is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
located in
Aira 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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.
As of September 1, 2011, the town has an estimated
population
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of 11,420 and the
density
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of 79.1 persons per km². The total area is 144.33 km².
The town was founded on March 22, 2005 from the merger of the towns of
Kurino and
Yoshimatsu, both from
Aira District.
"Yūsui" literally means "spring water", referring to springs in the town.
Geography
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Kirishima-Yaku National Park
is a national park in Kyūshū, Japan. It is composed of Kirishima-Kagoshima Bay, an area of Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture known for its active volcanoes, volcanic lakes, and onsen. The total area is .
History
On March 16, 1934 ...
Culture
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Kirishima Open Air Museum
opened in Yūsui, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, in 2000. Located in the foothills of Mount Kirishima, at an elevation of seven hundred metres above sea level, the Museum encompasses an area of 20 hectares. Works are displayed in the open air as ...
Transportation
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Kurino Station
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Tsurumaru Station
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Yoshimatsu Station
is a railway station on the Hisatsu Line and Kitto Line in Yūsui, Aira District, Kagoshima, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The station opened in 1903.
Lines
Yoshimatsu Station is served by the Hisatsu Line. It is als ...
References
External links
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Yūsui official website
Towns in Kagoshima Prefecture
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