Kagoshima Prefecture
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is a prefecture
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 of Japan
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 located on the island of Kyushu
Kyushu
is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....

. The capital is the city of Kagoshima
Kagoshima, Kagoshima
is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwestern tip of the Kyūshū island of Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture by some margin...

.

Geography

Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyushu and includes a chain of islands stretching further to the southwest for a few hundred kilometers. The most important group is the Amami Islands
Amami Islands
The are a group of islands that is part of the Satsunan Islands, which are then part of the Nansei Islands. The islands are part of Kagoshima Prefecture, in the Kyūshū region of Japan...

.
Surrounded by the Yellow Sea
Yellow Sea
The Yellow Sea is the name given to the northern part of the East China Sea, which is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It is located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula. Its name comes from the sand particles from Gobi Desert sand storms that turn the surface of the water golden...

 to the west, at least since 1879 by Okinawa Prefecture
Okinawa Prefecture
is one of Japan's southern prefectures. It consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over long, which extends southwest from Kyūshū to Taiwan. Okinawa's capital, Naha, is located in the southern part of Okinawa Island...

 in the south, Kumamoto Prefecture
Kumamoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.- History :Historically the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration. The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of the feudal system...

 to the north, and Miyazaki Prefecture
Miyazaki Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Miyazaki.- History :Historically, after the Meiji Restoration, Hyūga Province was renamed Miyazaki Prefecture....

 to the east, it has 2,632 km of coastline (including the 28 islands). It has a bay called Kagoshima Bay
Kagoshima Bay
is a deep inlet on the coast of Japan.Kagoshima Bay is on the south coast of the island of Kyūshū. The port city of Kagoshima and its well-protected harbor lie on the bays western coast....

 (Kinkowan), which is sandwiched by two peninsulas, Satsuma
Satsuma Peninsula
thumb|right|240px|Landsat imageThe Satsuma Peninsula is a peninsula which projects south from the southwest part of Kyūshū Island, Japan. To the west lies the East China Sea, while to the east it faces the Osumi Peninsula across Kagoshima Bay...

 and Ōsumi
Osumi Peninsula
thumb|right|240px|Satellite image of Osumi PeninsulaThe projects south from the Japanese island of Kyūshū and includes the southernmost point on the island, Cape Sata. Its east coast lies on the Pacific Ocean, while to the west it faces the Satsuma Peninsula across Kagoshima Bay...

. Its position made it a 'gateway' to Japan at various times in history.
While Kyushu has about 13 million people there are less than 2 million in this prefecture.

The prefecture boasts a chain of active and dormant volcano
Volcano
2. Bedrock3. Conduit 4. Base5. Sill6. Dike7. Layers of ash emitted by the volcano8. Flank| 9. Layers of lava emitted by the volcano10. Throat11. Parasitic cone12. Lava flow13. Vent14. Crater15...

es, including the great Sakurajima
Sakurajima
, also romanized as Sakurashima or Sakura-jima, is an active composite volcano and a former island of the same name in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyūshū, Japan...

, which towers out of the Kagoshima bay opposite Kagoshima
Kagoshima, Kagoshima
is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwestern tip of the Kyūshū island of Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture by some margin...

 city. A steady trickle of smoke and ash emerges from the caldera
Caldera
A caldera is a cauldron-like volcanic feature usually formed by the collapse of land following a volcanic eruption, such as the one at Yellowstone National Park in the US. They are sometimes confused with volcanic craters...

, punctuated by louder mini-eruptions on an almost daily basis. On active days in Kagoshima city an umbrella is advisable to ward off the ash. Sakurajima is one of Japan's most active volcanoes. Major eruptions occurred in 1914, when the island mountain spilled enough material to become permanently connected to the mainland, and a lesser eruption in 1960. Volcanic materials in the soil make Sakurajima a source for record daikon
Daikon
Daikon , Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, also called White Radish, Japanese radish, Oriental radish, Chinese radish, lo bok and Mooli , is a mild flavoured, very large, white East Asian radish...

 radishes, roughly the size of a basketball. Many beaches around the Kagoshima Bay are littered with well-worn pumice stones. A crater lake in the southwestern tip of the prefecture, near the spa town of Ibusuki
Ibusuki, Kagoshima
is a city in Kagoshima, Japan, that was founded on April 1, 1954.Following the incorporation of Kaimon and Yamagawa on January 1, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 45,039 and a population density of 302 persons per km²...

, is home to a rare species of giant eel.

