Kagoshima, Kagoshima
Kagoshima (鹿児島市, Kagoshima-shi) is a Japanese city in Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.[1] It is the capital city of the prefecture.[2]
Kagoshima skyline in front with Sakurajima in the background
Flag
Emblem
| Kagoshima | |||||
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| Japanese name | |||||
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| Kanji | 鹿児島 | ||||
| Hiragana | かごしま | ||||
| Katakana | カゴシマ | ||||
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Kagoshima is at the southwestern tip of Kyūshū.[2]
It has been recognized as a core city since 1996.[3]
History
Kagoshima was the center of Satsuma Province[4] and the land of the Shimazu clan.[2]
References
- Deal, William E. (2005). Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan, p. 73.
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kagoshima prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 447.
- Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011), p. 8 [PDF 8 of 14]; retrieved 2012-12-5.
- Nussbaum, "Satsuma" at p. 829.
- Nussbaum, "Sakurajima" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 814.
Other websites
Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Kagoshima
Media related to Kagoshima at Wikimedia Commons
- Kagoshima Prefectural Visitors Bureau (in English)
- http://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/_1010/shimin/foreigner.html Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)
- Kagoshima Internationalization Council
Geographic data related to Kagoshima, Kagoshima at OpenStreetMap
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