Overview of Kagoshima Prefecture and list of its municipalities

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 size of the Municipality:547.58km2
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・Kagoshima:tourist attractions： ShrineCastleMuseumart museumstationparkMountainislandDishes
2．Kanoya, Kagoshima
Kanoya (鹿屋市, Kanoya-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the southeastern Kyushu region in the central part of Ōsumi Peninsula. Kanoya is the most populous city in Japan without any connection to railway services, after the abolition of the Ōsumi Line in 1987.
Population:99,672 size of the Municipality:448.15km2
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・Kanoya, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： Museum
3．Makurazaki, Kagoshima
Makurazaki (枕崎市, Makurazaki-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on September 1, 1949. As of April 2017, the city has an estimated population of 21,960 and a population density of 290 persons per km². The total area is 74.88 km². It is famous for its katsuobushi processing plants, which produce the chief flavoring ingredient—dried fish flakes—found in Japanese miso soup. About 70 small family businesses year-round boil, cut, dry and smoke the pungent fish, often sending a unique odor of steam, smoke and fish scent across the downtown area and out to sea. Makurazaki is the site of the terminus of the southernmost JR train line in Japan, the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. The Japanese know the town as the Typhoon Ginza (after Ginza in Tokyo). Each summer many cyclones strike the main islands first in the area of Makurazaki.
Population:19,167 size of the Municipality:74.78km2
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・Makurazaki, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： station
4．Akune, Kagoshima
Akune (阿久根市, Akune-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1952. As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 23,887 and a population density of 178 persons per km2. The total area is 134.30 km2.
Population:18,266 size of the Municipality:134.29km2
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・Akune, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： station
5．Izumi, Kagoshima
Izumi (出水市, Izumi-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954. As of 2017, the city has an estimated population of 52,978. In 2008, the city had a population density of 170 persons per km². The total area is 329.98 km².On March 13, 2006, the towns of Noda and Takaono (both from Izumi District) were merged into Izumi.Izumi City lies at the northwestern corner of Kagoshima Prefecture. It borders Kumamoto Prefecture. Izumi as indicated by its kanji, is the point at which the Komenotsu River flows into the sea. It is famed for its some ten thousand cranes that migrate from Siberia every year to winter in the mild climes of southern Japan at the Izumi crane migration grounds.The Kyushu Shinkansen stops at Izumi Station.
Population:51,137 size of the Municipality:329.98km2
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・Izumi, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： station
6．Ibusuki, Kagoshima
Ibusuki (指宿市, Ibusuki-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, founded on April 1, 1954. In March 1, 2012, the city had an estimated population of 43,931, with 19,119 households and a population density of 294.82 persons per km2. However the census of 2020 confirmed a population decline to 39,011 and by October 2022 there were only 17,537 households . The total area is 148.81 km2 (57.46 sq mi) and shares a border with Ei, a town to its north. On January 1, 2006, the towns of Kaimon and Yamagawa (both from Ibusuki District) were merged into Ibusuki. Ibusuki can be accessed by Routes 226 and 269 and the Ibusuki Skyline drive. The city's main railroad station is Ibusuki Station. Ibusuki is famous for black-sand spas known as sunamushi onsen and the fine noodle sōmen nagashi.Ibusuki has a sister city relationship with Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
Population:37,687 size of the Municipality:148.84km2
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・Ibusuki, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： Shrineart museumstationhot springMountaincoast
7．Nishinoomote, Kagoshima
Nishinoomote (西之表市, Nishinoomote-shi) is a city located on the island of Tanegashima, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2013, the city has an estimated population of 16,418 and a population density of 79.8 persons per km2. The total area is 205.75 km2.
Population:14,160 size of the Municipality:205.66km2
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8．Tarumizu, Kagoshima
Tarumizu (垂水市, Tarumizu-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on October 1, 1958. As of April 2017, the city has an estimated population of 14,847 and a population density of 92 persons per km². The total area is 162.12 km².
Population:13,070 size of the Municipality:162.12km2
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9．Satsumasendai, Kagoshima
Satsumasendai (薩摩川内市, Satsumasendai-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The modern city of Satsumasendai was established on October 12, 2004, from the merger of the city of Sendai, the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and the Koshikijima Islands (which consisted of the villages of Kamikoshiki, Kashima, Sato and Shimokoshiki, all from Satsuma District). As of May 2017, the city has an estimated population of 96,411 and a population density of 140 persons per km2. The total area is 683.50 km2. The city has regular Shinkansen services to Kagoshima City and Yatsushiro. The city is also home to Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University, founded in 1994, which has a small population of foreign students. A major employer is the Sendai nuclear power station.
