English)
• Izumisano City Sightseeing