Izumozaki

Izumozaki

出雲崎町
Izumozaki 出雲崎町
Town
	Izumozaki cityscape
	Flag Seal
	Location of Izumozaki in Niigata
	Izumozaki
	Coordinates: 37°31′50.6″N 138°42′33.6″E / 37.530722°N 138.709333°E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Kōshin'etsu) (Hokuriku)
Prefecture	Niigata
District	Santō
Area
• Total	44.38 km2 (17.14 sq mi)
Population (July 1, 2019)
• Total	4,190
• Density	94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Tree	Zelkova serrata
• Flower	Azalea
Phone number	0258-78-3111
Address	140 Kawanishi, Izumozaki-cho, Santō-gun, Niigata-ken 949-4353
Website	Official website

Izumozaki (出雲崎町, Izumozaki-machi) is a town located in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2019^[update], the town had an estimated population of 4,190, and a population density of 94.4 persons per km². The total area of the town was 44.38 square kilometres (17.14 sq mi).

Geography

Izumozaki is located in a coastal region of central Niigata Prefecture bordered by the Sea of Japan to the west.

Surrounding municipalities

Niigata Prefecture
- 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.^[1]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[2] the population of Izumozaki has declined steadily over the past 50 years.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1970	8,170	—
1980	7,048	−13.7%
1990	6,421	−8.9%
2000	5,814	−9.5%
2010	4,907	−15.6%
2020	4,113	−16.2%

History

The area of present-day Izumozaki was part of ancient Echigo Province. During the Edo period, it was tenryō territory controlled directly by the Tokygawa shogunate, and the location of the Izumozaki daikansho. The great Zen poet and calligrapher Ryōkan was born in Izumozaki in 1758. After the start of the Meiji period, the area was organised into Santō District, Niigata, 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

Commercial fishing 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..