Kagoshima Prefecture
Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県, Kagoshima-ken) is a prefecture of Japan on the island of Kyushu.[1] The capital city is Kagoshima.[2]
Kagoshima
鹿児島県 | |
|---|---|
| Japanese transcription(s) | |
| • Romaji | Kagoshima-ken |
 Symbol | |
 Location of Kagoshima in Japan | |
| Country |  Japan |
| Region | Kyushu (Saikaidō) |
| Island | Kyushu |
| Capital | Kagoshima |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Yūichirō Itō |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,132.42 km2 (3,526.05 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 10th |
| Population (December 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 1,703,406 |
| • Rank | 24th |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | JP-46 |
| Prefectural flower | Miyamakirishima (Rhododendron kiusianum) |
| Prefectural tree | Camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) |
| Prefectural bird | Lidth's Jay (Garrulus lidthi) |
| Number of districts | 8 |
| Number of municipalities | 43 |
| Website | www3.pref.kagoshima.jp/ foreign/english/ |
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
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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]
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.
- 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