History

Kagoshima Prefecture corresponds to the ancient Japanese provinces Ōsumi
Osumi Province
was an old province of Japan in the area that is today the eastern part of Kagoshima Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Ōsumi bordered on Hyūga and Satsuma Provinces.Osumi's ancient capital was near modern Kokubu...

 and Satsuma
Satsuma Province
was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū. Its abbreviation is Sasshū .During the Sengoku Period, Satsuma was a fief of the Shimazu daimyo, who ruled much of southern Kyūshū from their castle at Kagoshima city.In 1871, with the...

, including the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands
Ryukyu Islands
The , also known as the , is a chain of islands in the western Pacific, on the eastern limit of the East China Sea and to the southwest of the island of Kyushu in Japan. From about 1829 until the mid 20th century, they were alternately called Luchu, Loochoo, or Lewchew, akin to the Mandarin...

. This region played a key role in the Meiji Restoration
Meiji Restoration
The , also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, Reform or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868...

 (Saigo Takamori
Saigo Takamori
was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history, living during the late Edo Period and early Meiji Era. He has been dubbed the last true samurai.-Early life:...

), and the city of Kagoshima
Kagoshima, Kagoshima
is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwestern tip of the Kyūshū island of Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture by some margin...

 was an important naval base during Japan's 20th century wars and the home of admiral Tōgō Heihachirō
Togo Heihachiro
Fleet Admiral Marquis was a Fleet Admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy and one of Japan's greatest naval heroes. He was termed by Western journalists as "the Nelson of the East".-Early life:...

.
More recent incidents are the sinking of a North Korean spy ship (100 ton class) in 2001 by the coast guard, which was later salvaged and exhibited in Tokyo, and the abduction of an office clerk from a Kagoshima beach in 1978 by agents from the same country. This became known only recently under the Koizumi
Junichiro Koizumi
is a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006. He retired from politics when his term in parliament ended.Widely seen as a maverick leader of the Liberal Democratic Party , he became known as an economic reformer, focusing on Japan's government debt and the...

 administration.

Economy

The prefecture has strong agricultural roots, which are reflected in its most well-known exports: green tea
Green tea
Green tea is made solely from the leaves of Camellia sinensis that have undergone minimal oxidation during processing. Green tea originates from China and has become associated with many cultures throughout Asia. It has recently become more widespread in the West, where black tea is traditionally...

, sweet potato
Sweet potato
The sweet potato is a dicotyledonous plant that belongs to the family Convolvulaceae. Its large, starchy, sweet-tasting, tuberous roots are an important root vegetable. The young leaves and shoots are sometimes eaten as greens. Of the approximately 50 genera and more than 1,000 species of...

, radish
Radish
The radish is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family that was domesticated in Europe, in pre-Roman times. They are grown and consumed throughout the world. Radishes have numerous varieties, varying in size, color and duration of required cultivation time...

, Pongee rice
Rice
Rice is the seed of the monocot plants Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima . As a cereal grain, it is the most important staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and the West Indies...

, Satsuma ware
Satsuma ware
]Satsuma ware , sometimes referred to as "Satsuma porcelain", is a type of Japanese earthenware pottery. It originated in the late 16th century, during the Azuchi-Momoyama period, and is still produced today...

 and Berkshire
Berkshire (pig)
Berkshire pigs are a rare breed of pig originating from Berkshire in England.Herds of the breed are still maintained in England by the Rare Breeds Survival Trust at Aldenham Country Park, Hertfordshire, and by the South of England Rare Breeds Centre in Kent. The Berkshire is listed as 'vulnerable',...

 pork ("kurobuta"). Kagoshima prefecture's production of bonito flakes is second only to that of Shizuoka
Shizuoka Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun...

. In addition it produces Japan's largest volume of unagi eels.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
The , or JAXA, is Japan's national aerospace agency. Through the merger of three previously independent organizations, JAXA was formed on October 1, 2003, as an Independent Administrative Institution administered by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the...

 (JAXA) has several facilities within the prefecture, including the country's main launch facility
Tanegashima Space Center
The is one of Japan's space development facilities. It is located on Tanegashima, an island located 115 km south of Kyūshū. It was established in 1969 when the National Space Development Agency of Japan was formed...

 on Tanegashima and the Uchinoura Space Center
Uchinoura Space Center
The is a space launch facility close to the Japanese town of Kimotsuki, in Kagoshima Prefecture. Before the establishment of the JAXA space agency in 2003, it was simply called the . All Japan's scientific satellites were launched from Uchinoura prior to the M-V launch vehicles being decommissioned...

.

