Kagoshima, Kagoshima

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Kagoshima | |||||
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"Kagoshima" in kanji | |||||
Japanese name | |||||
Kanji | 鹿児島 | ||||
Hiragana | かごしま | ||||
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Kagoshima is at the southwestern tip of Kyūshū.[2]
It has been recognized as a core city since 1996.[3]
History
Kagoshima was the center of Satsuma Province[4] and the land of the Shimazu clan.[2]
Timeline
Kagoshima, Kagoshima Media
Sakurajima Ferry, linking former Sakurajima Town and Kagoshima City (Taken on July 9, 2004)
Map of the Bombardment of Kagoshima on 15 to 18 August 1863
The city covered deep in ash after the 1914 eruption of the Sakurajima volcano which is seen in the distance across the bay
The Tarumiza district of Kagoshima burns after B-29 air raids on the city, 17 Jun 1945
References
- ↑ Deal, William E. (2005). Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan, p. 73.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kagoshima prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 447.
- ↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011), p. 8 [PDF 8 of 14]; retrieved 2012-12-5.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Satsuma" at p. 829.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nussbaum, "Sakurajima" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 814.
Other websites
Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Kagoshima |
Media related to Kagoshima at Wikimedia Commons
- Kagoshima Prefectural Visitors Bureau (in English)
- http://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/_1010/shimin/foreigner.html Archived 2011-11-03 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)
- Kagoshima Internationalization Council Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Geographic data related to Kagoshima, Kagoshima at OpenStreetMap
Coordinates: 31°36′N 130°33′E / 31.600°N 130.550°E