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1．Kagoshima
Kagoshima City (鹿児島市, Kagoshima-shi, Japanese: [ka̠ɡo̞ɕima̠ɕi]), abbreviated to Kagoshima (鹿児島, Kagoshima, Japanese: [ka̠ɡo̞ɕima̠]), is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, 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.
population：589,288人 area：547.58km2
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Kagoshima in Shrine

1．Terukuni shrine  ・Shinto
Terukuni jinja (照国神社) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Kagoshima in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan.[1] This shrine is considered to be a dwelling place for the kami of Shimazu Nariakira,[2] whose posthumous name is Terukuni Daimyōjin (照国大明神).
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Kagoshima in Castle

2．Kagoshima Castle
Kagoshima Castle (鹿児島城, Kagoshima-jō), also known as Tsurumaru Castle, was a Japanese castle located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture.[1]
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Kagoshima in Museum

3．Kagoshima Aquarium  ・Kagoshima city, Kagoshima, Japan
The Kagoshima Aquarium (ja:いおワールドかごしま水族館, Io World Kagoshima suizokukan) is a Public Aquarium of Kagoshima City located in Kagoshima Prefecture Kagoshima City Honkoshinmachi. It is a member of the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA).[2]
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4．Museum of the Meiji Restoration  ・Kagoshima City
The Museum of the Meiji Restoration (維新ふるさと館, Ishin-furusato-kan) is a history museum in Kagoshima, Japan. Located by the Kōtsuki River, it is a gallery where visitors can learn about the Meiji Restoration. In the basement hall, sound, light, and robots are used to present a three-dimensional experience of the Meiji Restoration. On the first floor, exhibits describe the people, things, and events of Satsuma Province.
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5．Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material  ・Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture
Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material (鹿児島県歴史資料センター黎明館, Kagoshima-ken Rekishi Shiryō Sentā Reimeikan) opened in Kagoshima, Japan, in 1983. The museum, located in the grounds of Tsurumaru Castle, exhibits materials relating to the history and culture of Kagoshima Prefecture.[1][2]
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6．Kagoshima University Museum  ・Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture
The Kagoshima University Museum (鹿児島大学総合研究博物館, Kagoshima Daigaku Sōgō Kenkyū Hakubutsukan) is a facility affiliated with Kagoshima University in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan for the collection, preservation, research, display, and educational use of the various materials generated and acquired by the University. It was established in 2001 as the seventh museum attached to a national university.[1] The reinforced concrete permanent exhibition hall, which dates to 1928 and originally functioned as a book store for the library of the former Kagoshima Agricultural College [ja], was restored in 2003 before reopening in its current guise the following year; it is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.[2] The display on the lower floor is of archaeological, historical, and cultural materials, while that on the upper floor is of geological specimens, fossils, and other natural history-related exhibits.[1] The collection totals over 1,350,000 items.[1]
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Kagoshima in art museum

7．Kagoshima City Museum of Art
Kagoshima City Museum of Art (鹿児島市立美術館, Kagoshima shiritsu bijutsukan) opened within the Ninomaru (secondary enclosure) of Tsurumaru Castle in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1985. The collection includes works by local artists Kuroda Seiki, Fujishima Takeji, and Wada Eisaku, as well as Western painters Claude Monet and Paul Cézanne.[1][2][3]
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Kagoshima in station