The prefecture's gross domestic product
Gross domestic product
Gross domestic product refers to the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given period. GDP per capita is often considered an indicator of a country's standard of living....

 is approximately 4.834 trillion yen.

Region

The following is a list of Kagoshima Prefecture's cities, and its administrative districts with their constituent towns and villages:

Cities

  • Aira
    Aira, Kagoshima (Aira)
    is a city in Kagoshima, Japan. It is located west of Kirishima and north of Kagoshima. The city was founded on March 23, 2010 by merger of municipalties from Kajiki, Aira, Kamō. As of May 2010, the city has an estimated population of 74,611 and the density of 323 persons per km². The total area is...

  • Akune
    Akune, Kagoshima
    is a city located in Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 23,887 and the density of 178 persons per km². The total area is 134.30 km².The city was founded on April 1, 1952.- External links :* in English* in Japanese...

  • Amami
    Amami, Kagoshima
    is a city located on Amami Ōshima in Kagoshima, Japan.The city was formed on March 20, 2006 from the merger of the old city of Naze with the town of Kasari, and the village of Sumiyō, both from Ōshima District....

  • Hioki
    Hioki, Kagoshima
    is a city located in Kagoshima, Japan.As of May 1, 2010, the city had a population of 51,819 and a density of 205 persons per km². The total area is 253.06 km²....

  • Ibusuki
    Ibusuki, Kagoshima
    is a city in Kagoshima, Japan, that was founded on April 1, 1954.Following the incorporation of Kaimon and Yamagawa on January 1, 2006, the city has an estimated population of 45,039 and a population density of 302 persons per km²...

  • Ichikikushikino
    Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima
    is a city located in Kagoshima, Japan.The city was founded on October 11, 2005 from the merger of the city of Kushikino with the town of Ichiki, from Hioki District.At the end of May 2008, the city has an estimated population of 31,827...

  • Isa
    Isa, Kagoshima
    is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.A planned merger of municipalities was implemented on November 1, 2008; which the city was created from the merger of the old city of Ōkuchi, and the town of Hishikari, from Isa District...

  • Izumi
    Izumi, Kagoshima
    is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan.On March 13, 2006, the towns of Noda and Takaono from Izumi District merged into the city. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 56,205 and a density of 170 persons per km². The total area is 330.06 km².The city was founded on April...

  • Kagoshima
    Kagoshima, Kagoshima
    is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwestern tip of the Kyūshū island of Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture by some margin...

     (capital, core city
    Core city
    A is a class of Japanese city created by the first clause of Article 252, Section 22 of the Local Autonomy Law of Japan. Core cities are delegated many functions normally carried out by prefectural governments, but not as many as designated cities...

    )
  • Kanoya
    Kanoya, Kagoshima
    is a city located in Kagoshima, Japan.South of Sakurajima and north of Cape Sata, Kanoya is an agricultural community on the Osumi Peninsula. It is famous for black beef, black pork and the Kanoya Rose Garden. Kanoya's most recent major architectural development was Rina City...

  • Kirishima
  • Makurazaki
    Makurazaki, Kagoshima
    is a city located in Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 24,126 and the density of 322 persons per km². The total area is 74.88 km².The city was founded on September 1, 1949....

  • Minamikyūshū
    Minamikyushu, Kagoshima
    is a city on the southern tip of Satsuma Peninsula, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.As of March 31, 2011, the city has a population of 39,738, with a household number of 17,288 and an area of 357.85 km²...

  • Minamisatsuma
    Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima
    is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on November 7, 2005 from the merger of the old city of Kaseda, with the town of Kinpō, from Hioki District, and the towns of Bonotsu, Kasasa and Ōura, all from Kawanabe District, ....

  • Nishinoomote
    Nishinoomote, Kagoshima
    is a city located in Kagoshima, Japan on the island of Tanegashima.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 17,666 and the density of 85.9 persons per km²...

  • Satsumasendai
    Satsumasendai, Kagoshima
    is a city located in Kagoshima, Japan. It was established on October 12, 2004 with the merger of the city of Sendai, Kagoshima, the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and Koshikijima Islands , all from Satsuma District.As of January 1, 2008, the city had an estimated population of 100,730 in...

  • Shibushi
    Shibushi, Kagoshima
    is a city located in Kagoshima, Japan.The city was founded on January 1, 2006 from the merger of the former town of Shibushi with the towns of Ariake and Matsuyama, all from Soo District....

  • Soo
    Soo, Kagoshima
    is a city located in North East part of Kagoshima, Japan. It is near Miyakonojo, Miyazaki.As of 2011 the city has an estimated population of 38,647, with a population density of 99 persons per km². This is down from the 2006 population data, which was an estimated population of 43,752 and a...

