Izu, Shizuoka

Izu
伊豆市
Izu City Hall
Izu City Hall
Flag of Izu
Official seal of Izu
Map
Location of Izu in Shizuoka Prefecture
Location of Izu
Izu is located in Japan
Izu
Izu
 
Coordinates: 34°58′35.5″N 138°56′48.5″E / 34.976528°N 138.946806°E / 34.976528; 138.946806
CountryJapan
RegionChūbu (Tōkai)
PrefectureShizuoka
First official recorded680 AD
Shuzenji town settledAugust 30, 1924
Toi town settledApril 1, 1938
Both towns merged and city settledApril 1, 2004
Government
 • MayorYutaka Kikuchi (from April 2008)
Area
 • Total
363.97 km2 (140.53 sq mi)
Population
 (April 2019)
 • Total
30,678
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
City symbols 
• TreeQuercus acutissima
• FlowerWasabi
• BirdGreen pheasant
Phone number0558-72-1111
AddressKodachino 38-2, Izu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 410-2413
WebsiteOfficial website
Shuzenji hot spring resort
Shuzenji train station
A panorama of the Izu city

Izu (伊豆市, Izu-shi) is a city located in central Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2019, the city had an estimated population of 30,678 in 13,390 households,[1] and a population density of 84 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 363.97 square kilometres (140.53 sq mi).