is a

prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain internationa ...

of Japan located on the island of

Kyushu is the third-largest island of Japan's five main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands ( i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as , and . The historical regional name referred to Kyushu and its surroun ...

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 is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the southeastern Kyushu region in the central part of Ōsumi Peninsula. Kanoya is the most populous city in Japan without any connection to railway services, after the abolition of the ...

, and Satsumasendai. Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southernmost point of Kyūshū and includes the

Satsunan Islands The is a geopolitical name for a group of islands that forms the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands. The whole island group belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Major islands * Satsunan Islands ** Ōsumi Islands with: *** Tanegashima, Yakus ...

group of the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture's mainland territory extends from the Ariake Sea to Shibushi Bay on the

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coast, and is characterized by two large

peninsula A peninsula (; ) is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most, but not all of its borders. A peninsula is also sometimes defined as a piece of land bordered by water on three of its sides. Peninsulas exist on all ...

s created by Kagoshima Bay. Kagoshima Prefecture formed the core of the

Satsuma Domain The , briefly known as the , was a domain (''han'') of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan during the Edo period from 1602 to 1871. The Satsuma Domain was based at Kagoshima Castle in Satsuma Province, the core of the modern city of Kagoshima, ...

, ruled from

Kagoshima Castle , also known as Tsurumaru Castle, was a Japanese castle located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture. History Kagoshima Castle was constructed in 1601 by Matsudaira Iehisa, head of the Shimazu clan and the first ''daimyō'' of the Satsuma Domai ...

, one of the most important Japanese domains of the

Edo period The or is the period between 1603 and 1867 in the history of Japan, when Japan was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional ''daimyo''. Emerging from the chaos of the Sengoku period, the Edo period was character ...

and the Meiji Restoration.

History

Kagoshima Prefecture corresponds to the ancient Japanese provinces Ōsumi and Satsuma, including the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands ('' Satsunan''). This region played a key role in the Meiji Restoration ( Saigō Takamori), and the city of Kagoshima was an important naval base during Japan's 20th century wars and the home of admiral

Tōgō Heihachirō Marshal-Admiral Marquis , served as a '' gensui'' or admiral of the fleet in the Imperial Japanese Navy and became one of Japan's greatest naval heroes. He claimed descent from Samurai Shijo Kingo, and he was an integral part of preserving ...

. More recent incidents are the sinking of a North Korean spy ship (100 ton class) in 2001 by the Coast Guard, which was later salvaged and exhibited in Tokyo, and the abduction of an office clerk from a Kagoshima beach in 1978 by agents from the same country. This became known only recently under the

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administration.

Demographics

The two main ethnic groups of Kagoshima Prefecture are the Japanese and the Ryukyuans (Amami Islands).

Geography

Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyushu on the

Satsuma Peninsula The Satsuma Peninsula (薩摩半島 ''Satsuma-hantō'') is a peninsula which projects south from the southwest part of Kyūshū Island, Japan. To the west lies the East China Sea, while to the east it faces the Ōsumi Peninsula across Kagoshima ...

and Ōsumi Peninsula. This prefecture also includes a chain of islands stretching further to the southwest of Kyushu for a few hundred kilometers. The most important group is the Amami Islands. Surrounded by the East China Sea to the west,

Okinawa Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city o ...

in the south, Kumamoto Prefecture to the north, and Miyazaki Prefecture to the east, it has of coastline (including the 28 islands). It has a bay called Kagoshima Bay (Kinkowan), which is sandwiched by two peninsulas, Satsuma and Ōsumi. Its position made it a 'gateway' to Japan at various times in history. While Kyushu has about 13 million people, there are less than 2 million in this prefecture. The prefecture boasts a chain of active and dormant volcanoes, including the great Sakurajima, which towers out of the Kagoshima bay opposite Kagoshima city. A steady trickle of smoke and ash emerges from the caldera, punctuated by louder mini-eruptions on an almost daily basis. On active days in Kagoshima city an umbrella is advisable to ward off the ash. Sakurajima is one of Japan's most active volcanoes. Major eruptions occurred in 1914, when the island mountain spilled enough material to become permanently connected to the mainland, and a lesser eruption in 1960. Volcanic materials in the soil make Sakurajima a source for record daikon radishes, roughly the size of a