  • Tarumizu
    Tarumizu, Kagoshima
    is a city located in Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 19,512 and the density of 120.55 persons per km². The total area is 161.86 km².The city was founded on October 1, 1958.-External links:* *...


  • Districts

    • Aira District
      Aira District, Kagoshima
      is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The current population is 11,420.-History:*April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of Chōsa, Kajiki, Gamo, Mizobe, Shigetomi and Yamada were created within Aira District...

      • Yūsui
        Yusui, Kagoshima
        is a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima, Japan.As of September 1, 2011, the town has an estimated population of 11,420 and the density of 79.1 persons per km²...

    • Izumi District
      • Nagashima
        Nagashima, Kagoshima
        is a town located in Izumi District, Kagoshima, Japan.- Demography :On March 20, 2006 the town of Azuma, from Izumi District, was merged into Nagashima....

    • Kagoshima District
      Kagoshima District, Kagoshima
      Kagoshima is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture. As of October 1, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 1,087 and a Density of 8.19 persons/km². The total area is 132.71 km²....

      • Mishima
        Mishima, Kagoshima
        is a village made up of islands located in Kagoshima District, Kagoshima, Japan. The village office is located at Kagoshima City outside the village.As of 2008, the village has an estimated population of 427 and the density of 13.6 persons per km²...

      • Toshima
        Toshima, Kagoshima
        is a village located in Kagoshima District, Kagoshima, Japan. The village encompasses the whole Tokara Islands. The village office is located in Kagoshima City outside the village....

    • Kimotsuki District
      Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima
      Kimotsuki is a district located in Kagoshima, Japan.As of the January 1, 2006 merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 46,943 and a density of 65.9 persons per km²...

      • Higashikushira
        Higashikushira, Kagoshima
        is a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima, Japan.-Demographics:As of 2005, the town has an estimated population of 7,122 and in 2003 the density was measured at 265.22 persons per km². The total area is 27.69 km². Approximately 2,367 of the residents are elderly or senior citizens,...

      • Kimotsuki
        Kimotsuki, Kagoshima
        is a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima, Japan.The town was formed on July 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Kōyama and Uchinoura, both from Kimotsuki District....

      • Kinkō
        Kinko, Kagoshima
        is a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima, Japan.The town was formed on March 22, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Ōnejime and Tashiro, both from Kimotsuki District....

      • Minamiōsumi
        Minamiosumi, Kagoshima
        is a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima, Japan. The town occupies the southern part of the Ōsumi Peninsula and its name literally means "the southern part of Ōsumi."...

    • Kumage District
      Kumage District, Kagoshima
      is a district located in Kagoshima, Japan. The district covers two islands from the Ōsumi Islands, Tanegashima and Yakushima. The district has an estimated population of 29,706 with a total area of 789.16 km².Contains 3 towns:...

      • Minamitane
        Minamitane, Kagoshima
        is a town located on the southern portion of Tanegashima in Kumage District, Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 6,997 and a density of 63.38 persons per km². The total area is 110.40 km²....

      • Nakatane
        Nakatane, Kagoshima
        is a town located on Tanegashima or Tanega Island in Kumage District, Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 9,473 and the density of 68.75 persons per km². The total area is 137.78 km²....

      • Yakushima
        Yakushima, Kagoshima
        is a town located in Kumage District, Kagoshima, Japan. The town is on the island of Yakushima and Kuchinoerabujima.On October 1 2007, the town was formed by the merger of the towns of Kamiyaku and Yaku, both from Kumage District....

  • Ōshima District
    Oshima District, Kagoshima
    is a district located in Kagoshima, Japan.As of the March 20, 2006 merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 78,882 and a density of 84.4 persons per km²...

    • Amagi
      Amagi, Kagoshima
      is a town located in Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 7,192 and the density of 89.52 persons per km². The total area is 80.34 km².-External links:* in Japanese*...

    • China
      China, Kagoshima
      is a town located in Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Japan. , the town has an estimated population of 6,892 and a density of 129 persons per km². The total area is 53.29 km².-History:...

    • Isen
      Isen, Kagoshima
      is a town located in Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 7,532 and the density of 120.13 persons per km². The total area is 62.70 km².-External links:* *...

    • Kikai
      Kikai, Kagoshima
      is a town located in Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2008, the town had an estimated population of 8,207 and the density of 144 persons per km². The total area is 56.94 km².Kikai Airport is located in the town....

