is part of Osaka 18th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan. Economy Izumi has a mixed economy light manufacturing and agriculture. Major industries include cotton products, glass crafts, artificial pearls, processed metal products and various electronic devices. With the opening of the Semboku Rapid Railway in 1995, the city established the "Techno Stage Izumi" industrial park, which has attracted over 100 companies. Education Izumi has 20 public elementary schools and nine public middle schools operated by the city government and three public high school operated by the Osaka Prefectural Department of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped. A private college, Momoyama Gakuin University, is located in Izumi. Transportation Railway JR West – Hanwa Line - - Semboku Rapid Railway Highway Hanwa Expressway Sakai Senboku Road Local attractions Ikegami-Sone Site Izumikoganezuka Kofun Kubosō Memorial Museum of Arts, Izumi Osaka Prefectural Museum of Yayoi Culture Sister city relations - Bloomington, Minnesota, USA Notable people from Izumi Masayuki Kuwahara, professional baseball player Hiroto Kyoguchi, professional boxer Kanako Nishi, writer, novelist, essayist and artist (born in Tehran, Iran but raised in Izumi, Osaka, her family's hometown) Taizo Sugitani, equestrian and Olympic show jumping rider Super Delfin, professional wrestler Jun Akiyama, professional wrestler Taisuke Okuno, professional mixed martial artist Mitsuo Tateishi, position player coach for the Chunichi Dragons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball References External links Cities in Osaka Prefecture