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. Many beaches around the Kagoshima Bay are littered with well-worn pumice stones. A crater lake in the southwestern tip of the prefecture, near the spa town of Ibusuki, is home to a rare species of giant eel. As of 31 March 2019, 13% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks, namely the Amami Guntō, Kirishima-Kinkowan, Unzen-Amakusa, and Yakushima National Parks; Koshikishima and Nichinan Kaigan Quasi-National Parks; and Akune, Bōnoma, Fukiagehama, Imutaike, Ōsumi Nanbu, Sendaigawa Ryūiki, Takakumayama, and Tokara Rettō Prefectural Natural Parks. File:Jomon Sugi 06.jpg,

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in Yaku Island File:Ishiharayoshiharaueno site3.JPG, Mangrove native forest in Amami Island File:出水・鶴IMGP1033.JPG, A crane observation centre in Izumi crane migration grounds File:Ohara festival in Kagoshima.jpg, Ohara style folk dance in Kagoshima Ohara Festival in November File:Ibusuki-Sand-Bath.JPG, Sand bath style in Ibusuki Spa File:Satsunan-Islands-Kagoshima-Japan.png, Map of Kagoshima Prefecture

Economy

Most of the economic sector is focused in Kagoshima City and the surrounding area, corresponding to the extent of the former Satsuma Province. The eastern part of the prefecture, the former Ōsumi Province, is mostly rural and shows a general population decline. The prefecture has strong agricultural roots, which are reflected in its most well-known exports: green tea,

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, radish, Pongee rice, Satsuma ware, Berkshire pork ("kurobuta") and local Black Wagyu beef. Kagoshima prefecture's production of bonito flakes is second only to that of Shizuoka. In addition, it produces Japan's largest volume of unagi eels. Kagoshima is also largest

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and

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producing prefecture in Japan. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has several facilities within the prefecture, including the country's main launch facility on Tanegashima and the Uchinoura Space Center. The prefecture's

gross domestic product Gross domestic product (GDP) is a money, monetary Measurement in economics, measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjec ...

is approximately 5,548.7 trillion yen, with a work force of about 791,000 people (2018)

Municipalities

The following is a list of Kagoshima Prefecture's cities, and its administrative districts with their constituent towns and villages:

Cities

Nineteen cities are located in Kagoshima Prefecture:

Districts

These are the towns and villages in each

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Mergers

Culture

Food

Kagoshima Prefecture has a distinct and rich food culture. The warm weather and diverse environments allow for the agriculture and aquaculture of Kagoshima to thrive. Numerous restaurants around Kagoshima feature Satsuma Province local cuisine. Popular cuisine incorporating local agriculture include

, ''kibinago sashimi'' (silver-striped herring), ''buri'' amberjack, ''kampachi'' yellowtail, "Black Label Products" such as ''kuro-ushi'' Wagyu beef, ''kuro-buta'' Berkshire pork dishes, and ''kuro-Satsuma jidori'' chicken (sometimes served as raw, chicken ''sashimi''); smoked eel, keihan, and ''miki'' (fermented rice milk consumed among residents of the Amami Islands).

''Satsuma-age''

'' Satsuma-age'', or deep-fried fish cake, comes in great variety in Kagoshima. Though the deep-fried fishcake can be found throughout the country, the Satsuma Domain (modern-day Kagoshima Prefecture) is commonly believed to be the birthplace of the snack. It is said, though, the concept was introduced from the Ryūkyū Kingdom (modern-day Okinawa Prefecture) by Satsuma Lord, Nariakira Shimazu.

Sweets

There are many types of sweets produced in Kagoshima Prefecture. has produced some of Japan's most popular and timeless sweets such as , , and green tea-flavored Hyōroku mochi, Minami " shirokuma" shaved ice desserts, etc. Traditional treats outside of Seika Food Co., Ltd. products include '' karukan'' (sweet cakes made from steamed yams and rice flour)
''jambo-mochi''
''kokutō'' brown sugar from the Amami Islands, ''getanha'' brown sugar cake, etc.

