Kagoshima Prefecture
| 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/ |
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| - Flower | Miyamakirishima (Rhododendron kiusianum) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) |
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| - Bird | Lidth's Jay (Garrulus lidthi) | ||||||||
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 Symbol of Kagoshima Prefecture |
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| Template ■ Discussion | |||||||||
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]
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History [change]
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 [change]
- 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 [change]
Kagoshima borders Kumamoto Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture. It is in the southern part of Kyushu facing the Pacific Ocean.
Cities [change]
National Parks [change]
National Parks are established in about 9% of the total land area of the prefecture.[9]
Shrines and Temples [change]
Kagoshima jinja, Hirasaki jinja and Nitta Hachiman-gū are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[10]
Related pages [change]
References [change]
- ↑ 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; 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; 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; retrieved 2012-2-4.
Other websites [change]
Media related to Kagoshima prefecture at Wikimedia Commons- Kagoshima Prefecture website (English); (Japanese)
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