Izumisano

Izumisano is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, located about halfway between Osaka City and Wakayama City. It is bordered by Osaka Bay to the northwest and by the Izumi Mountains and Kongō-Ikoma-Kisen Quasi-National Park to the south. The northern third of Kansai International Airport lies within the city limits on an artificial island offshore, together with the bridge that connects it to the mainland, and airport-support and aviation industries have grown as a result. The city took its name when the town of Sano was promoted to city status in 1948, the name Izumisano being chosen to avoid confusion with Sano in Tochigi. The main local industries are food related, including agriculture, commercial fishing and food processing, with onions, eggplants, cabbage and broccoli the main crops, and the city accounts for 47 percent of domestic towel production. It is home to the 256-metre Rinku Gate Tower Building. The estimated population was 99,008 and the area is 56.51 square kilometres.