Isumi, Chiba
Encyclopedia
is a city
in Chiba Prefecture
, Japan
. As of March 1, 2010, the city has a population of 41,014 in an area of 157.50 km².
Tōkyō Station
is reached from Isumi by express train in 1 hour and 10 minutes via Ōhara Station on the JR East
Sotobō Line.
. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean
to the east, and enjoys a temperate martime climate, with short, cool winters and hot, humid summers due to the effects of the Kuroshio Current
offshore. The area is noted for its beach resorts, and the landscape consists of rolling, sandy hills. The Isumi River
, a small river which runs through this portion of the peninsula, empties into the Pacific Ocean at Misaki. Parts of the city are within the Minami Bōsō Quasi-National Park
.
. During the Edo period
, the area was mostly tenryō territory ruled by various hatamoto
on behalf of the Tokugawa shogunate
. The former town of Isumi was established on April 29, 1955 from the merger of former Kuniyoshi Town with two neighoring villages. The present city of Isumi was created on December 5, 2005 when the town
of Isumi merged
the neighboring towns of Misaki
and Ōhara
, all from Isumi District
.
and light agriculture, supplemented by the summer tourist traffic to the local beach resorts.
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, USA, since October 3, 1990 (with former Ōhara Town) - Woburn, Massachusetts
, since August 29, 1985 (with former Isumi Town)
Cities of Japan
||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...
in Chiba Prefecture
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region and the Greater Tokyo Area. Its capital is Chiba City.- History :Chiba Prefecture was established on June 15, 1873 with the merger of Kisarazu Prefecture and Inba Prefecture...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. As of March 1, 2010, the city has a population of 41,014 in an area of 157.50 km².
Tōkyō Station
Tokyo Station
is a train station located in the Marunouchi business district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan, near the Imperial Palace grounds and the Ginza commercial district....
is reached from Isumi by express train in 1 hour and 10 minutes via Ōhara Station on the JR East
East Japan Railway Company
is the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
Sotobō Line.
Geography
Isumi is located on the east coast of southern Chiba Prefecture in the approximate center of the Bōsō PeninsulaBoso Peninsula
thumb|Locationthumb|Landsat image with high-resolution data from Space Shuttle is a peninsula in Chiba prefecture on Honshū, the largest island of Japan. It forms the eastern edge of Tokyo Bay, separating it from the Pacific Ocean....
. It is bordered by the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
to the east, and enjoys a temperate martime climate, with short, cool winters and hot, humid summers due to the effects of the Kuroshio Current
Kuroshio Current
The Kuroshio is a north-flowing ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean. It is similar to the Gulf Stream in the North Atlantic and is part of the North Pacific ocean gyre...
offshore. The area is noted for its beach resorts, and the landscape consists of rolling, sandy hills. The Isumi River
Isumi River
The is a river in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is in length and has a drainage area of . Under the Rivers Act of 1906 the Isumi is designated as a Class 2 River. Additionally, the government has designated the Isumi River a national-level .-Geography:...
, a small river which runs through this portion of the peninsula, empties into the Pacific Ocean at Misaki. Parts of the city are within the Minami Bōsō Quasi-National Park
Minami Bōsō Quasi-National Park
is a quasi-national park in the Kantō region of Honshū in Japan. It is rated a protected landscape according to the IUCN. The park includes numerous widely separated portions of the coastal areas of southern Bōsō Peninsula, ranging from Cape Futtsu on Tokyo Bay to the west, to Cape Inubō facing...
.
Surrounding municiplities
- IchinomiyaIchinomiya, Chibais a town located in Chōsei District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2010, the town had an estimated population of 12,079and a density of 525 persons per km². The total area was 23.02 km².-Geography:...
- KatsuuraKatsuura, Chibais a city located in southern part of Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Katsuura city is famous for Katsuura Fishing Port, which features one of the top three largest morning markets in Japan. As of February 2010, the city has an estimated population of 20,570 and the density of 218 persons per km²...
- Mutsuzawa, ChibaMutsuzawa, Chibais a town located in Chōsei District, Chiba, Japan.As of 2010, the town has an estimated population of 7,419 and a density of 208 persons per km². The total area is 35.59 km².-Geography:...
- Ōtaki, ChibaOtaki, Chibais a town located in Isumi District, Chiba, Japan, occupying the center of the Bōsō Peninsula. The town is known for its association with Edo period general Honda Tadakatsu and its prominent castle. As of 2010, the town had an estimated population of 10,794 and a population density of 83.1 persons...
- Onjuku, ChibaOnjuku, Chibais a town located in Isumi District, Chiba, Japan. As of 2010, the town has an estimated population of 7,823 and a density of 314 persons per km². The total area is 24.92 km²...
.
History
Isumi is part of ancient Kazusa ProvinceKazusa Province
was a province of Japan in the area of modern Chiba Prefecture. It lies on in the middle of the Bōsō Peninsula , whose name takes its first kanji from the name of Awa Province and its second from Kazusa and Shimōsa Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was or .Kazusa is classified as one of the...
. During the Edo period
Edo period
The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....