    • Setouchi
      Setouchi, Kagoshima
      is a town located in Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Japan. Part of the town is located on Amami Ōshima., the town has an estimated population of 10,068 and the density of 41.97 persons per km². The total area is 239.91 km².-External links:* in Japanese...

    • Tatsugō
      Tatsugo, Kagoshima
      is a town located on Amami Ōshima in Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 6,110 and the density of 74.46 persons per km². The total area is 82.06 km².-External links:*...

    • Tokunoshima
      Tokunoshima, Kagoshima
      left|thumb|Kametoku Port in the town. is a town in Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Japan. It is located on the island of Tokunoshima.As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 12,656 and the density of 121 persons per km²...

    • Uken
      Uken, Kagoshima
      is a village located on Amami Ōshima in Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 2,088 and the density of 20.26 persons per km². The total area is 103.06 km².-External links:*...

    • Wadomari
      Wadomari, Kagoshima
      is a town located in Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 7,159 and the density of 177 persons per km². The total area is 40.37 km²....

    • Yamato
      Yamato, Kagoshima
      is a village located on Amami Ōshima in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The village belongs to the Ōshima District.-Population:As of August 1, 2011, the village has an estimated population of 1,719 and the density of 19.5 persons per km². The total area is 88.15 km².-External links:*...

    • Yoron
      Yoron, Kagoshima
      is a town located in Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Japan. The town is on the island of Yoronjima.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 5,866 and the density of 286.29 persons per km². The total area is 20.49 km²....

  • Satsuma District
    Satsuma District, Kagoshima
    is a district located in Kagoshima, Japan. As of the March 22, 2005 merger the district consists of the single town of Satsuma.-Mergers:*On October 12, 2004 the old city of Sendai, the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and the villages of Kamikoshiki, Kashima, Sato and Shimokoshiki merged...

    • Satsuma
      Satsuma, Kagoshima
      is a town located in Satsuma District, Kagoshima, Japan.The town was formed March 22, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Miyanojō, Tsuruda, and a former town with the English name of Satsuma , all from Satsuma District....

  • Soo District
    Soo District, Kagoshima
    is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture. As of October 1, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 14,713 and a Density of 146 persons/km². The total area is 100.82 km². The district has one town*Ōsaki-History:...

    • Ōsaki
      Osaki, Kagoshima
      is a town located in Soo District, Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2008, the town has an estimated population of 15,406. The total area is 100.82 km².Osaki is the birthplace of star baseball player Kosuke Fukudome.-External links:*...


  • Mergers

    In the 2000s, many administrative mergers of cities towns and districts have occurred in Kagoshima Prefecture.

    Recreation

    No major baseball or soccer club is based in the prefecture. A number of Kagoshima's ballparks play host to well-known teams:
    • Kagoshima Prefectural Ballpark (鹿児島県立球場) Camp home of Chiba Lotte Marines
      Chiba Lotte Marines
      The are a professional baseball team in Japan's Pacific League based in Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Kantō region, and owned by the Lotte conglomerate.-History:...

    • Kagoshima Municipal Ballpark (鹿児島市営球場)
    • Ibusuki Municipal Ballpark (指宿市営球場) Camp home of Kokutesu Swallows
      Tokyo Yakult Swallows
      is a professional baseball team in Japan's Central League.The Swallows are named after their corporate owners, the Yakult Corporation. From 1950 to 1965, the team was owned by the former Japanese National Railways and called the Kokutetsu Swallows; the team was then owned by the newspaper Sankei...

    • Yunomoto Ballpark (湯之元球場) Camp home of Yakult Atoms
      Tokyo Yakult Swallows
      is a professional baseball team in Japan's Central League.The Swallows are named after their corporate owners, the Yakult Corporation. From 1950 to 1965, the team was owned by the former Japanese National Railways and called the Kokutetsu Swallows; the team was then owned by the newspaper Sankei...

    • Kagoshima Prefectural Kamonoike Trackfield (鹿児島県立鴨池陸上競技場) Camp home of Júbilo Iwata
      Júbilo Iwata
      is a professional Japanese association football team currently playing in the J. League Division 1 . The team name Júbilo means 'joy' in Portuguese and Spanish. The team's home town is Iwata, Shizuoka prefecture and they play at Yamaha Stadium...

    • Kagoshima Fureai Sportsland (鹿児島ふれあいスポーツランド) Camp home of Sagan Tosu
      Sagan Tosu
      is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Tosu, Saga Prefecture.Sagan is a coined word with a couple of meanings behind it. One of its homophones is in Japanese. This symbolises many small elements uniting to form one...

