Kagoshima Prefecture
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| Kagoshima Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Capital | Kagoshima | ||||||||
| Region | Kyushu (Saikaidō) | ||||||||
| Island | Kyushu | ||||||||
| Governor | Yūichirō Itō | ||||||||
| Area (rank) | 9,132.42 km² (10th) | ||||||||
| - % water | 0.2% | ||||||||
| Population (December 1, 2010) | |||||||||
| - Population | 1,703,406 (24th) | ||||||||
| - Density | 186.52 /km² | ||||||||
| Districts | 8 | ||||||||
| Municipalities | 43 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-46 | ||||||||
| Website | www3.pref.kagoshima.jp/ foreign/english/ | ||||||||
| Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
| - Flower | Miyamakirishima (Rhododendron kiusianum) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Lidth's Jay (Garrulus lidthi) | ||||||||
| - Fish | |||||||||
 Symbol of Kagoshima Prefecture | |||||||||
| Template ■ Discussion | |||||||||
History
Kagoshima Prefecture is made from the old provinces of Ōsumi and Satsuma, including the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands.[3]
During the Sengoku period and Edo period, Ōsumi was controlled by the Shimazu clan of Satsuma.
This region played a key role in the Meiji Restoration. Important historical figures from Kagoshima are Saigo Takamori and Tōgō Heihachirō.[4]
Timeline
- 713 (Wadō 6, 3rd month) – Ōsumi Province was separated from Hyūga Province.[5]
- 1543 (Tenbun 12, 25th day of the 8th month): 1st gun is brought to Japan by the Portuguese[4]
- 1549 (Tenbun 18, 3rd day of the 7th month): Catholic Francis Xavier arrives in Kagoshima[6]
- 1914 (Taishō 3, 1st month): Eruption of the Sakurajima volcano[7]
- 2004 (Heisei 16): Kyushu Shinkansen line opens in Kagoshima[8]
Geography
Kagoshima borders Kumamoto Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture. It is in the southern part of Kyushu facing the Pacific Ocean.
Cities
National Parks
National Parks are established in about 9% of the total land area of the prefecture.[9]
Shrines and Temples
Kagoshima jinja, Hirasaki jinja and Nitta Hachiman-gū are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[10]
Kagoshima Prefecture Media
Map of Kagoshima Prefecture City Town Village
Kagoshima*Sakurajima*Aira*Kirishima*Mi
Sakurajima and Kagoshima City
Aerial Photo of Makurazaki City in Kagoshima, Japan
奄美市中心部
The Viewing of Central Tarumizu City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Flag of Aira Kagoshima
Location of Aira City in Kagoshima Prefecture
Flag of Akune, Kagoshima
Location of Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture
Related pages
References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kagoshima prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 447; Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Kagoshima Prefecture, Regional Information; retrieved 2012-4-6.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Kagoshima" at p. 447.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 History of Kagoshima Archived 2016-08-22 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-2-4.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 64.
- ↑ History of the Catholic Church in Japan; retrieved 2012-2-4.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Kyushu Shinkansen Kagoshima Route Archived 2012-01-10 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-2-4.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-2-4.
Other websites
Media related to Kagoshima prefecture at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/foreign/english/index.html Archived 2015-06-11 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)
Coordinates: 31°24′N 130°31′E / 31.400°N 130.517°E