Tanegashima
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Tanegashima (種子島) is one of the Ōsumi Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 444.99 km2 in area, is the second largest of the Ōsumi Islands, and has a population of 33,000 people. Access to the island is by ferry, or by air to New Tanegashima Airport. Administratively, the island is divided into the city, Nishinoomote, and the two towns, Nakatane and Minamitane. The towns belong to Kumage District.
In the vicinity of Inu Castle Coast, Daikoya District
Town area of Nakatane (中種子町), Kagoshima, Japan
Weathered rocks near Mt. Iwasaki
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.
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 bombed out ruins of a Kagoshima residential area with Sakurajima in the background, 1 November 1945