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Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture is a city with a population of about 50,000 located in the northwestern part of Kagoshima Prefecture in the Kyushu region.
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◆◆◆Izumi City in Kagoshima Prefecture is the city of No.1 in Japan
In Izumi City, from mid-October to December every year, more than 10,000 cranes and crowned cranes migrate from Siberia and overwinter until around March.
Boasting the largest number and variety of cranes in No.1 in Japan, it was designated as a national special natural monument in 1952 as "Cranes and their migration sites in Kagoshima Prefecture", and in 2021 it was certified as a wetland registered under the Ramsar Convention Convention as a "wintering place for Izumi cranes". The graceful appearance of soaring in the sky and taking off all at once in the early morning have become a Winter tradition of this city.

◆◆◆ Introduction of some Sightseeing spots in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture
◇Samurai residences at the foot of Izumi
Selected as a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings and certified as a Japan Heritage Site, the Samurai residences at the foot of Izumi are a historic area where the samurai culture of the Edo period remains strong.
In addition to the "Izumi foothills History Museum" where you can learn about the history of the Samurai residences group, and the "Takezoe residence" and "Saisho residence" Samurai residences where Open to the public you can get a glimpse of the lifestyle and architectural style of the residents, the cityscape that retains the face of the time such as the stone walls and the samurai gate about 400 years ago are also attractive.

◇Izumi City Crane Observation Center
It is located There is a in front of the crane roost, and you can see more than 10,000 cranes up close from the observation deck on the second floor and rooftop.
It is open every year from November 1 to the second Sunday of March, which coincides with the wintering season of the cranes, and the sight of the cranes soaring gracefully in the sky and the sight of all the cranes taking off all at once in the early morning is a spectacular view that can only be seen here in the world.

◇Izumi City Tsuru Museums Crane Park Izumi
If you want to learn about cranes, go to Crane Park Izumi!
It is the only crane museum in Japan where you can learn not only about cranes wintering in Izumi City, but also about cranes from around the world.
At the flower park on the premises, you can enjoy seasonal flowers, as well as playground equipment and tree houses for children to play.

◇Hakozaki Yawata Shrine
Hakozaki Yawata Shrine enshrines a large bell that is 4 meters high and weighs 5 tons.
The bell depicts a parent and child of a crane, and it is called "Great Bell of Wish Fulfillment if it is done, it will be grown."

◇Uwaba Highlands Cosmos Garden
It is a Highlands with rape flowers blooming all over the place in Spring and 250,000 cosmos trees in autumn.
During the Cosmos season, they also sell Specialty products and gelato.

◇Shinonome no Sato
A large garden of about 40,000 tsubo that has been Maintenance by making the most of the undulations of the mountain as it is in its nature.
You can enjoy Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) in Spring, hydrangeas all over the mountains in June, and colorful Autumn leaves in autumn.
In addition, there is a rest area in the park where you can eat Juwari Soba noodles, which the owner is particular about, and a facility where you can enjoy pottery and paintings.

◇ Specialty Hall Izumi
The vegetables and fruits lined up in the Inside the facility are all "Izumi products".
Among them, we sell a wide variety of citrus fruits, mainly mandarin oranges, which are specialty products, in both types and quantities.

◇Izumi City Izumi Station Tourist Specialty Products Museum "Hiraisato"
It is a facility set up in Izumi Station on the Kyushu Shinkansen as an Information Broadcasting base for Izumi City.
The Inside the Facility is equipped with a tourist Information Center, a Specialty products sales office, a Meals office, and a rest area.

◆◆◆ Specialty products of Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture
◇Tea
Izumi City is also famous as a tea producing area.
Tea grown in a temperate climate and fertile soil is characterized by a high aroma and deep taste.

◇ Izumi mandarin oranges
Grown in the sea breeze, it boasts a sweet and juicy taste.
Fresh Mandarin oranges can be purchased at Local markets and Direct sales.

◇ Seaweed from Izumi
It is a seaweed seaweed created by an old-fashioned manufacturing method that does not use acid treatment, and encapsulates the blessings of Nature one by one.
The soft sweetness that loosens and melts in the mouth, the elegant aroma that passes through the nose, and the wild taste are attractive.

◆◆◆ Introduction of some festivals and events in Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture
◇Summer Festival Izumi Kakusho Festival
It is a festival that is Held in for two days in late July every year.
On the first day, a parade and general dance will be held at the Honmachi Shopping Street in Izumi City, and on the second day, stage Events, Stalls of street stalls, and a fireworks festival will be held.
About 5,000 Gari fireworks are launched.

◇Izumi City Industrial Festival
It is Held in on Saturdays and Sundays in mid-November every year, and is the largest festival in the Izumi City, which is Held in while incorporating many industries such Izumi as "hometown Izumi Specialty Market", "Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Festival", "Food and Beverage Festival", etc.
In addition to Izumi City's Specialty products, you can also buy Specialty products from friendship cities and sister cities, and there are stage Events, so it is crowded with many people from inside and outside the city.

◇ Medium City
It is a festival held in every year on the day of the Spring Equinox in March and the day after that in front of the Takaono Station intersection.
It is a pedestrian paradise for about 1 km from north to south, east and west, and many stalls are lined up.
Also known as "Soba (buckwheat noodles) City", it is also counted as one of the three major cities in Kagoshima Prefecture.

◆◆◆ Introducing Tourist Information of Izumi City, Kagoshima Prefecture
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