Kagoshima
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Kagoshima, is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the city had an estimated population of 583,966 in 285,992 households, and a population density of 1100 persons per k
From top, left to right: Sakurajima visible from Sengan-en Garden, Saigō Takamori statue, Kagoshima Aquarium, Ohara Festival, Tenmonkan, Hirakawa Zoological Park
The city covered deep in ash after the 1914 eruption of the Sakurajima volcano which is seen in the distance across the bay
The bombed out ruins of a Kagoshima residential area with Sakurajima in the background, 1 November 1945
Sakurajima: a volcano in Kagoshima
Kyushu
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Kyushu is the third-largest and most southerly of Japan's four main islands. In the past, it has been known as Kyūkoku, Chinzei and Tsukushi-no-shima. The historical regional name Saikaidō referred to
Kagoshima
…Town, Sakurajima Town, Kiire Town, Matsumoto Town and Kōriyama Town were merged into Kagoshima City. 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…
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JMSDF District Forces, including the Sasebo District Force
Hakata-ramen (元祖長浜屋)
Karukan(軽羹)