The Osumi Peninsula (大隅半島, Ōsumi Hantō) projects south from the Japanese island of Kyushu and includes the southernmost point on the island, Cape Sata. Its west coast lies on the Pacific Ocean, while to the east it faces the Satsuma Peninsula across Kagoshima Bay. Politically it is part of Kagoshima Prefecture. Kyushu region, Japan Kyushu (ä¹å·ž kyÅ«shÅ«) 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. ...
Since 1914 a land bridge has connected Sakurajima, previously an island, with the northwest of the peninsula. 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. ...
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