Population:90,932 size of the Municipality:682.92km2
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・Satsumasendai, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： Shrine
10．Hioki, Kagoshima
Hioki (日置市, Hioki-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of May 1, 2010, the city had a population of 51,819 and a population density of 205 persons per km². The total area is 253.06 km2 (97.71 sq mi). The modern city of Hioki was established on May 1, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Fukiage, Higashiichiki, Hiyoshi and Ijūin (all from Hioki District).
Population:46,328 size of the Municipality:253.01km2
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・Hioki, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： Castlestation
11．Soo, Kagoshima
Soo (曽於市, So'o-shi) is a city located in northeastern Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is near Miyakonojō, Miyazaki. As of April 2017, the city has an estimated population of 37,038 and a population density of 95 persons per km². This is down from the 2006 population data, which was an estimated population of 43,752 and a population density of 112 persons per km². The total area is 390.39 km². Soo is one of the many small cities in Japan that have a steadily decreasing population.
Population:31,902 size of the Municipality:390.11km2
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・Soo, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： station
12．Kirishima, Kagoshima
Kirishima (霧島市, Kirishima-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Kirishima has the second largest population of the cities in Kagoshima Prefecture. It is a crossroads for commerce between Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures. It is also the home of the Kagoshima Airport, the terminus for the JR Hisatsu line, and is served by two major expressways. The former Kokubu-Hayato area was designated as a "Technopolis" as high tech industries such as Sony and Kyocera opened facilities in the city. As of October 1, 2020, the city has a population of 123,205 with 58,159 households and a population density of 204.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (529/sq mi). The total area is 603.18 km2 (232.89 sq mi). The modern city of Kirishima was established on November 7, 2005, from the merger of the city of Kokubu, and the towns of Fukuyama, Hayato, Kirishima (former), Makizono, Mizobe and Yokogawa (all from Aira District). The Uenohara site dates from the Jōmon period. Shrines include Kirishima-Jingū.
Population:123,004 size of the Municipality:603.18km2
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・Kirishima, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： ShrineCastlestationparkMountainDishes
13．Ichikikushikino
Ichikikushikino (いちき串木野市, Ichikikushikino-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The modern city of Ichikikushikino was established on October 11, 2005, from the merger of the city of Kushikino with the town of Ichiki (from Hioki District). At the end of January 2013, the city had an estimated population of 30,551, with 13,505 households. The total area is 112.02 km². The city also celebrates an annual maguro festival.
Population:26,570 size of the Municipality:112.30km2
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・Ichikikushikino:tourist attractions： station
14．Minamisatsuma
Minamisatsuma (南さつま市, Minamisatsuma-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is on the western (East China Sea) side of the Satsuma Peninsula. As of May 31, 2011, population data, the city has an estimated population of 39,012 with 18,711 households and a population density of 137.71 persons per km². The total area is 283.30 km². The modern city of Minamisatsuma was established on November 7, 2005, from the merger of the old city of Kaseda, with the town of Kinpō (from Hioki District), and the towns of Bonotsu, Kasasa and Ōura (all from Kawanabe District). Previous mergers (as listed in the Kawanabe District, Kagoshima Wikipedia article included: July 15, 1954 - The towns of Kaseda and Bansei were merged to create the city of Kaseda. (3 towns, 3 villages) January 1, 1925 The village of Higashikaseda was elevated to town status and renamed to become the town of Bansei. (4 towns, 4 villages) January 1, 1924 - The village of Kaseda was elevated to town status to become the town of Kaseda.(3 towns, 5 villages) April 1, 1889 - Due to the municipal status enforcement, the villages of Kaseda, Nishikaseda, Higashikaseda, Higashinanpo, Nishinanpo, Katsume and Kawanabe were formed in Kawanabe District. (7 villages)Bansei Tokkō Peace Museum is located in the Kawanabe District of this city.
Population:31,654 size of the Municipality:283.59km2
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・Minamisatsuma:tourist attractions： Museum
15．Shibushi, Kagoshima
Shibushi (志布志市, Shibushi-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of October 31, 2021, the city has an estimated population of 30,231, with 15,366 households and a population density of 104 persons per km2. The total area is 290.28 km2. The modern city of Shibushi was established on January 1, 2006, from the merger of the former town of Shibushi, absorbing the towns of Ariake and Matsuyama (all from Soo District). The city is served by the Nichinan Line of the JR Kyūshū railway system, which links it to the city of Miyazaki, the capital of the neighbouring prefecture of the same name.
