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Chronology of Izumi Ward, etc.

Last Updated December 25, 2023

Abbreviation of Izumi Ward

Until the Edo period, Izumi Ward was called Kamakura-gun, Sagami country (partly Koza-gun), and in the Meiji era it was changed to Kamakura-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture. Looking back on the history of Izumi Ward about 100 years ago, following the main events:
※Information as of the date of publication. The latest chronological table is published in the annual ward handbook "IZUMI", so please see it.

Chronological table
	Christian era	Year	MON	Major Events
Kamakura-gun	1878	1878	７	With the enforcement of the municipal organization law, the large ward and small ward system was abolished, and a county government office was set up in the county and a head office was set up in the village.
	1884	1884	７	The heads of each village were abolished, and the Union Tocho Office was set up at Chopukuji Temple in Izumi Village and Kodoji Temple in Okazu Village.
	1889	1889	４	Kamiiida, Shimoiida, Izumi and Nakata merged due to the implementation of municipal and municipal systems, and Nakata merged into Naka Wadamura, Kamakura-gun, and Okazu, Akuwa, Kamiyabe, Akiba, and Naze merged to form Nakagawa Village, Kamakura-gun.
	1889	1889	４	Kakuzaemon Mochida established a silk mill. Since then, silk mills have been established in various places.
	1892	1892	５	Jojo Naka Wada Elementary School (currently Naka Wada Elementary School) founded
	1909	1909		To mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of Yokohama Port, Yokohama City Songs and Emblem was established.
	1914	1914	５	A new road between Tozuka and Chogo opened (construction started in 1902), and Tsuruyoshi Narumiya started operating a carriage.
	1920	1920	５	The new road between Tozuka and Chogo has been certified as a prefectural road, and Tsuruya Automobile Company has started operating a shared bus.
	1921	1921	４	Founded in Nakagawa Elementary School (now Okazu Elementary School).
	1923	1923	９	The Great Kanto Earthquake caused enormous damage, including 328 out of 730 units in Nakawada Village and 138 out of 623 units in Nakagawa Village.
	1926	1926	６	Prefectural roads are opened from Fudozaka in Tozuka to Kannon Terashita in Akuwa (construction started in 1921).
	1928	1928		Aizawa Automobile Store starts operating a shared bus between Tozuka and Akuwa
	1932	1932		A passenger aircraft started night flight between Tokyo and Osaka, and an air lighthouse was installed at Fujiyama (Fujizuka) in Yokone Inari, Izumi-cho (removed in 1944).
Former Totsuka Ward	1939	1939	４	The city of Yokohama will expand its sixth city area, and seven villages in Kamakura-gun (Tozuka, Seya, Nakagawa, Nakawada, Kawakami, Taisho, Toyoda and Hongo) will be incorporated into Totsuka Ward.
	1939	1939	５	At the opening of the Totsuka Ward Office, Shimo-Akuwa separated into Shimbashi-cho.
	1947	1947	４	Established Nakawada Junior High School and Okazu Junior High School
	1947	1947		Established Totsuka Ward Office Nakawada District Office in the former neutralization Tamura Office Building
	1951	1951	３	The Nakawada District Office was abolished, and the Totsuka Ward Office Nakawada Branch Office was opened.
	1951	1951	９	Founded Nakata Elementary School
	1952	1952	５	Established Totsuka fire department Naka Wada Dispatch Station (now Izumi fire department)
	1952	1952	12	The Nakagawa district office was abolished, and the Totsuka Ward government office, "Koban" (police box), was opened.
	1960	1960	9	Established Matsufu Gakuen, Yokohama City (currently a nursing care facility for people with intellectual disabilities)
	1968	1968	４	Founded Kamiida Elementary School, Nakawada Minami Elementary School and Higashinakada Elementary School
	1969	1969	10	Seya Ward is divided from Totsuka Ward.
	1971	1971	４	Established Izumigaoka Junior High School
	1971	1971	10	Established Shimbashi Elementary School
	1972	1972	４	Established Izumi Elementary School
	1973	1973	５	Established Icho Elementary School (closed in March 2014)
	1973	1973	6	Founded Nakata Junior High School
	1974	1974	４	Shimo-Izumi Elementary School founded
	1975	1975	４	Relocated Nakawada branch office to Kamida, Izumi-cho
			４	Founded Kazurano Elementary School
			６	Shirayuri Park Open
			７	Opening of Shirayuri Meeting House
	1976	1976	４	The Sotetsu Izumino Line between Futamatagawa Station and Izumino Station (6.0 km) opens.
	1977	1977	７	The Naka-Wada branch office was abolished and the Naka-Wada branch was opened.
