Izunokuni
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Izunokuni 伊豆の国市 |
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Ohito onsen in Izunokuni
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 Location of Izunokuni in Shizuoka Prefecture |
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 Izunokuni
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| Coordinates: 35°2′N 138°56′E / 35.033°N 138.933°ECoordinates: 35°2′N 138°56′E / 35.033°N 138.933°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Chūbu (Tōkai) | ||
| Prefecture | Shizuoka Prefecture | ||
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| • Mayor | Toshiko Ono | ||
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| • Total | 94.62 km2 (36.53 sq mi) | ||
| Population (December 2016) | |||
| • Total | 47,862 | ||
| • Density | 515/km2 (1,330/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| - Tree | Nageia nagi | ||
| - Flower | viola | ||
| Phone number | 055-948-1413 | ||
| Address | 340-1 Nakaoka Izunokuni-shi, Shizuoka-ken 410-2292 |
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| Website | www |
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Izunokuni (伊豆の国市? Izunokuni-shi) is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
The city, which covers an area of 94.62 square kilometres (36.53 sq mi), had an estimated population in December 2016 of 47,862, giving a population density of 506 persons per km2.
During the late Heian and Kamakura periods, the town of Nirayama within the current borders of Izunokuni was the home of the Hōjō clan, which dominated Japanese politics in the 12th century. A castle was established at Nirayama by Ise Moritoki, founder of the Late Hōjō clan in 1493.During the Edo period, most of Izu Province was tenryō territory under direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate, who ruled Izu and parts of eastern Suruga Province from a daikansho established at Nirayama. After the Meiji Restoration, the area became the short-lived Nirayama Prefecture, which was merged into the equally short-lived Ashigara Prefecture in 1871. From 1876, the area has been part of Shizuoka Prefecture. During the cadastral reform of 1886, the area was reorganized into several villages under Kimisawa District, which was with Tagata District in 1896.
In 1934, Izunagaoka was elevated to town status, followed by Ōhito in 1940, and Nirayama in 1962.
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