8．Minami-Kagoshima Station  ・Minami-Korimoto cho, Kagoshima, Kagoshima（鹿児島県鹿児島市南郡元町27-18）Japan
Minami-Kagoshima Station (南鹿児島駅, Minami-Kagoshima-eki) is a railway station located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan.The station opened in 1944.
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9．Ryūgamizu Station  ・Yoshino-chō, Kagoshima, Kagoshima（鹿児島県鹿児島市吉野町）Japan
Ryūgamizu Station (竜ヶ水駅, Ryūgamizu-eki) is a railway station of JR Kyushu Nippō Main Line in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. It is an unmanned station with a ticket machine and a bathroom.
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10．Usuki Station (Kagoshima)  ・Usuki 3-chome, Kagoshima, Kagoshima（鹿児島県鹿児島市宇宿3丁目）Japan
Usuki Station (宇宿駅, Usuki-eki) is a railway station in the Usuki area of the city of Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The station is on the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line of the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The station is at ground level, and has one side platform serving one track. The station is staffed by an employee of a wholly owned subsidiary of the railway.
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11．Kagoshima-Chūō Station  ・1-1 Chūō-chō, Kagoshima CityKagoshima PrefectureJapan
Kagoshima-Chūō Station (鹿児島中央駅, Kagoshima-Chūō-eki, Kagoshima Central Station) is a major railway station in Kagoshima, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It is the main railway terminal serving Kagoshima, the southern terminus of the Kyushu Shinkansen, and is located on the Kagoshima Main Line and Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line. It is also the southernmost high-speed Shinkansen railway terminal in Japan.
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12．Kami-Ijūin Station  ・Kamitaniguchi, Kagoshima, Kagoshima（鹿児島県鹿児島市上谷口町）Japan
Kami-Ijūin Station (上伊集院駅, Kami-Ijūin-eki) is a railway station located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan.The station opened in 1913.
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13．Kiire Station  ・Kiire-chō, Kagoshima, Kagoshima（鹿児島県鹿児島市喜入町7108）Japan
Kiire Station (喜入駅, Kiire-eki) is a railway station located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. The station opened in 1934.
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14．Goino Station  ・895 Hirakawa-chō, Kagoshima, Kagoshima（鹿児島県鹿児島市平川町895）Japan
Goino Station (五位野駅, Goino-eki) is a railway station located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. The station opened in 1930.
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15．Kōrimoto Station (JR Kyushu)  ・Toso 4-Chome, Kagoshima, Kagoshima（鹿児島県鹿児島市唐湊4丁目17）Japan
Kōrimoto Station (郡元駅, Kōrimoto-eki) is a train station located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan.The station opened in 1986.
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16．Sakanoue Station  ・Sakanoue 4-Chome, Kagoshima, Kagoshima（鹿児島県鹿児島市坂之上4丁目1-31）Japan
Sakanoue Station (坂之上駅, Sakanoue-eki) is a railway station located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan.The station opened in 1966.
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17．Satsuma-Matsumoto Station  ・Kamitaniguchi, Kagoshima, Kagoshima（鹿児島県鹿児島市上谷口町）Japan
Satsuma-Matsumoto Station (薩摩松元駅, Satsuma-Matsumoto-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by Kyushu Railway Company in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. The station opened in 1954.
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18．Jigenji Station  ・Jigenji-chō 1-Chōme, Kagoshima, Kagoshima（鹿児島県鹿児島市慈眼寺町1-13）Japan
Jigenji Station (慈眼寺駅, Jigenji-eki) is a railway station located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. The station opened in 1988.
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19．Sesekushi Station  ・3313 Kiire Sesekushi-chō, Kagoshima, Kagoshima（鹿児島県鹿児島市喜入瀬々串町3313）Japan
Sesekushi Station (瀬々串駅, Sesekushi-eki) is a railway station located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. The station opened in 1934.
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20．Taniyama Station (JR Kyushu)  ・Taniyama-Chūō 1-Chōme, Kagoshima, Kagoshima（鹿児島県鹿児島市谷山中央1丁目4127）Japan
Taniyama Station (谷山駅, Taniyama-eki) is a train station located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. The station opened in 1930.
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21．Nakamyō Station  ・885 Kiire Nakamyō-chō, Kagoshima, Kagoshima（鹿児島県鹿児島市喜入中名町885）Japan
Nakamyō Station (中名駅, Nakamyō-eki) is a railway station located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. The station opened in 1934.
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22．Nukumi Station  ・2797 Kiire Nukumi-chō, Kagoshima, Kagoshima（鹿児島県鹿児島市喜入生見町2797）Japan
Nukumi Station (生見駅, Nukumi-eki) is a railway station located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. The station opened in 1934.
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23．Hirakawa Station  ・3786 Hirakawa-chō, Kagoshima, Kagoshima（鹿児島県鹿児島市平川町3786）Japan
Hirakawa Station (平川駅, Hirakawa-eki) is a railway station located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. The station opened in 1934.
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24．Hiroki Station  ・Hiroki, Kagoshima, Kagoshima（鹿児島県鹿児島市広木）Japan
Hiroki Station (広木駅, Hiroki-eki) is a railway station on the Kagoshima Main Line operated by Kyushu Railway Company in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. The station opened on March 14, 2009.[1]
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25．Maenohama Station  ・8080 Kiire Maenohama-chō, Kagoshima, Kagoshima（鹿児島県鹿児島市喜入前之浜町8080）Japan
Maenohama Station (前之浜駅, Maenohama-eki) is a railway station located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. The station opened in 1934.
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Kagoshima in park

26．Ishibashi Park  ・
Ishibashi Park (石橋記念公園, Ishibashi Kinen Kōen) is a park in Hama-machi, Kagoshima, Japan.[1] At the end of the Edo period (late 19th century), local lord Shimazu Shigehide had five bridges, collectively called the Gosekkyō ("five stone bridges"), built across the Kōtsuki River. Two of them collapsed in floods in 1993. The remaining three were moved to a new location and restored. Ishibashi Park consists of these three bridges and a museum.
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Kagoshima in Mountain

27．Sakurajima
Sakurajima (Japanese: 桜島, lit. 'Cherry Blossom Island') is an active stratovolcano, formerly an island and now a peninsula, in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan.[2] The lava flows of the 1914 eruption connected it with the Ōsumi Peninsula.[3] It is the most active volcano in Japan.[4] As of April 2021[update], the volcanic activity still continues,[5] dropping volcanic ash on the surroundings. Earlier eruptions built the white sand highlands in the region. On September 13, 2016, a team of experts from Bristol University and the Sakurajima Volcano Research Centre in Japan suggested that the volcano could have a major eruption within 30 years; since then two eruptions have occurred.[6]
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28．Mount Shiroyama (Kagoshima)
Mount Shiroyama (城山, Shiroyama) is a mountain located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The true height is 107m.[1] The original name is Tsuru ga mine (鶴ヶ峯, Tsuru ga mine) The mountain is famous as the site of the Battle of Shiroyama in 1877, at the end of the Satsuma rebellion. 31°35′50″N 130°32′59″E / 31.59722°N 130.54972°E / 31.59722; 130.54972
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Kagoshima in island

29．Amami Ōshima
Amami Ōshima (奄美大島, Okinawan: Uushima (ウーシマ);[1] Amami: Ushima (ウシマ)[2]), also known as Amami, is the largest island in the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa. It is one of the Satsunan Islands.[3] The island, 712.35 km2 in area, has a population of approximately 73,000 people. Administratively it is divided into the city of Amami, the towns of Tatsugō, Setouchi, and the villages of Uken and Yamato in Kagoshima Prefecture. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō National Park.
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Kagoshima in Dishes

30．Kakigōri
Kakigōri (かき氷) is a Japanese shaved ice dessert flavored with syrup and a sweetener, often condensed milk.[1]
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