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 | Yūichirō Itō |
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]
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]
Kagoshima borders Kumamoto Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture. It is in the southern part of Kyushu facing the Pacific Ocean.
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National Parks are established in about 9% of the total land area of the prefecture.[9]
Kagoshima jinja, Hirasaki jinja and Nitta Hachiman-gū are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[10]