This article is about the city in Japan. For the prefecture with the same name where this city is located, see Kagoshima Prefecture. For other uses, see Kagoshima (disambiguation).
Core city in Kyushu, Japan
Kagoshima
鹿児島市
Core city
Kagoshima City
From top, left to right: Senga-en Garden, Saigō Takamori statue, Kagoshima Aquarium, Ohara Festival, Tenmonkan, Hirakawa Zoological Park
Kagoshima (Japanese: 鹿児島, IPA:[kaɡoɕima]), officially Kagoshima City (鹿児島市, Kagoshima-shi, IPA:[kaɡoɕimaɕi]), is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyūshū, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Naples of the Eastern world" for its bay location (Aira Caldera), hot climate, and emblematic stratovolcano, Sakurajima. The city was officially founded on April 1, 1889. It merged with Taniyama City on April 29, 1967 and with Yoshida Town, Sakurajima Town, Kiire Town, Matsumoto Town and Kōriyama Town on November 1, 2004.[1]
Kagoshima is constantly bombarded by ash from the eruptions of Sakurajima and is at risk of a major volcanic disaster; the residents have developed methods to cope with this including school-children wearing helmets to protect from volcanic debris.
The city is historically important as the capital of the powerful Satsuma Domain from 1602 to 1871.
^"「鹿児島市の生い立ち」 - 鹿児島市公式webサイト (Kagoshima City official website)" (in Japanese). 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
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