    • Kagoshima Prefectural Kamonoike Trackfield (鹿児島県立鴨池陸上競技場) Camp home of Toshiba Fuchu Brave Rupas


    The Kirishima-Yaku National Park
    Kirishima-Yaku National Park
    is a national park in Kyūshū, Japan. It is composed of two parts: Kirishima-Kagoshima Bay, an area of Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture known for its active volcanoes, volcanic lakes, and onsen; and Yakushima, an island south of Kyūshū in Kagoshima Prefecture, known for its cryptomeria...

     is located in Kagoshima Prefecture.

    Colleges and universities

    • Kagoshima University
      Kagoshima University
      , or is a Japanese national university located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.There are three campuses:* Shimoarata: Faculty of Fisheries* Sakuragaoka: Faculty of Medicine...

    • National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
      National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya
      is a national university in Kanoya, Kagoshima, Japan, founded in 1981.It is the only national physical education university in Japan.Four alumni participated in the swimming and volleyball events in the Beijing Olympics, including Athens Olympics swimming gold medalist Ai Shibata.The facilities in...

    • The International University of Kagoshima
      The International University of Kagoshima
      is a private university in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1932, and it was chartered as a junior university in 1950. In 1960, it became a four-year college.-External links:*...

    • Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University
      Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University
      is a private women university in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1933, and it was chartered as a junior university in 1961. In 1994, it became a four-year college and adopted the present name.-External links:*...

    • Daiichi Institute of Technology
      Daiichi Institute of Technology
      is a private university in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1955, and eventually it adopted the present name in 1985.-External links:...

    • Shigakukan University
      Shigakukan University
      is a private university in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1907, and it was chartered as a women's university in 1979. In 1999, it became a co-ed institution and adopted the present name.-External links:*...

    • Kagoshima Prefectural College
    • Kagoshima Immaculate Heart College
      Kagoshima Immaculate Heart College
      is a private junior college in the city of Kagoshima in Japan. It was established in 1960, and has been attached to Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University since 1994....

    • Kagoshima Women's Junior College
      Kagoshima Women's Junior College
      is a private women's junior college in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan, established in 1965.-External links:*...

    • Daiichi Junior College of Infant Education
      Daiichi Junior College of Infant Education
      is a private junior college in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan, established in 1966.-External links:*...


    Railroad

    • JR Kyushu
      Kyushu Railway
      was a company that built and operated railways in Kyushu, one of four main islands of Japan. Most of its lines came under the control of Japanese Government Railways following nationalization in 1907, and many are now operated by Kyushu Railway Company.-Outline:...

      • Kyushu Shinkansen
        Kyushu Shinkansen
        The ' is a Japanese high-speed railway line between the Japanese cities of Fukuoka and Kagoshima in Kyushu, running parallel to the existing Kagoshima Main Line and operated by the Kyushu Railway Company . The southern 127 km opened on 13 March 2004...

      • Kagoshima Line
      • Nippo Line
      • Ibusuki Makurazaki Line
      • Hisatsu Line
      • Shibushi Line
      • Kitto Line
        Kitto Line
        The is a railway line on Kyūshū, Japan. It originates in Yoshimatsu Station in Yūsui, Kagoshima Prefecture and ends at Miyakonojō Station in Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Prefecture...

    • Hisatsu Orange Railway

    Expressways and toll roads

    • Kyushu Expressway
      Kyushu Expressway
      ' is one of the Expressways of Japan from Kitakyūshū to west of Kagoshima linking with the Higashi Kyushu Expressway and the Ibusuki Skyline. It runs through the prefectures of Fukuoka, the eastern half of the Saga, Kumamoto, Miyazaki and the Kagoshima prefectures. The freeway runs entirely on...

    • Miyazaki Expressway
      Miyazaki Expressway
      ' is one of the Expressways of Japan from Ebino to Miyazaki linking with the Higashi Kyushu Expressway. It runs through the southern half of the Miyazaki prefecture...

    • Ibusuki Toll Road
    • South Kyushu Expressway
    • Hayato Road

    National Highways

    • Route 3 (Kitakyushu-Fukuoka
      Fukuoka
      Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan...

      -Kurume-Kumamoto-Minamata-Izumi-Satsuma Sendai-Kagoshima)
    • Route 10 (Kitakyushu-Nakatsu-Beppu-Saiki-Nobeoka-Miyazaki
      Miyazaki
      -Names:* Aoi Miyazaki, actress* Ayumi Miyazaki, singer and songwriter* Daisuke Miyazaki, team handball player* Gorō Miyazaki, son of Hayao Miyazaki and owner of tea shop in Japan* Hayao Miyazaki, anime animator and filmmaker* Manabu Miyazaki, writer...