Population:28,412 size of the Municipality:290.28km2
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・Shibushi, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： Castlestation
16．Amami, Kagoshima
Amami (奄美市, Amami-shi) is a city located on the island of Amami Ōshima, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Amami is the most populated municipality on Amami Ōshima. The most urban part of the municipality as well as the island's main port is a small city also known as Naze. As of June 2013, the city has an estimated population of 44,561 and a population density of 145 persons per km². The total area is 308.15 km².
Population:40,439 size of the Municipality:308.27km2
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・Amami, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： Zooisland
17．Minamikyūshū
Minamikyūshū (南九州市, Minamikyūshū-shi, lit. "South Kyushu City") is a city located on the southern tip of Satsuma Peninsula, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of March 31, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 39,738, with 17,288 households and a population density of 111.05 per km². The total area is 357.85 km². The modern city of Minamikyūshū was established on December 1, 2007, from the merger of the town of Ei (from Ibusuki District), and the towns of Chiran and Kawanabe (both from Kawanabe District).
Population:31,560 size of the Municipality:357.91km2
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・Minamikyūshū:tourist attractions： CastleMuseumstationDishes
18．Isa, Kagoshima
Isa (伊佐市, Isa-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The modern city of Isa was created on November 1, 2008, from the merger of the old city of Ōkuchi, and the town of Hishikari (from Isa District). Isa District was dissolved as a result of this merger.As of October 1, 2010, the city has an estimated population of 30,070, with 14,294 households and a population density of 76.64 persons per km². The total area is 392.36 km².
Population:23,220 size of the Municipality:392.56km2
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19．Mishima, Kagoshima
Mishima (三島村, Mishima-mura) is a village consisting of the inhabited islands of Iōjima, Kuroshima and Takeshima and the uninhabited islands of Shōwa Iōjima and Denshima located in Kagoshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The village office is located in the city of Kagoshima, outside the village. As of June 2013, the village has an estimated population of 383 and a population density of 12.2 persons per square kilometre (32 per square mile). The total area is 31.36 km2 (12.11 sq mi).
Population:382 size of the Municipality:31.39km2
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・Mishima, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： coastisland
20．Toshima, Kagoshima
Toshima (十島村, Toshima-mura) is a village consisting of the islands of the Tokara Islands located in the Satsunan Islands of Kagoshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The village office is located in the city of Kagoshima, outside the village. As of 2013, the village has an estimated population of 688 and a density of 6.79 persons per km2. The total area is 101.35 km2.
Population:720 size of the Municipality:101.14km2
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・Toshima, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： coastisland
21．Satsuma, Kagoshima
Satsuma (さつま町, Satsuma-chō) is a town in Satsuma District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The town was formed March 22, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Miyanojō, Tsuruda, and a former town with the English name of Satsuma (薩摩町), all from Satsuma District. As of August 2011, the town has an estimated population of 23,842. The total area is 303.43 km².
Population:19,110 size of the Municipality:303.90km2
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22．Nagashima, Kagoshima
Nagashima (長島町, Nagashima-chō) is a town located in Izumi District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Population:9,278 size of the Municipality:116.18km2
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・Nagashima, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： island
23．Aira Caldera
Aira Caldera is a gigantic volcanic caldera that is located on the southern end of Kyushu, Japan. It is believed to have been formed about 30,000 years ago with a succession of pyroclastic surges. It is currently the place of residence to over 900,000 people. The shores of Aira Caldera are home to rare flora and fauna, including Japanese bay tree and Japanese black pine. The caldera is home to Mount Sakurajima, and the Mount Kirishima group of stratovolcanoes lies to the north of the caldera. The most famous and active of this group is Shinmoedake. Aira Caldera has an underlying magmatic chamber that connects with the Kirishima magmatic system. This has enabled magma from the caldera to feed into the stratovolcano Sakurajima, causing it to expand over time. Thus, Sakurajima has caused a series of disasters such as the eruption in 1914 which killed 58 people and sank the magma chamber by 60cm.