, the area was mostly tenryō territory ruled by various hatamoto
Hatamoto
A was a samurai in the direct service of the Tokugawa shogunate of feudal Japan. While all three of the shogunates in Japanese history had official retainers, in the two preceding ones, they were referred to as gokenin. However, in the Edo period, hatamoto were the upper vassals of the Tokugawa...
on behalf of the Tokugawa shogunate
Tokugawa shogunate
The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which is now called Tokyo, after the name was...
. The former town of Isumi was established on April 29, 1955 from the merger of former Kuniyoshi Town with two neighoring villages. The present city of Isumi was created on December 5, 2005 when the town
Towns of Japan
A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...
of Isumi merged
Merger and dissolution of municipalities of Japan
Municipal mergers and dissolutions carried out in Japan can take place within one municipality or between multiple municipalities and are required to be based upon consensus.- Merger policy:...
the neighboring towns of Misaki
Misaki, Chiba
was a town located in Isumi District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.Misaki was formed on August 1, 1961 by the merger of the towns of Chōjamachi and Taitō...
and Ōhara
Ohara, Chiba
was a town located in Isumi District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.Ōhara was formed on March 31, 1955 by the merger of the villages of Tōkai, Azuma and Namihana...
, all from Isumi District
Isumi District, Chiba
is a district located in Chiba, Japan. As of 2010, the district has an estimated population of 18,593 and a density of 120 persons per km². The total area was 154.76 km². The district formerly included all of the city of Katsuura, most of the city of Isumi and a portion of the town of Mutsuzawa...
.
Economy
The local economy is dominated by commercial fishingCommercial fishing
Commercial fishing is the activity of catching fish and other seafood for commercial profit, mostly from wild fisheries. It provides a large quantity of food to many countries around the world, but those who practice it as an industry must often pursue fish far into the ocean under adverse conditions...
and light agriculture, supplemented by the summer tourist traffic to the local beach resorts.
Railway
- East Japan Railway CompanyEast Japan Railway Companyis the largest passenger railway company in the world and one of the seven Japan Railways Group companies. The company name is officially abbreviated as JR East in English, and as in Japanese. The company's headquarters are in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo....
(JR East} - Sotobō Line- TaitōTaitō Stationis a railway station operated by JR East's Sotobō Line located in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 49.3 kilometers from the terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station.-History:...
- ChōjamachiChōjamachi Stationis a railway station operated by JR East's Sotobō Line located in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 52.1 kilometers from the terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station.-History:...
- MikadoMikado Stationis a railway station operated by JR East's Sotobō Line located in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 53.7 kilometers from the terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station.-History:...
- ŌharaOhara Station (Chiba)is a railway station operated by JR East's Sotobō Line and the Isumi Railway's Isumi Line, located in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture Japan. It is 57.2 kilometers from the terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station and forms the eastern terminus of the Isumi Line....
- NamihanaNamihana Stationis a railway station operated by JR East's Sotobō Line located in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. It is 60.5 kilometers from the terminus of the Sotobō Line at Chiba Station.-History:...
- Taitō
- Isumi Railway Company - Isumi Line
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Local attractions
- Cape Taitō Lighthouse, Cape TaitōCape Taitōis a cape on the Pacific Ocean, in the city of Chōshi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The cape is located at the very southern point of Kujūkuri Beach on the island of Honshu.-Geography:...
, Misaki - Kiyomizu-dera (Isumi, Chiba)Kiyomizu-dera (Isumi, Chiba)' is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Isumi in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. According to an alternate reading of the name in Japanese, the temple is also referred to as Seisui-ji, and is commonly known as the Kiyomizu Kannon...
- one of the Bandō SanjūsankashoBando SanjusankashoThe is a series of 33 Buddhist temples in Eastern Japan sacred to Goddess Kannon. Bandō is the old name for what is now the Kantō region, used in this case because the temples are all in the Prefectures of Kanagawa, Saitama, Tokyo, Gunma, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Chiba...
Buddhist temples
Noted people from Isumi
- Akemi MasudaAkemi MasudaAkemi Masuda is a retired Japanese female long-distance runner. She competed for Japan at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, although she failed to finish the race...
- marathon runner - Kasuganishiki TakahiroKasuganishiki TakahiroKasuganishiki Takahiro is a former sumo wrestler from Misaki, Isumi District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan. He made his debut in 1991, reaching the top makuuchi division in 2002 His highest rank was maegashira 5...
- sumo wrestler - Yoshiharu TsugeYoshiharu Tsugeis a Japanese manga artist and essayist. He was active in comics between 1954 and 1987. The content of his works range from tales of ordinary life to dream-like surrealism, and often show his interest in traveling about Japan...
- manga artist
Sister city relations
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, USA, since October 3, 1990 (with former Ōhara Town) - Woburn, Massachusetts
Woburn, Massachusetts
Woburn is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. The population was 38,120 at the 2010 census. Woburn is located north of Boston, Massachusetts, and just south of the intersection of I-93 and I-95.- History :...
, since August 29, 1985 (with former Isumi Town)