      -Miyakonojo-Kagoshima)
    • Route 58 (Amami Island)
    • Route 220 (Miyazaki-Nichinan-Shibushi-Kanoya-Tarumizu-Kirishima)
    • Route 223
    • Route 224
    • Route 225
    • Route 226
    • Route 267 (Hitoyoshi-Isa-Satsuma Sendai)
    • Route 268 (Minamata-Isa-Ebino-Kobayashi
      Kobayashi
      Kobayashi is the 9th most common Japanese surname. It may refer to:-Arts and entertainment:*Ai Kobayashi , voice actress*Aimi Kobayashi , pianist...

      -Miyazaki)
    • Route 269
    • Route 270
    • Route 328 (Kagoshima-Isa-Izumi)
    • Route 389 (Ōmuta
      Omuta, Fukuoka
      is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.As of January 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 127,126 and the density of 1,558.87 persons per km²...

      -Tamana
      Tamana
      Tamana is the smallest island in the Gilbert Islands. It is accessible both by boat and by air with Air Kiribati and Coral Sun Airways -References:* from the Navy Art Gallery...

      -Unzen-Minamishimabara-Amakusa
      Amakusa
      Amakusa is a series of islands belonging to Japan, off the west coast of Kyushu . The biggest of the Amakusa islands is Shimoshima Island, 26.5 miles long and 13.5 miles in extreme width...

      -Akune)
    • Route 447 (Ebino-Isa-Izumi)
    • Route 448
    • Route 499
    • Route 504 (Kanoya-Kirishima-Satsuma-Izumi)

    Ports

    • Kagoshima Port
      • Domestic ferry route to Sakurajima
        Sakurajima
        , also romanized as Sakurashima or Sakura-jima, is an active composite volcano and a former island of the same name in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyūshū, Japan...

        , Kikai Island
        Kikai Island
        is the historical island where Shunkan, Taira no Yasuyori, and Fujiwara no Naritsune were exiled following the Shishigatani Incident of 1177. It belonged to Satsuma Province....

        , Tokunoshima
        Tokunoshima
        is an island in the Amami Islands of southwestern Japan. Administatively it belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture. Three towns are located on the island: Tokunoshima, Isen, and Amagi...

        , Amami Island, Tanegashima
        Tanegashima
        is an island lying to the south of Kyushu, in southern Japan, and is part of Kagoshima Prefecture. The island is the second largest of the Ōsumi Islands....

        , Yakushima
        Yakushima
        , one of the Ōsumi Islands, is an island of about 500 km² and roughly 15,000 islanders to the south of Kyūshū in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The Vincennes Strait separates it from Tanegashima. The highest point on the island is Miyanoura-dake at 1,935 metres...

        , Yoron Island, Okinoerabu and Naha.
      • High-speed craft route to Ibusuki, Tanegashima and Yakushima.
      • International container hub port
    • Shibushi Port
      • Ferry route to Osaka
        Osaka
        is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

        , Tokyo
        Tokyo
        , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

        , Naha and Amami Island
      • International and domestic container hub port
    • Naze Port
      • Ferry Route to Osaka, Kobe, Kagoshima, Yakushima, Tanegashima, Tokunoshima and Naha.
    • Yakushima Port
    • Tanegashima Port
    • Tokunoshima Port

    Airports

    • Kagoshima Airport
      Kagoshima Airport
      -External links:* *...

    • Amami Airport
    • Tokunoshima Airport
      Tokunoshima Airport
      is an airport in Amagi, Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan.Government of Japan is considering that this airport is used as a part of US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma's new address.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:...

    • Tanegashima Airport
    • Yakushima Airport
      Yakushima Airport
      is located on Yakushima in Yakushima, Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:* Japan Airlines...

    • Okinoerabu Airport
      Okinoerabu Airport
      is located on Okinoerabujima in Wadomari, Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.-Airlines:-External links:* Japan Airlines...

    • Yoron Airport
      Yoron Airport
      is a third-class airport that serves travelers to and from Yoronjima in Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan.-Airlines and destinations:-External links:* from Japan Airlines...


    Notable people

    • Yasuhito Endo
      Yasuhito Endo
      is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for the J. League team Gamba Osaka. His older brother Akihiro, who retired in 2008, was also a professional footballer.-Career:...