Population: size of the Municipality:102.52 km2
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24．Kamō, Kagoshima
Kamō (蒲生町, Kamō-chō) was a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,311 and the density of 89.94 persons per km². The total area was 81.29 km². On March 23, 2010, Kamō, along with the towns of Aira (former) and Kajiki (all from Aira District), was merged to create the city of Aira. Aira District will be left with one municipality.Kamō is home to the oldest Camphor laurel tree (Cinnamomum camphora) in Japan. The tree is approximately 1500 years old, and stretches 34m across, and 30m high. It was heavily damaged in typhoons in 1997 and 2004. A large hollow, with a diameter of 4.5m, exists inside the tree. This hollow was a favorite resting place for homeless men in Kagoshima until a locked door was installed in April 2000. The tree, fondly referred to as Ōkusu (大楠, great camphor) by locals, is located on the grounds of Hachiman Jinja, a shinto shrine. Every November an autumn festival called Donto Matsuri takes place on the grounds of Hachiman Jinja.
Population: size of the Municipality:81.29 km2
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25．Yūsui, Kagoshima
Yūsui (湧水町, Yūsui-chō) is a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.As of September 1, 2011, the town has an estimated population of 11,420 and the density of 79.1 persons per km². The total area is 144.33 km². The town was founded on March 22, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Kurino and Yoshimatsu, both from Aira District. "Yūsui" literally means "spring water", referring to springs in the town.
Population:8,780 size of the Municipality:144.29km2（境界未定部分あり）
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・Yūsui, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： art museumstation
26．Ōsaki, Kagoshima
Ōsaki (大崎町, Ōsaki-chō) is a town located in Soo District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of April 2017, the town has an estimated population of 13,488. The total area is 130 km². Ōsaki is the birthplace of star baseball player Kōsuke Fukudome.
Population:11,993 size of the Municipality:100.67km2
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27．Higashikushira, Kagoshima
Higashikushira (東串良町, Higashikushira-chō) is a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Population:6,220 size of the Municipality:27.78km2
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28．Kinkō, Kagoshima
Kinkō (錦江町, Kinkō-chō) is a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The town was formed on March 22, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Ōnejime and Tashiro, both from Kimotsuki District. As of July 2010, the town has an estimated population of 9,328. The total area is 163.15 km².
Population:6,376 size of the Municipality:163.19km2
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29．Minamiōsumi, Kagoshima
Minamiōsumi (南大隅町, Minamiōsumi-chō) is a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The town occupies the southern part of the Ōsumi Peninsula and its name literally means "the southern part of Ōsumi." The town was formed on March 31, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Nejime and Sata, both from Kimotsuki District. As of April 2017, the town has an estimated population of 9,897. The total area is 213.59 km².
Population:5,990 size of the Municipality:213.57km2
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・Minamiōsumi, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： parkcoast
30．Kimotsuki, Kagoshima
Kimotsuki (肝付町, Kimotsuki-chō) is a town in Kimotsuki District. It is located in the eastern part of the Ōsumi Peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The town was formed on July 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Kōyama and Uchinoura, both from Kimotsuki District. As of October 2019, the town has an estimated population of 15,169. The total area is 308.12 km2. The Uchinoura Space Center is located in this town.
Population:13,526 size of the Municipality:308.10km2
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・Kimotsuki, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： park
31．Nakatane, Kagoshima
Nakatane (中種子町, Nakatane-chō) is a town located in central Tanegashima, in Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2013, the town has an estimated population of 8,439 and a population density of 61.2 persons per km². The total area is 137.78 km².
Population:7,226 size of the Municipality:137.18km2
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32．Minamitane, Kagoshima
Minamitane (南種子町, Minamitane-chō) is a town located on Tanegashima, in Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2013, the town has an estimated population of 5,925 and a population density of 53.8 persons per km². The total area is 110.40 km². The headquarters of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are located at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane.
Population:5,232 size of the Municipality:110.36km2
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33．Yakushima, Kagoshima
Yakushima (屋久島町, Yakushima-chō) is a town located in Kumage District, Kagoshima, Japan. The town is on the island of Yakushima and Kuchinoerabujima.
Population:11,414 size of the Municipality:540.48km2
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・Yakushima, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： Mountaincoastisland
34．Yamato, Kagoshima
Yamato (大和村, Yamato-son) is a village located on Amami Ōshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.As of June 2013, the village had an estimated population of 1,638 and a population density of 18.6 persons per km². The total area was 88.15 km².