	1978	1978	４	Established Izumino Elementary School and Kamiida Junior High School
	1979	1979	４	Founded Iida Kita Elementary School and Iseyama Elementary School
	1980	1980	11	Established a Ki Gakuen without Yokohama City (currently a welfare-type disabled child entrance facility "Paraito Eki")
	1982	1982	４	Established Izumino Junior High School
	1984	1984	１	Izumidai Park Open
			10	Opened provisional opening facility for the Shinmeidai disposal site (currently second baseball stadium)
			12	Decided in City Counsil on the Reorganization of Totsuka-ku, Yokohama
	1985	1985	３	Izumi River waterside base "Izumi River Waterfront Plaza" opened
	1985	1985	12	New district name "Izumi Ward"
	1986	1986	４	Established Ryoke Junior High School
			６	Izumi Ward Temporary Government Building is completed at its current location
			11	Opening of Izumichuo Park
Izumi Ward			11	Established Izumi Ward (November 3)
			12	Opening of position district center
	1987	1987	３	Establishment of ward symbol mark
	1988	1988	３	Izumi Ward Holiday Emergency clinics Opened Izumi Ward Medical Center
			４	Opening of Izumi fire department
			７	100th Anniversary of Municipal Administration Izumi Ward Regional Event “Izumi, Water and Greenery Festival”
			11	Ryokuen Higashi Park
	1989	1989	２	Opened a welfare center for the elderly, Izumi Kotobukiso
			２	Opening of Izumi Library
			４	Established Izumi Reservoir Multipurpose Plaza
			４	Municipal administration 100th anniversary "Izumi Ward Min Day" held
			８	Road and Highway Bureau Izumi Public Works Office opened
			12	Nishigaoka Park Open
	1990	1990	１	Water Works Bureau Izumi Sales Office (later Tozuka and Izumi Regional Service Center) opened (relocated in March 2016)
			３	Opened Nakagawa District Center
			４	Established Ryokuen Higashi Elementary School
				Sotetsu Izumino Line extension ("Izumino Station"-"Izumi-Chuo Station" 2.2km)
				Opening of the Icho Community House
				Opened provisional opening facility for the Shinmeidai disposal site (currently Daiichi Baseball Stadium)
			５	Opening of International Goodwill Hospital, the first general hospital in the ward
			６	Ryoke Park Open
			７	Opening of a "co-working-style building"
	1991	1991	５	Opening of Izumi public hall
			８	Opening of the Children's Log House "Genkikko"
			11	Opened Kamiiida Home Support Service Center (currently Kamiiida Community Care Plaza)
	1992	1992	４	Opening of Izumi police department
				Establishment of flower "Ayame" in ward
				Opening of Kazurano Community House
			９	Opening of Izumi Sports Center
	1993	1993	４	Minami Community House Opening
			８	Opening of the Ryokuen Regional Exchange Center
			９	Opened "Theattlefonte" at the Izumi Ward Cultural Center
	1994	1994	２	Groundbreaking ceremony for the Yokohama Municipal Subway (Tozuka-Shonandai)
			２	Groundbreaking ceremony for the Sotetsu Izumino Line (Izumichuo-Shonandai)
			４	Opening of Izumino Community House
			４	Established Ryokuen Nishi Elementary School
			５	Established the waterfront base of the Izumi River “Jizo Hara Waterfront”
			７	Implemented reform of the ward office organization, such as transferring public health centers to ward offices
			７	Groundbreaking ceremony for the Izumi Ward General Government Building
			12	Yokohama City Comprehensive Plan “Yumehama 2010 Plan” Izumi Ward Plan formulation
	1995	1995	２	(currently Resources and Waste Recycling Bureau) Izumi Office opened
			４	Nishigaoka Elementary School founded
			５	Nishigaoka Community House Opening
	1996	1996	３	Tenno Moriizumi Park Opened
			３	Ayame Deai Pond was set up at Izumichuo Park
			11	Completed Izumi Ward General Government Building
	1997	1997	３	Shimo-Izumi District Center opened, Shimo-Izumi Community Care Plaza opened
			３	Opened Kono Mahoroba, a waterside base of the Akuwa River.
			11	Opened Tenno Moriizumi Park
			11	Opening of a welfare activity exchange base “Izumi Fureai Home”
	1998	1998	５	Started consultation on inhabitants of a ward, such as foreign nationals
			10	Kanagawa Yume National Athletic Torch Relay held
			11	Opening of the waterfront base of the Akuwa River “Gathering Mahoroba”
	1999	1999	３	Sotetsu Izumino Line extension ("Izumi-Chuo Station"-"Shonandai Station" 3.1km)
			５	Opening of Ooba Community Care Plaza
			８	Shimo-Izumi Fureai Park Opening
			８	Yokohama Municipal Subway Extension (Totsuka Station to Shonandai Station, 7.4km)
			10	Establishment of temporary opening facilities for the Shinmeidai disposal site (baseball stadium, sports plaza, etc.)
