Isumi absorbed the neighboring towns of Misaki and Ōhara (all from Isumi District). Government Isumi has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 18 members. Isumi contributes one member to the Chiba Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of Chiba 11th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan. Economy The local economy is dominated by commercial fishing. Ise-ebi, a species of spiny lobster, is a notable product of Isumi, as are sardines and Japanese amberjack. The middle reaches of the Isumi River provide irrigation for extensive paddy fields for rice production in Isumi. The area also produces tomatoes and cucumbers. The economy is supplemented by the summer tourist traffic to the local beach resorts. The border between Ichinomiya and Isumi City starts at the southern end of the 60-km Kujūkuri Beach adjacent to Taito port. Taito beach and areas to the north are noted surfing areas. The surfing competition at the 2020 Olympic Games will be held at Shidashita Beach just north of Isumi. Education Isumi has ten public elementary schools and three public middle schools operated by the city government, and one public high school operated by the Chiba Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped. Transportation Isumi is approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes from Tokyo Station by limited express train via Ōhara Station on the JR East Sotobō Line. Ōhara Station is also the connecting point for the JR East Sotobō Line and the Isumi Railway Company Isumi Line, which connects the Pacific Coast of east Chiba Prefecture to the interior areas of the Bōsō Peninsula. Railway JR East – Sotobō Line - - - - – Isumi Railway Company - Isumi Line - - - - - Highways Local attractions Cape Taitō Lighthouse, Cape Taitō, Misaki Kiyomizu-dera (Isumi, Chiba) - one of the Bandō Sanjūsankasho Buddhist temples Notable people from Isumi Akemi Masuda, marathon runner Kasuganishiki Takahiro, sumo wrestler Yoshiharu Tsuge, manga artist Sister city relations - Duluth, Minnesota, USA, since October 3, 1990 (with former Ōhara Town) - Woburn, Massachusetts, USA, since August 29, 1985 (with former Isumi Town) - Waupun, Wisconsin, USA, since 1997 References External links Official Website Cities in Chiba Prefecture Populated coastal places in Japan Isumi