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Kirishima, Kagoshima (town)
:''The article is about a former town. For a current city, see Kirishima, Kagoshima.'' was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Aira District, Kagoshima, Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of July 1, 2005 (prior to the merger), the town had a population of 5,795 and the density of 70.21 people/km². The total area was 82.54 km². On November 7, 2005, Kirishima absorbed with the old city of Kokubu, Kagoshima, Kokubu, and the towns of Fukuyama, Kagoshima, Fukuyama, Hayato, Kagoshima, Hayato, Makizono, Kagoshima, Makizono, Mizobe, Kagoshima, Mizobe and Yokogawa, Kagoshima, Yokogawa (all from Aira District, Kagoshima, Aira District), to create the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Kirishima . The Kirishima region is famous for the Kirishima-Jingū, Kirishima Shrine (霧島神宮) and the chain of volcanic mountains above it, especially Mt. Takachiho (高千穂). According to traditional Shinto legends, Ninigi-no-Mikoto, descendant of the Japanese sun-goddess Amaterasu, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirishima, Kagoshima
is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Kirishima has the second largest population of the cities in Kagoshima Prefecture. It is a crossroads for commerce between Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures. It is also the home of the Kagoshima Airport, the terminus for the JR Hisatsu line, and is served by two major expressways. The former Kokubu-Hayato area was designated as a "Technopolis" as high tech industries such as Sony and Kyocera opened facilities in the city. As of October 1, 2020, the city has a population of 123,205 with 58,159 households and a population density of . The total area is . The modern city of Kirishima was established on November 7, 2005, from the merger of the city of Kokubu, and the towns of Fukuyama, Hayato, Kirishima (former), Makizono, Mizobe and Yokogawa (all from Aira District). The Uenohara site dates from the Jōmon period. Shrines include Kirishima-Jingū. Topography *Mountains **Mount Kirishima (see List of volcanoes in Japan) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Towns In Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), city (''shi''), and village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a district. Note that the same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * Japanese addressing system The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. When written in Japanese characters, addresses start with the largest geographical entity and proceed to the most specific one. When written in Latin characters, ad ... References {{reflist External links "Large_City_System_of_Japan";_graphic_shows_towns_compared_with_other_Japanese_city_types_at_p._1_[PDF_7_of_40/nowiki>">DF_7_of_4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aira District, Kagoshima
is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The current population is 11,420. Towns The district has one town: * Yūsui History *April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of Chōsa, Kajiki, Gamo, Mizobe, Shigetomi and Yamada were created within Aira District. (6 villages) *April 1, 1897 – Aira District merges with Nishisoo (the villages of Fukuyama, Kokubu, Nishikokubu, Higashikokubu, Shikine, Shimizu, and Higashi襲山村) and Kuwahara Districts (the villages of Kurino, Yoshimatsu, Makizono, Yokogawa, Nishi襲山村). (18 villages) *June 1, 1912 – The villages of Kajiki gained town status. (1 town, 17 villages) *April 1, 1926 – The village of Kokubu gained town status. (2 towns, 16 villages) *November 1, 1928 – The village of Kamou gained town status. (3 towns, 15 villages) *October 10, 1929 – The village of Nishikokubu gained town status and renamed to become the town of Hayato. (4 towns, 14 villages) *November 1, 1929 – T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,599,779 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 9,187 km2 (3,547 sq mi). Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto Prefecture to the north and Miyazaki Prefecture to the northeast. Kagoshima is the capital and largest city of Kagoshima Prefecture, with other major cities including Kirishima, Kanoya, and Satsumasendai. Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southernmost point of Kyūshū and includes the Satsunan Islands group of the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture's mainland territory extends from the Ariake Sea to Shibushi Bay on the Pacific Ocean coast, and is characterized by two large peninsulas created by Kagoshima Bay. Kagoshima Prefecture formed the core of the Satsuma Domain, ruled from Kagoshima Castle, one of the most important Japanese domains of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration. History Kagoshima Prefecture correspo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kokubu, Kagoshima
was a Cities of Japan, city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on February 1, 1955. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 55,237 and the population density, density of 450.88 persons per km². The total area was 122.51 km². On November 7, 2005, Kobuku, along with the towns of Kirishima, Kagoshima (town), Kirishima (former), Fukuyama, Kagoshima, Fukuyama, Hayato, Kagoshima, Hayato, Makizono, Kagoshima, Makizono, Mizobe, Kagoshima, Mizobe and Yokogawa, Kagoshima, Yokogawa (all from Aira District, Kagoshima, Aira District), was merged to create the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Kirishima and no longer exists as an independent Municipalities of Japan, municipality. External links Official website of Kirishima Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture Japan Self-Defense Forces Kyocera {{Kagoshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuyama, Kagoshima