	2000	2000	３	Shimbashi Tenjin no Mori Park Open
			５	Opening of the waterfront base of the Akuwa River “Meeting Mahoroba”
			11	Opened the waterfront base of the Akuwa River, "Rest Mahoroba"
			12	Opening of Nanseibu Night-time Emergency Medical Center
	2001	2001	５	Partial opening of Nakata Chuo Park (baseball field, rest house, etc.)
				Opened Izumichuo Community Care Center (currently Izumichuo Community Care Plaza)
Opening of Nakata Community House
11			Opened Izumi Ward website
11			Municipal Subway Tateba Station bicycle parking lot opened
2002	2002	１	Health centers and welfare offices were integrated to establish Health and Welfare Center.
		３	Opened the Izumi Fureai Home, a base for welfare and health activities in Izumi Ward
		６	Opening of the inhabitant of a ward exchange activity base “Wai Waizumi”
		７	The population of Izumi Ward exceeds 150,000.
2003	2003	２	Opening of the Kamiida District Center
2003	2003	５	Opened "Fureai no Mahoroba" waterside base of Akuwa River
2004	2004	１	Opening of the Izumi Local Activities Home “Kagayaki”
2004	2004	４	Municipal nursery schools are transferred from the bureau to the ward office.
2005	2005	３	Formulation of urban planning master plan and Izumi Ward plan
		４	Public Works Office transferred from the bureau to the ward office
		12	Gontazaka Izumi Line opened (720m in Izumi area)
2006	2006	３	Ring Route 4 opened (2.1km in Shimoiida area)
2007	2007	２	Debut of ward mascot character "Izun"
		８	Prefectural Sakaigawa Yusuichi Park partially open to the public
		９	Izumi Ward Life Support Center “Mesei” opened
		11	Ward trees "Sakura", "Kinmokusei", "Hanamizuki", "Hydrangea", "Komurasaki" and "Momiji" enacted
2008	2008	11	Held a pre-event commemorating the 150th anniversary of the opening of Izumi Ward Yokohama Port
2009	2009	１	Established local child care support base "Skippu"
		４	Opened Izumi Ward Farmers Market “Hamakko” (closed in July 2015)
		５	Established Mori no Sato, a nursing home in elementary school studenｔ
		11	Izumi Ward Yokohama 150th Anniversary Commemorative Event
		12	Shimbashi Community Care Plaza opened and Shimbashi Community House opened
2010	2010	８	Izumi Sakura Plaza, a waterside base for the Izumi River, opened
2011	2011	３	Yokohama Kanagawa Line fully opened (Totsuka-cho, Totsuka-ku to Kamiiida-cho, Izumi-ku, 5.6km)
2011	2011	７	Opening of a forest of citizens of Nakatamiya
2013	2013	３	Part of the Gontazaka Izumi Line will be put into service in provisional shape (360m in Izumi area)
2013	2013	11	Reopening of the waterfront base of Izumi River "Jizo Hara no Mizube"
2014	2014	４	Founded Iida Kita Icho Elementary School
2014	2014	６	Return to the former Fukaya Communications Office
2015	2015	１	Opening of Shimbashi Citizen's Forest
2015	2015	12	Construction of land readjustment project in Izumi Yumegaoka district
2016	2016	３	Reopening of Izumichuo Park
		６	Opening of Akasaka Bridge (replacement)
		10	Opened Izumino Community Care Plaza
			Former Fukaya Communication Station Site Central Plaza opened
			Opening of a temporary custody facility for infants "Hato no Mori Ai no Poet and Motomono House"
		11	30th Anniversary of the Izumi Ward System
		11	Revised Urban Planning Master Plan and Izumi Ward Plan
2017	2017	10	Izumi-cho Sixth District Residential Indication Implementation (First District (October 2012)-Sixth District: End of the planned area)
2018	2018	３	Gontazaka Izumi Line Izumi Area All Lines Service Started (Izumi Area 1,070m opened)
2019	2019	３	Opening of the Forest of Furuhashi Citizens
	2019	11	Opened Sotetsu / JR direct line ("Nishiya Station"-"Hazawa Yokohama National University Station" approx. 2.7km: direct operation to Shinjuku area)
	2019	12	Opened Okazu Community Care Plaza
2020	2020	10	Izumi Ward Holiday Emergency clinics and Yokohama City Southwest Night Emergency Center Relocated (Nakatakita → Izumi-Chuo Kita)
2021	2021	３	The entire Nakata Sachigaoka Line is opened (1-chome Nakata-Higashi, Izumi-ku to 5.9km Zenbe-cho, Asahi-ku)
		４	Izumi-Chuo Kita-Ayame Park Open
		10	Established "Izumi Ward if you live" logo mark
2022	2022	４	Yokohama Municipal compulsory education School Ryokuen Gakuen School opened

Related Books

Once upon a time, Izumi's cover

Izumi Imamushi, a 10th anniversary publication of Izumi Ward Administration, is held in City Library, Yokohama.
Please search from "online catalog page" of Yokohama City Library homepage.

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