Kagoshima Prefecture
Kagoshima
鹿児島県 | |
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Japanese transcription(s) | |
• Romaji | Kagoshima-ken |
![]() Location of Kagoshima in Japan | |
Coordinates: 31°24′N 130°31′E / 31.400°N 130.517°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Kyushu (Saikaidō) |
Island | Kyushu |
Capital | Kagoshima |
Government | |
• Governor | Kōichi Shiota |
Area | |
• Total | 9,132.42 km2 (3,526.05 sq mi) |
• Rank | 10th |
Population (December 1, 2010) | |
• Total | 1,703,406 |
• Rank | 24th |
• Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | JP-46 |
Prefectural flower | Miyamakirishima (Rhododendron kiusianum) |
Prefectural tree | Camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) |
Prefectural bird | Lidth's Jay (Garrulus lidthi) |
Number of districts | 8 |
Number of municipalities | 43 |
Website | www3.pref.kagoshima.jp/ foreign/english/ |
Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県, Kagoshima-ken) is a prefecture of Japan on the island of Kyushu.[1] The capital city is Kagoshima.[2]
History
[change | change source]Kagoshima Prefecture is made from the old provinces of Ōsumi and Satsuma, including the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands.[3]
During the Sengoku period and Edo period, Ōsumi was controlled by the Shimazu clan of Satsuma.
This region played a key role in the Meiji Restoration. Important historical figures from Kagoshima are Saigo Takamori and Tōgō Heihachirō.[4]
Timeline
[change | change source]- 713 (Wadō 6, 3rd month) – Ōsumi Province was separated from Hyūga Province.[5]
- 1543 (Tenbun 12, 25th day of the 8th month): 1st gun is brought to Japan by the Portuguese[4]
- 1549 (Tenbun 18, 3rd day of the 7th month): Catholic Francis Xavier arrives in Kagoshima[6]
- 1914 (Taishō 3, 1st month): Eruption of the Sakurajima volcano[7]
- 2004 (Heisei 16): Kyushu Shinkansen line opens in Kagoshima[8]
Geography
[change | change source]Kagoshima borders Kumamoto Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture. It is in the southern part of Kyushu facing the Pacific Ocean.
Cities
[change | change source]National Parks
[change | change source]National Parks are established in about 9% of the total land area of the prefecture.[9]
Shrines and Temples
[change | change source]Kagoshima jinja, Hirasaki jinja and Nitta Hachiman-gū are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[10]
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kagoshima prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 447; Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Kagoshima Prefecture, Regional Information; retrieved 2012-4-6.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Kagoshima" at p. 447.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 History of Kagoshima Archived 2016-08-22 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-2-4.
- ↑ Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Annales des empereurs du japon, p. 64.
- ↑ History of the Catholic Church in Japan; retrieved 2012-2-4.
- ↑ Davison, C. "The Sakura-Jima Eruption of January, 1914," Nature. 98:57-58 (21 September 1916), doi:10.1038/098057b0; Illustrated London News. January 24, 1914; retrieved 2012-2-4.
- ↑ Kyushu Shinkansen Kagoshima Route Archived 2012-01-10 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-2-4.
- ↑ Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-2-4.
Other websites
[change | change source] Media related to Kagoshima prefecture at Wikimedia Commons