Kagoshima
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Kagoshima (鹿児島市, Kagoshima-shi) is the caipital ceety o Kagoshima Prefectur at the soothwastren tip o the Kyūshū island o Japan, an the lairgest ceety in the prefectur bi some margin. It haes been nicknamed the "Naples o the Eastren warld" for its bay location (Aira Caldera), het climate an impressive stratovolcano, Sakurajima.
Kagoshima 鹿児島 | |
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Core ceety | |
鹿児島市 · Kagoshima Ceety | |
Kagoshima Ceety & Sakurajima | |
Location o Kagoshima in Kagoshima Prefectur | |
Coordinates: 31°36′N 130°33′E | |
Kintra | Japan |
Region | Kyushu |
Prefectur | Kagoshima Prefectur |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Hiroyuki Mori |
Area | |
• Total | 547.05 km2 (211.22 sq mi) |
Population (1 Januar 2010) | |
• Total | 605,855 |
• Density | 1107.49/km2 (2,868.4/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time) |
- Tree | Camphor |
- Flouer | Kyōchikutō |
Phone nummer | 099-224-1111 |
Address | 11-1 Yamashita-machi, Kagoshima-shi, Kagoshima-ken 892-8677 |
Website | www |
As o 1 Januar 2010, the ceety haed an estimatit population o 605,855 an a density o 1,107.49 persons per km². The tot aurie is 546.71 km². In 2003, the ceety haed an estimatit population o anerlie 554,136 an density o 1,911.41 persons per km². The tot aurie wis 289.91 km².
The ceety's tot aurie naur doubled atween 2003 an 2005 as a result o five touns—the touns o Kōriyama an Matsumoto, baith frae Hioki Destrict, the toun o Kiire, frae Ibusuki Destrict, an the touns o Sakurajima an Yoshida, baith frae Kagoshima Destrict—mergin intae Kagoshima on 1 November 2004.
Kagoshima is thareby 40 minute frae Kagoshima Airport, an the ceety features lairge shoppin destricts an maws, is serd bi trams, an haes mony restaurants featurin Satsuma Province regional cuisine: kibi (a kynd o sma fish), tonkatsu (caramelized pork, as opposed tae the breadit version encoontered elsewhaur in Japan), smoked eel, an karukan (sweet cakes made frae steamed yams an rice flour). A lairge, modren aquarium haes been instased on the auld docks owerleukin the volcano. The Sengan-en (Isoteien) Japanese gairden is juist ootwi the ceety.
The St. Xavier kirk is a reminder o the first Christians wha came tae Japan.
Ane o the best places tae see the ceety (an the active volcano athort the bay) is frae the Amuran Ferris wheel on tap o Amu Plaza Kagoshima, the shoppin centre attached tae the main Kagoshima-Chūō Station.