was a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,209 and the density of 105.21 persons per km². The total area was 68.52 km². On November 7, 2005, Fukuyama, along with the city of Kokubu, the towns of Kirishima (former), Hayato, Makizono, Mizobe and Yokogawa (all from Aira District), was merged to create the city of Kirishima and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External links Official website of Kirishima Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture {{Kagoshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayato, Kagoshima
is a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2008, the town had an estimated population of 43,844 and the density of 555.30 persons per km². The total area was 66.49 km². On November 7, 2005, Hayato, along with the city of Kokubu, the towns of Kirishima (former), Fukuyama, Makizono, Mizobe and Yokogawa (all from Aira District), was merged to create the city of Kirishima and no longer exists as an independent municipality. Extract from thHayato website Hayato is located in the center of Kagoshima Prefecture in southern Japan and has a population of 37,000. Covering an area of 66.49 square kilometers, Hayato is a land rich in nature with Kinko Bay to the south and Kirishima mountains to the north. In the nearby waters one can see the small islands of Kamitsukuri floating in the distance, famous for Takachiho Shrine, where the shinto god Hikohohodemi no Mikoto rested in ancient times. Ruins surrounding this as well historical sites of the Kumaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makizono, Kagoshima
was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Aira District, Kagoshima, Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 9,041 (4,202 men and 4,839 women) and the population density, density of 71.27 persons per km². The total area was 129.66 km². On November 7, 2005, Makizono, along the city of Kokubu, Kagoshima, Kokubu, with the towns of Kirishima, Kagoshima (town), Kirishima (former), Fukuyama, Kagoshima, Fukuyama, Hayato, Kagoshima, Hayato, Mizobe, Kagoshima, Mizobe and Yokogawa, Kagoshima, Yokogawa (all from Aira District, Kagoshima, Aira District), was merged to create the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Kirishima and no longer exists as an independent Municipalities of Japan, municipality. Some of the first inhabitants of this area were the Kumaso people of the early Jōmon period. Archeological digs in the Manzen district have revealed ancient artifacts most likely used by the Kumaso. Kumaso no Ana in the neighboring t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizobe, Kagoshima
was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Aira District, Kagoshima, Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,615 and a population density, density of 135.67 persons per km². The total area was 63.50 km². The area to the west and east are mountainous while farmlands are within the valley areas. On November 7, 2005, Mizobe, along with the city of Kokubu, Kagoshima, Kokubu, the towns of Kirishima, Kagoshima (town), Kirishima (former), Fukuyama, Kagoshima, Fukuyama, Hayato, Kagoshima, Hayato, Makizono, Kagoshima, Makizono and Yokogawa, Kagoshima, Yokogawa (all from Aira District, Kagoshima, Aira District), was merged to create the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Kirishima and no longer exists as an independent Municipalities of Japan, municipality. Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Kagoshima's Kagoshima Airport, airport is to the south with a runway of nearly 2 km. It is accessed with the Kyūshū Expressway in the south at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yokogawa, Kagoshima
was a List of towns in Japan, town located in Aira District, Kagoshima, Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,397 and the population density, density of 76.61 persons per km². The total area was 70.45 km². On November 7, 2005, Yokogawa, along with the city of Kokubu, Kagoshima, Kokubu, the towns of Kirishima, Kagoshima (town), Kirishima (former), Fukuyama, Kagoshima, Fukuyama, Hayato, Kagoshima, Hayato, Makizono, Kagoshima, Makizono and Mizobe, Kagoshima, Mizobe (all from Aira District, Kagoshima, Aira District), was merged to create the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Kirishima and no longer exists as an independent Municipalities of Japan, municipality. References * :ja:横川町, Japanese Wikipedia article about Yokogawa External links Official website of Kirishima Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture {{Kagoshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirishima-Jingū
is a Shinto shrine located in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Historically, the entire of Mount Kirishima is considered part of the shrine grounds. Today, parts of the mountains where festivals take place and the location of the Tenson kōrin is considered part of the shrine grounds. It is dedicated to Konohanasakuya-hime, Hoori, Toyotama-hime, Ugayafukiaezu, Tamayori-bime and Ninigi-no-Mikoto. This shrine holds several Important Cultural Properties, such as the '' honden'', '' heiden'', ''haiden'', , etc. It has been destroyed several times by volcanic eruption Several types of volcanic eruptions—during which lava, tephra (ash, lapilli, volcanic bombs and volcanic blocks), and assorted gases are expelled from a volcanic vent or fissure—have been distinguished by volcanologists. These are often ...s. External links Official Website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirishima-Jingu Shinto shrines in Kagoshima Prefecture Important Cultural Properties of Japan B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