Beverages

In 1559, at in a carpenter wrote atop a wooden board "the Shintō Priest of this shrine is too stingy to offer me showing an early love for the spirits. Kagoshima Prefecture is officially recognized (by the World Trade Organization) as the home to one of the most traditional beverages of Japan, ''shōchū''. In Kagoshima there are 113+ distilleries, producing about 1,500 highly acclaimed brands, placing Kagoshima in the top for production quantity and shipment. While visiting Kagoshima, one may notice labels reading . ''Honkaku-shōchū'' is a distilled beverage produced with traditional skills using ingredients such as natural spring water, sweet potatoes, locally grown sugar cane, and grains. Varieties of ''honkaku-shōchū'' include , ''shōchū'' distilled from sweet potatoes, , distilled from barley, and distilled from rice. Another type of ''shōchū'' is , ''shōchū'' distilled with brown sugar). ''Shōchū'' has long gained international favor and has come to be comparable to Bordeaux for wine, Scotch for whiskey, and Cognac for brandy. Also, the Amami Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture are the only areas sanctioned to bear the label of ''kokutō-shōchū''. or black vinegar is another item of the "Black Label Products" of Kagoshima, the other of which is ''Kokutō-shōchū''. There are a number of ''kurozu'' farms around Kagoshima, most of which are located around the Kirishima area. Most ''kurozu'' farms produce ''kurozu'' bottled vinegar (fermented for a single year, 2+ years) along with other items such as salad dressing, powders, capsules, spices, candy, etc. ''Kurozu'' also comes in different flavors such as grape, orange, ''ume plum'', etc. though the most popular flavor by far is apple. The farms are open to visitations and often offer tours.

Dialect

Today, Kagoshima is home to a distinctive dialect of Japanese known as or , differing from the usual

dialects with its pronunciations of the yotsugana. For the most part, Satsugū dialect is mutually unintelligible with Standard Japanese, though most Satsugū speakers know both as a result of language standardization in Japan.

Sport and recreation

Kagoshima Rebnise, a professional basketball team, was founded in 2003 and currently competes in the second division of the national B.League. Kagoshima United FC, a soccer team, was founded in 2014 and competes in the J3 League. Although no major professional baseball teams are based in the prefecture, a number of Kagoshima's ballparks have hosted the spring training camps of Nippon Professional Baseball teams: *

Kamoike Ballpark Kamoike Ballpark, also known as Kamoike Kagoshima Prefectural Baseball Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Kagoshima, Japan. It is currently used mostly for baseball matches. The stadium was originally opened in 1970 and has a capacity of 21 ...

, previous camp home of the Chiba Lotte Marines (NPB) and Lotte Giants ( KBO League). Also hosts regular season games. * *Ibusuki Municipal Ballpark (指宿市営球場), camp home of the Kokutesu Swallows *Yunomoto Ballpark (湯之元球場), camp home of the Yakult Atoms *

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, camp home of Júbilo Iwata (soccer) and Toshiba Brave Lupus (rugby) *, camp home of Sagan Tosu (soccer) The Kirishima-Yaku National Park is located in Kagoshima Prefecture.

Education

Universities and colleges

* Kagoshima University * National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya * The International University of Kagoshima *

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Daiichi Institute of Technology is a private university in Kirishima, Kagoshima, 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 ...

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Kagoshima Immaculate Heart College is a private junior college in the city of Kagoshima in Japan. It was established in 1960, and has been attached to Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University is a private women's university in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, Japan Japan ( ja, ...

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* Daiichi Junior College of Infant Education

High schools

Science and technology facilities

* Tanegashima Space Center * Uchinoura Space Center

Museums

Bansei Tokkō Peace Museum is a war museum in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture. Opened in 1993, the museum commemorates the 201 airmen from the who died in a '' kamikaze'' attack in the final months of the Pacific War The Pacific War, sometimes called the A ...

* Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots *

Museum of the Meiji Restoration The is a history museum in Kagoshima, Japan. Located by the Kōtsuki River, it is a gallery where visitors can learn about the Meiji Restoration. In the basement hall, sound, light, and robots are used to present a three-dimensional experience ...

Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material opened in Kagoshima , abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Na ...

* Uenohara site

Transportation

Rail

* JR Kyushu ** Kyushu Shinkansen ** Kagoshima Line ** Nippō Main Line ** Ibusuki Makurazaki Line ** Hisatsu Line ** Kitto Line * Hisatsu Orange Railway

Trams

Kagoshima City Tram The is a public transportation authority of Kagoshima City, Japan. The bureau operates trams and bus lines. From April 1, 2005, together with Nangoku Kōtsū and JR Kyūshū Bus, the bureau introduced RapiCa, a smart card ticketing system. Th ...

Roads

Expressways and toll roads

Kyushu Expressway ( Asian Highway Network ) is one of the Expressways of Japan from Kitakyūshū (and the bridge to Honshū) to west of Kagoshima linking with the Higashikyushu Expressway and the Ibusuki Skyline. It runs through the prefectures of Fukuoka Pref ...

Miyazaki Expressway is one of the Expressways of Japan from Ebino to Miyazaki linking with the Higashikyushu Expressway. It runs through the southern half of the Miyazaki prefecture. The expressway is long. History * March 4, 1976, the Ebino Junction with th ...

