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Kagoshima Prefecture

Coordinates:31°24′N130°31′E /31.400°N 130.517°E /31.400; 130.517
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Kagoshima
鹿児島県
Japanese transcription(s)
 • RomajiKagoshima-ken
Flag of Kagoshima
Flag
Official seal of Kagoshima
Symbol
Location of Kagoshima in Japan
Location of Kagoshima in Japan
Coordinates:31°24′N130°31′E /31.400°N 130.517°E /31.400; 130.517
Country Japan
RegionKyushu (Saikaidō)
IslandKyushu
CapitalKagoshima
Government
 • GovernorKōichi Shiota
Area
 • Total9,132.42 km2 (3,526.05 sq mi)
 • Rank10th
Population
 (December 1, 2010)
 • Total1,703,406
 • Rank24th
 • Density190/km2 (480/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeJP-46
Prefectural flowerMiyamakirishima (Rhododendron kiusianum)
Prefectural treeCamphor laurel
(Cinnamomum camphora)
Prefectural birdLidth's Jay (Garrulus lidthi)
Number of districts8
Number of municipalities43
Websitewww3.pref.kagoshima.jp/
foreign/english/

Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県,Kagoshima-ken) is aprefecture ofJapan on the island ofKyushu.[1] Thecapital city isKagoshima.[2]

History

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Kagoshima Prefecture is made from theold provinces ofŌsumi andSatsuma, including the northern part of theRyukyu Islands.[3]

During theSengoku period andEdo period, Ōsumi was controlled by theShimazu clan of Satsuma.

This region played a key role in theMeiji Restoration. Important historical figures from Kagoshima areSaigo Takamori andTōgō Heihachirō.[4]

Geography

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Kagoshima bordersKumamoto Prefecture andMiyazaki Prefecture. It is in the southern part ofKyushu facing thePacific Ocean.

National Parks

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National Parks are established in about 9% of the total land area of the prefecture.[9]

Shrines and Temples

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Kagoshima jinja,Hirasaki jinja and NittaHachiman-gū are the chiefShinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[10]

Related pages

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References

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  1. ↑Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005)."Kagoshima prefecture" inJapan Encyclopedia, p. 447; Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO),Kagoshima Prefecture, Regional Information; retrieved 2012-4-6.
  2. ↑Nussbaum,"Kagoshima" at p. 447.
  3. ↑Nussbaum,"Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
  4. 12History of KagoshimaArchived 2016-08-22 at theWayback Machine; retrieved 2012-2-4.
  5. ↑Titsingh, Isaac. (1834).Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 64.
  6. ↑History of the Catholic Church in Japan; retrieved 2012-2-4.
  7. ↑Davison, C."The Sakura-Jima Eruption of January, 1914,"Nature. 98:57-58 (21 September 1916),doi:10.1038/098057b0;Illustrated London News. January 24, 1914; retrieved 2012-2-4.
  8. ↑Kyushu Shinkansen Kagoshima RouteArchived 2012-01-10 at theWayback Machine; retrieved 2012-2-4.
  9. ↑Japan Ministry of the Environment,"General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.
  10. ↑"Nationwide List ofIchinomiya," p. 3Archived 2013-05-17 at theWayback Machine; retrieved 2012-2-4.

Other websites

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Media related toKagoshima prefecture at Wikimedia Commons

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