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Kirishitan
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The Japanese term Kirishitan , from Portuguese cristão, meaning "Christian", referred to Catholic Christians in Japanese and is used in Japanese texts as a historiographic term for Catholics in Japan in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Japanese Christians in Portuguese costume, 16th–17th century.
Japanese Christians in Portuguese costume, 16th–17th century.
A Jesuit with a samurai, circa 1600.
A Jesuit with a samurai, circa 1600.
Kirishitan book in Japanese, 16th century.
Kirishitan book in Japanese, 16th century.
Netsuke depicting Christ, 17th century, Japan.
Netsuke depicting Christ, 17th century, Japan.
Kagoshima
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Kagoshima , officially Kagoshima City , 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, 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.
From top, left to right: Senga-en Garden, Saigō Takamori statue, Kagoshima Aquarium, Ohara Festival, Tenmonkan, Hirakawa Zoological Park
From top, left to right: Senga-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 city covered deep in ash after the 1914 eruption of the Sakurajima volcano which is seen in the distance across the bay
The Tarumiza district of Kagoshima burns after B-29 air raids on the city, 17 Jun 1945
The Tarumiza district of Kagoshima burns after B-29 air raids on the city, 17 Jun 1945
The bombed out ruins of a Kagoshima residential area with Sakurajima in the background, 1 November 1945
The bombed out ruins of a Kagoshima residential area with Sakurajima in the background, 1 November 1945