| Kagoshima (鹿児島市) | | Country | Japan | | Region | Kyushu | | Prefecture | Kagoshima prefecture | | Area | 546.71km² | | Population | 605,650
as of 2005 | | Density | 1108 | | Mayor | Hiroyuki Mori | | City symbols | Tree: | Kusunoki | | Flower: | Kyouchikutou |
 | | Kagoshima Hall | | Address | 〒892-8677 | | | Kagoshima-shi, Yamashita-machi 11-1 | | Phone | 099-224-1111 | | External link | www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp | Latitude &
longitude | 31°5' N
130°5' E |
 | | Notes | | Kagoshima (鹿児島市; -shi) is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwest tip of the Kyushu island of Japan. It has been nicknamed the 'Naples of Japan', for its bay location (Aira Caldera), hot climate and impressive stratovolcano, Sakurajima. Kyushu region, Japan Kyushu (ä¹å·ž) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ...
Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県 Kagoshima-ken) is located on Kyushu island, Japan. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (615x617, 20 KB)Kagoshima Citys symbol. ...
Image File history File links Kagoshima as shown in a part of Kagoshima Prefecture (many southern islands truncated). ...
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Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県 Kagoshima-ken) is located on Kyushu island, Japan. ...
Kyushu region, Japan Kyushu (ä¹å·ž) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ...
Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek ÎÎα Πόλις - Néa Pólis - meaning New City; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the largest city in southern Italy and capital of Campania Region and the Province of Naples. ...
Aira Caldera is a supervolcanic caldera in the south of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. ...
Stratovolcano LanÃn in the border between Argentina and Chile. ...
Sakurajima (桜島) is an active volcano and a former island (now connected to the mainland) of the same name in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. ...
As of 1 January 2005, the city has an estimated population of 605,650 and the density of 1,107.81 persons per km². The total area is 546.71 km². January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
In 2003, the city had an estimated population of only 554,136 and density of 1,911.41 persons per km². The total area was 289.91 km². The reason the city's total area was nearly doubled between 2003 and 2005 is that five towns --- Kooriyama, Matsumoto, Kiire, Sakurajima, and Yoshida --- were merged into Kagoshima City on 1 November 2004. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
Kōriyama (郡山町; -chou) is a town located in Hioki District, Kagoshima, Japan. ...
Matsumoto (松元町; -chō) is a town located in Hioki District, Kagoshima, Japan. ...
Kiire (喜入町; -chou) is a town located in Ibusuki District, Kagoshima, Japan. ...
Sakurajima (桜島町; -chou) is a town located in Kagoshima District, Kagoshima, Japan. ...
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November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Kagoshima is a well-equipped cosmopolitan city, with an international airport, a full complement of hotels, large shopping districts and malls, served by trams, and probably the finest Satsuma region cuisine: 'kibi' (tiny fishes), tonkatsu (caramelised pork, as opposed to the breaded version encountered elsewhere in Japan), finest smoked eel, and Karukan—sweet cakes made from steamed yam and rice flour. A large, modern aquarium has been installed on the old docks overlooking the volcano. The exceptional traditional Japanese garden of Senganen (Isoteien) is just outside the city. Kagoshima Airport is located in Kagoshima Prefecture. ...
Satsuma is the name of a town in Japan, Satsuma, Kagoshima, the surrounding district, Satsuma District, Kagoshima, the former province, Satsuma Province, which is now the western half of Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, a revolt, the Satsuma Rebellion. ...
Tonkatsu (豚カツ, とんかつ, or トンカツ), invented in the 1930s, is one of the most popular dishes in Japan. ...
A 335,000 U.S. gallon (1. ...
The St. Xavier church is a reminder of the first Christian who came to Japan. Xavier may mean: A form of the name Javier. ...
As a noun, Christian is an appellation and moniker deriving from the appellation Christ, which many people associate exclusively with Jesus of Nazareth. ...
Kagoshima has four high rise buildings, with the Kagoshima Kyocera Hotel (60 meters) being the highest.
History
In 1549 Japan had its first contact with Christians in Kagoshima. The Spanish missionary Francis Xavier arrived in Kagoshima and was given a friendly welcome. Events July - Ketts Rebellion Francis Xavier arrives in Japan. ...