       (football player)
    • Kosuke Fukudome
      Kosuke Fukudome
      is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder.Prior to arriving in the United States, Fukudome played nine seasons for the Chunichi Dragons of the Japanese Central League...

       (MLB player)
    • GO!GO!7188
      GO!GO!7188
      GO!GO!7188 , also known simply as Gogo, is a Japanese rock band with influences spanning from surf rock to punk rock to enka.The meaning of the band's name is known only to its members.- History :...

       (rock band)
    • Hashiguchi Goyō
      Hashiguchi Goyo
      was an artist in Japan.-Early life:Hashiguchi was born Hashiguchi Kiyoshi in Kagoshima Prefecture. His father Hashiguchi Kanemizu was a samurai and amateur painter in the Shijo style. His father hired a teacher in the Kano style of painting in 1899 when Kiyoshi was only ten...

       (artist)
    • Kazuo Inamori
      Kazuo Inamori
      Kazuo Inamori is a philanthropist, Japanese entrepreneur and the founder of Kyocera Corporation and KDDI Corporation.- Biography :...

       (industrialist turned philanthropist)
    • Junichi Inamoto
      Junichi Inamoto
      is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kawasaki Frontale.-Playing career:Inamoto played for Japanese club Gamba Osaka during his last year of high school, signing with the club in 1998. He was then one of many high profile transfers of Asian players to Europe, signing with Arsenal...

       (football player)
    • Takehiko Inoue
      Takehiko Inoue
      is a Japanese manga artist, best known for the basketball manga Slam Dunk, which has become a success both in Japan and overseas. Many of his works are about basketball, Inoue himself being a huge fan of the sport, and many Japanese children started to play basketball because they read the manga...

       (modern comic artist)
    • Mika Nakashima
      Mika Nakashima
      is a Japanese singer, model, and actress. She has achieved five number-one albums in Japan and also embarked on an acting career, most notably in the live-action movie Nana, based on the manga of the same name.- Early life and debut :...

       (modern day artist)
    • Shimazu Nariakira
      Shimazu Nariakira
      was a Japanese feudal lord of the Edo period, the 28th in the line of Shimazu clan lords of Satsuma Domain. He was renowned as an intelligent and wise lord, and was greatly interested in Western learning and technology...

       (administrator)
    • Jirō Sakagami
      Jirō Sakagami
      was a Japanese comedian, actor, and singer.-Career:Sakagami was born in Kagoshima Prefecture but spent most of his childhood in Manchukuo. Winning an NHK song contest at age 19, he headed to Tokyo to try to make a name in the entertainment business, eventually training as a comedian at the Asakusa...

       (modern comedian)
    • Hiroyuki Sakai
      Hiroyuki Sakai
      is a well-known Japanese chef who specializes in French cuisine. Sakai is most famous for being the second, and last, Iron Chef French on the Japanese television show Iron Chef, first appearing at the beginning of 1994 and continued his appearance in shows over nine seasons...

       (Iron Chef
      Iron Chef
      is a Japanese television cooking show produced by Fuji Television. The series, which premiered on October 10, 1992, is a stylized cook-off featuring guest chefs challenging one of the show's resident "Iron Chefs" in a timed cooking battle built around a specific theme ingredient. The series ended...

       cook)
    • Hitoshi Sakimoto
      Hitoshi Sakimoto
      is a Japanese video game composer and arranger. He is best known for scoring the games Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy XII, though he has composed soundtracks for over 70 games and arranged music for more than 40 others. He began playing music and video games in elementary school, and began...

       (composer)
    • Kashiwagi Yuki (AKB48
      AKB48
      AKB48 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto.The group has achieved enormous popularity in Japan. Its ten latest consecutive singles topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart...

       member)


    Sister relations

    • Miami, USA
    • Naples
      Naples
      Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...

      , Italy
    • Jeollabuk-do
      Jeollabuk-do
      Jeollabuk-do is a province in the southwest of South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Jeolla province, and remained a province of Korea until the country's division in 1945, then became part of South Korea...

      , South Korea, October 1989 duo-declaration
    • Georgia
      Georgia (U.S. state)
      Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

      , United States November 28, 1966 became a sister state
    • Jiangsu
      Jiangsu
      ' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...

      , China
      China
      Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

    • Gifu Prefecture
      Gifu Prefecture
      is a prefecture located in the Chūbu region of central Japan. Its capital is the city of Gifu.Located in the center of Japan, it has long played an important part as the crossroads of Japan, connecting the east to the west through such routes as the Nakasendō...

      July 27, 1971 became a sister prefecture

    External links

    Official Kagoshima Prefecture homepage
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