*Ibusuki Toll Road *

Minamikyushu Expressway is one of the Expressways of Japan from Yatsushiro to Kagoshima linking with the Kyushu Expressway. It runs through the southern half of Kumamoto prefecture, and the northern half of the Kagoshima prefecture. The total length is 140 km. ...

* Higashikyushu Expressway (Hayato Road)

National Highways

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(

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– Fukuoka– Kurume– Kumamoto– Minamata-Izumi-Satsuma Sendai-Kagoshima) * National Route 10 (Kitakyushu- Nakatsu–

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– Saiki– Nobeoka–

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– Miyakonojo-Kagoshima) * National Route 58 (disconnected segments in downtown Kagoshima and on the islands of Tanegashima and Amami Ōshima) *Route 220 (Miyazaki- Nichinan-Shibushi-Kanoya-Tarumizu-Kirishima) *Route 223 *Route 224 *Route 225 *Route 226 *Route 267 (

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-Isa-Satsuma Sendai) *Route 268 (Minamata-Isa- Ebino– Kobayashi-Miyazaki) *Route 269 *Route 270 *Route 328 (Kagoshima-Isa-Izumi) *Route 389 ( Ōmuta– Tamana– Unzen– Minamishimabara– Amakusa-Akune) *Route 447 (Ebino-Isa-Izumi) *Route 448 *Route 499 *Route 504 (Kanoya-Kirishima-Satsuma-Izumi)

Ports

*Kagoshima Port **Domestic ferry route to Sakurajima, Kikai Island, Tokunoshima, Amami Island, Tanegashima, Yakushima,

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, Okinoerabu and Naha. **High-speed craft route to Ibusuki, Tanegashima and Yakushima. **International container hub port *Shibushi Port **Ferry route to

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, Tokyo, Naha and Amami Island **International and domestic container hub port *Naze Port **Ferry Route to Osaka, Kobe, Kagoshima, Yakushima, Tanegashima, Tokunoshima and Naha. *Yakushima Port *Tanegashima Port *Tokunoshima Port

Airports

* Kagoshima Airport * Amami Airport * Tokunoshima Airport *

Tanegashima Airport , also known as Tanegashima Airport,
from Yakushima Airport * Okinoerabu Airport * Yoron Airport

Notable people

* Isamu Akasaki, physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate *

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, singer * Hayato Tani, actor * Yasuhito Endo, football player *

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, MLB player * GO!GO!7188, rock band * Masazumi Harada, doctor *

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, artist * Utami Hayashishita, professional wrestler *

, admiral of the fleet in the

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* Kota Ibushi, professional Wrestler * Kazuo Inamori, industrialist turned philanthropist * Junichi Inamoto, football player * Takehiko Inoue, modern comic artist * Shinobu Kaitani, modern comic artist * Yuki Kashiwagi, AKB48 member *

Kunio Kato Kunio (written: 邦夫, 邦男, 邦雄, 邦生, 國男, 國士, 国男, 国夫, 州男 or 久仁生) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese judge *, Jap ...

animator known especially for '' La Maison en Petits Cubes'' *Yoichiro Kawaguchi, computer graphics artist *Munenori Kawasaki, MLB player *Kohei Miyauchi, voice actor *Sakura Miyawaki, HKT48 and Iz*One member *Mika Nakashima, artist *Shimazu Nariakira, feudal lord *Yuya Osako, football player *Robico, manga artist *Jirō Sakagami, comedian *Hiroyuki Sakai, ''Iron Chef'' cook *Hitoshi Sakimoto, composer *Nanami Sakuraba, actress *Tokichi Setoguchi, composer *Yoku Shioya, voice actor *Kawasaki Shōzō, founder of Kawasaki Heavy Industries *Kento Tachibanada, football player *Nabi Tajima, oldest Japanese and Asian person ever, last living person born in the 19th century * Saigō Takamori, samurai *Seiji Tōgō, artist *Ōkubo Toshimichi, statesman *Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, swimmer, Olympic Games double gold medalist *Wowaka, singer

Mythical creatures

*Kappa (folklore), Garappa (Kappa) *Issie *Ittan-momen

Sister relations

*Jeollabuk-do, South Korea, October 1989 duo-declaration *Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, United States November 28, 1966, became a sister state *Jiangsu, China *Gifu Prefecture July 27, 1971, became a sister prefecture

Notes

References

* Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005)
''Japan Encyclopedia''
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ; ; .

External links

* *

Official Kagoshima Prefecture Promotional Website
* National Archives of Japa
... Kagoshima map (1891)
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