Isumi City was selected as the No. 1 city in the Tokyo metropolitan area in the “Best Rural Area to Live” ranking in 2024. It is an area full of attractions, where you can enjoy food, nature, and seasonal events.
Isumi City Overview
| Mayor | Hiroshi Ota |
| City Hall Location | 7400-1 Ohara, Isumi City, Chiba Prefecture |
| Representative phone | +81-470-62-1111 |
| Population | 35,896（as of January 1, 2023） |
| Area | 157.5 km2 |
| City Charter | |
| Revenue | 19,341,706 JPY（FY2022） |
| Expenditures | 18,228,581 JPY（FY2022） |
| URL | http://www.city.isumi.lg.jp/ |
| History | Combined (municipal organization, December 5, 2005) Isumi Town, Ohara Town, Misaki Town |
Isumi city mascot character “Isumin”
“Isumin” wears a hat made of pears, a specialty of Isumi City, and her hair is inspired by the waves and the “sea of Sotobo” and “Nami no Ihachi,” an Edo period carver whose works are still widely known in Isumi City. On her head, she wears an accessory of “Ise lobster” from the Isumi Fisheries Cooperative, which boasts the nation’s top-class catch, and “camellia,” a winter delicacy of Isumi. In her hand, she holds an ear of Isumi rice, one of the three major rice varieties in Chiba Prefecture.
- Date of birth February 5, 2013
- Gender Girl
- Title Isumi City Sales Manager
- A special certificate of residence for Isumi City has been issued.