Ōizumi, Gunma
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Ōizumi's location in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. |
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Location | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kantō |
Prefecture | Gunma Prefecture |
District | Oura District |
Physical characteristics | |
Area | 17.93 km² (6.92 sq mi) |
Population (as of September 1, 2007) | |
Total | 41,098 |
Density | 2,292.14 /km² (5,937 /sq mi) |
Location | |
Symbols | |
Tree | Zelkova serrata |
Flower | Tulip, Salvia splendens |
Ōizumi Government Office | |
Address | 〒370-0595 55-1 Hinode, Ōizumi-machi, Gunma-ken |
Phone number | 0276-63-3111 |
Official website: Town of Ōizumi |
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 Oura District, Gunma, Japan.
As of September 1, 2007, the town has an estimated population of 41,098 and a density of 2292.14 persons per km². The total area is 17.93 km².
Tokyo plant of Sanyo, which is previously the plant of 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.
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[edit] Surrounding municipalities
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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.
[edit] External links
- The Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ōizumi, Gunma.
- (Japanese) Oizumi official website