was a

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located in Kawanabe District,

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. Chiran is famous for producing Japanese tea. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 13,667 and the

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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

* Chiran Castle - A castle ruin, one of the

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. * Chiran Samurai District - preserved samurai district with residence and garden in the Edo period. *

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

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References

External links

Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture {{Kagoshima-geo-stub