Ōizumi, Gunma

Ōizumi, Gunma
Ōizumi
大泉町
—  Town  —
Location of Ōizumi in Gunma Prefecture
Ōizumi is located in Japan
Ōizumi
 
Coordinates: 36°15′N 139°24′E / 36.25°N 139.4°E / 36.25; 139.4Coordinates: 36°15′N 139°24′E / 36.25°N 139.4°E / 36.25; 139.4
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Gunma Prefecture
District Ōra District
Area
 - Total 17.93 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Population (September 1, 2007)
 - Total 41,098
 - Density 2,292.14/km2 (5,936.6/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree Zelkova serrata
- Flower Tulip, Salvia splendens
Phone number 0276-63-3111
Address 55-1 Hinode, Ōizumi-machi, Gunma-ken
370-0595
Website Town of Ōizumi
Nishi-koizumi Station
This article is about the town in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. There was a village with this name in Yamanashi Prefecture, see Oizumi, Yamanashi.

Ōizumi (大泉町 Ōizumi-machi?) is a town located in Ōra District, Gunma, Japan.

As of September 1, 2007, the town had an estimated population of 41,098 and a density of 2292.14 persons per km². The total area is 17.93 km².

In 1957, the towns of Ookawa-mura, and Koizumi-machi merged, thus "Ooizumi-machi" was born.

Ooizumi's name comes from the 'Oo' from Ookawa and 'izumi' from Koizumi.

The Tokyo plant of Sanyo, which was previously the plant of the Nakajima Aircraft Company, is located in this town.

10% of the total population is comprised by foreign residents, mostly Japanese Brazilians, who work at many factories in the town. Since 1990, Japanese descendants in foreign countries have been permitted to stay in Japan freely. It is estimated that 15% of the population speaks Portuguese as their native language.[1]

Contents

Surrounding municipalities

Places of note

  • Koizumi Castle trace(小泉城跡)
  • Ryusenji temple(竜泉寺)
  • Koizumi shrine(小泉神社)
  • Ainohara remain(間之原遺跡) of Jōmon period (B.C.3500-3000)

Transportation

This town has three stations Nishi-Koizumi Station, Koizumimachi Station, Higashi-Koizumi Station of Tobu Railway Koizumi Line, connecting to Isesaki Line at Tatebayashi Station and Ōta Station.

References

  1. ^ JAPÃO: IMIGRANTES BRASILEIROS POPULARIZAM LÍNGUA PORTUGUESA[1]

External links

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