was a
town
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Origin and use
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located in
Kawanabe District,
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 P ...
,
Japan
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. Chiran is famous for producing Japanese tea.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 13,667 and the
density
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of 113.71 persons per km². The total area was 120.19 km².
On December 1, 2007, Chiran, along with the town of
Ei (from
Ibusuki District), and the town of
Kawanabe (also from
Kawanabe District), was merged to form the new city of
Minamikyūshū.
Education
Chiran has one junior high school: Chiran Junior High School, with 300 students.
Economy
Chiran has one of wire harness trading company.
Sorayoi
''Sorayoi'' is one of the festivals that takes place on a night of full moon for children between four and thirteen. ''Sorayoi'' is short for ''Sorewayoi,'' meaning ''that's good.''
Visitor attractions
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Chiran Castle - A castle ruin, one of the
Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles
The is a list of 100 castle
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.
* Chiran Samurai District - preserved samurai district with residence and garden in the Edo period.
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Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots
The airbase at Chiran, Minamikyūshū, on the Satsuma Peninsula of Kagoshima, Japan, served as the departure point for hundreds of Special Attack or kamikaze sorties launched in the final months of World War II. A peace museum dedicated to th ...
Gallery
File: Chiran Fumoto 01.JPG, Chiran Samurai District
File: Chiran-Bikeyashiki 03.jpg, Chiran Samurai District
File: Chiran-Bikeyashiki 02.jpg, Chiran Samurai District
File:Chiran Samurai Residence Garden (4278149091).jpg, Chiran Samurai District
See also
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Groups of Traditional Buildings is a Japanese category of historic preservation introduced by a 1975 amendment of the law which mandates the protection of groups of traditional buildings which, together with their environment, form a beautiful scene. They can be post towns, cast ...
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Chiran Special Attack Peace Museum
The airbase at Chiran, Kagoshima, Chiran, Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima, Minamikyūshū, on the Satsuma Peninsula of Kagoshima prefecture, Kagoshima, Japan, served as the departure point for hundreds of Japanese Special Attack Units, Special Attack or ...
References
External links
Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture
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