Population:1,344 size of the Municipality:88.26km2
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35．Iken
Iken is a small village and civil parish in the sandlands of the English county of Suffolk, an area formerly of heathland and sheep pasture. It is near the estuary of the River Alde on the North Sea coast and is located south east of Snape and due north of Orford. To its west is Tunstall Forest, created since the 1920s by the Forestry Commission and now part of the Sandlings Forest. Iken was part of Sudbourne Hall Estate. It was composed largely of tenant farms and cottages for farm workers. The owners of the estate valued the area more for shooting than farming, and a decoy pond was built at Iken in the eighteenth century. Since the break up of the Estate Iken has remained a "close" village: only a handful of new houses have been built and no council houses have ever been built. In the pre-railway era Iken Cliff was a commercial area used for transporting coal and wheat, and there was a public house near the shore. Flat barges used to sit on the mud at low tide and goods were moved in wheelbarrows. The last heathland around Iken Cliff was ploughed up after the second world war. The population reached a peak of 380 in 1840, steadily declining to around 100. During World War II most of Iken and the neighbouring village of Sudbourne were used as a battle training area in advance of the D-Day landings in June 1944. The inhabitants were relocated returning sometime after the war finished.Benjamin Britten set his opera The Little Sweep in Iken Hall, then the home of Margery Spring Rice, who was one of the founders of the Aldeburgh Festival. Britten, who then lived at Snape, was involved in an unsuccessful campaign to keep open a footpath along the Alde to Iken Church.
Population:1,577 size of the Municipality:103.07km2
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・Iken:tourist attractions： island
36．Setouchi, Kagoshima
Setouchi (瀬戸内町, Setouchi-chō) is a town located primarily on Amami Ōshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2013, the town had an estimated population of 9,379 and a population density of 39.1 persons per km². The total area was 239.91 km².
Population:8,163 size of the Municipality:239.65km2
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・Setouchi, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： island
37．Tatsugō, Kagoshima
Tatsugō (龍郷町, Tatsugō-chō) is a town located on Amami Ōshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.As of June 2013, the town had an estimated population of 5,992 and a population density of 73 persons per km2. The total area was 82.06 km2.
Population:5,799 size of the Municipality:81.82km2
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38．Kikai, Kagoshima
Kikai (喜界町, Kikai-chō) is a town located on Kikaijima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. There are reports in 2018 that the volcano is a supervolcano with multiple such eruptive phases in the past.In June 2013 the town had an estimated population of 7,657 and a population density of 134 persons per km². The total area is 56.94 km². The economy of the town is based on sugar cane, shōchū refining, and seasonal tourism.
Population:6,313 size of the Municipality:56.82km2
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・Kikai, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： island
39．Tokunoshima, Kagoshima
Tokunoshima (徳之島町, Tokunoshima-chō) is a town located on Tokunoshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2013, the town has an estimated population of 11,673 and a population density of 111 persons per km². The total area is 104.87 km².
Population:9,870 size of the Municipality:104.92km2
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40．Amagi, Kagoshima
Amagi (天城町, Amagi-chō) is a town located on Tokunoshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2013, the town has an estimated population of 6,350 and a population density of 79 persons per km². The total area is 80.35 km². The economy of the town is based on sugar cane, beef and seasonal tourism.
Population:5,279 size of the Municipality:80.40km2
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41．Isen, Kagoshima
Isen (伊仙町, Isen-chō) is a town located on Tokunoshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2013, the town has an estimated population of 6,594 and a population density of 105 persons per km². The total area is 62.70 km². Isen is known for its abundant nature, long-lived residents, and Tōgyū (bullfighting).
Population:5,945 size of the Municipality:62.71km2
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・Isen, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： island
42．Wadomari, Kagoshima
Wadomari (和泊町, Wadomari-chō) is a town located on Okinoerabujima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2013, the town has an estimated population of 6,929 and a population density of 172 persons per km². The total area is 40.37 km².
Population:6,111 size of the Municipality:40.39km2
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43．China, Kagoshima
China (知名町, China-chō, IPA: [tɕina]) is a town located on Okinoerabujima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2013, the town has an estimated population of 6,506 and a population density of 122 persons per km² (320 people/sq mi). The total area is 53.29 km² (20.6 sq mi).
Population:5,566 size of the Municipality:53.30km2
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・China, Kagoshima:tourist attractions： island
44．Yoron, Kagoshima
Yoron (与論町, Yoron-chō) is a town located on Yoronjima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2013, the town has an estimated population of 5,263 and a population density of 257 persons per km². The total area is 20.49 km². Much of the island is within the boundaries of the Amami Guntō National Park.
Population:4,969 size of the Municipality:20.58km2
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Municipalities in Kagoshima Prefecture