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Kagoshima was bombarded by the British Royal Navy in 1863 to punish the Satsuma daimyo for the murder of Charles Richardson on the Tōkaidō highway the previous year, and the refusal to pay an indemnity in compensation. (See 'Bombardment of Kagoshima'). The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the senior service of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. ...
Satsuma (薩摩国; -no Kuni) was an old province of Japan that is now the western half of Kagoshima prefecture on the island of Kyushu. ...
Daimyo Matsudaira Katamori visits the residence of a retainer. ...
Body of Charles Richardson, 1862. ...
TÅkaidÅ (æ±æµ·é“) (literally, East Sea Route) is the name of several things: National Route 1, which links Tokyo and Osaka; The Tokaido Main Line, which links Tokyo and Kobe; One of the Edo Five Routes, which linked Edo (now Tokyo) and Kyoto along the shore (see below); and An ancient...
The Anglo-Satsuma War (Japanese Satsu-Ei Sensou) took place in August 1863. ...
Kagoshima was the birthplace and scene of the last stand of Saigo Takamori, a legendary figure in Meiji Japan in 1877 at the end of the Satsuma Rebellion (Seinan Senso). This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...
SaigŠTakamoris statue in Ueno park SaigŠTakamori (西郷 隆盛 SaigŠTakamori, 23 January 1827/28 - 24 September 1877), one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history, lived during the late Edo Period and early Meiji Era. ...
History of Japan Paleolithic Jomon Yayoi Yamato period ---Kofun period ---Asuka period Nara period Heian period Kamakura period Muromachi period Azuchi-Momoyama period ---Nanban period Edo period Meiji period Taisho period Showa period ---Japanese expansionism ---Occupied Japan ---Post-Occupation Japan Heisei The Meiji period (Japanese: Meiji Jidai 明治時代 ) (1868–1912...
The Satsuma Rebellion (Seinan SensŠ西å—戦争, Southwestern War) was a revolt of the Satsuma clan samurai against the Imperial Japanese Army. ...
Japan's industrial revolution may be said to have started here, stimulated by the young students commemorated in a large statue outside the city's main train station. Seventeen young men of Satsuma broke the Tokugawa ban on foreign travel to travel and return to share the benefits of the best of Western science and technology. The Tokugawa shogunate or Tokugawa bakufu (å¾³å·å¹•åºœ) (also known as the Edo bakufu) was a feudal military dictatorship of Japan established in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family until 1868. ...
The city was officially founded on April 1, 1889. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ...
1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Kagoshima was also the birthplace of Togo Heihachiro. After naval studies in England between 1871 and 1878, Togo's role as Chief Admiral of the Grand Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy in the Russo-Japanese War made him a legend in Japanese military history, and earned him the nickname 'Nelson of the Orient' in Britain. He led the Grand Fleet to two startling victories in 1904 and 1905, completely destroying Russia as a naval power in the East, and thereby contributing to the failed revolution in Russia in 1905. Admiral Togo at the age of 58, at the time of the Russo-Japanese War TÅgÅ HeihachirÅ (æ±éƒ· 平八郎 TÅgÅ HeihachirÅ, January 27, 1848 - 30 May 1934) was a Japanese admiral and one of Japans greatest naval heroes. ...
Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK...
Ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy. ...
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Lord Nelson The Right Honourable Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, KB (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was an Englishman, and a British admiral who won fame as a leading naval commander. ...
The Russian Revolution of 1905 was an empire-wide spasm of both anti-government and undirected violence. ...
Shinkansen (bullet train) service opened on March 13, 2004 between Kagoshima-chuo and Shin-Yatsushiro. Shinkansen 0 Series at Fukuyama Station, April 2002 Shinkansen 500 Series at Kyoto Station, March 2005 300 (Left) and 700 Series Shinkansen at Tokyo Station The Shinkansen (Japanese: 新幹線) is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan. ...
March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ...
2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Sister Cities Kagoshima is sister cities with Naples, Italy, Perth, Australia, Miami, USA, among others. Alternate uses: See Naples (disambiguation) Naples (Italian Napoli, Neapolitan Napule, from Greek Νέα-Πόλις, latinised in Neapolis) is the largest town in southern Italy, capital of Campania region. ...
Perth is the state capital and most populous city of Western Australia. ...
The Magic City, The American Riviera, The Sixth Borough Location of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ...
External links - Kagoshima official website in Japanese
- Kagoshima Visitor's Guide from the Kagoshima Internationalization Council
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