Kagoshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,564,175 and has a geographic area of 9,187 km2. Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto Prefecture to the north and Miyazaki Prefecture to the northeast.
Miyazaki Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Miyazaki Prefecture has a population of 1,073,054 as of 1 June 2019 and has a geographic area of 7,735 km2. Miyazaki Prefecture borders Ōita Prefecture to the north, Kumamoto Prefecture to the northwest, and Kagoshima Prefecture to the southwest.
Kokura Station in Kokurakita-ku is the main railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan. It is part of the JR Kyushu network and the San'yō Shinkansen stops here. It is the second largest station in Kyushu with 120,000 users daily. In the late 1990s, the Kokura station area was expanded and remodelled.
Kamō was a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
The Global Arena is a sports venue in Munakata, Fukuoka, Kyūshū, Japan. The 10,000-capacity Sanix Global Arena Stadium is the main stadium at the Global Arena sports complex. It was set up by the President of the Sanix company Mr. Munemasa and includes various sports grounds for rugby union, soccer, tennis etc. Also there are indoor facilities for sports such as kendo, judo and tennis. The Global Arena is now a separate company from Sanix, though they are closely related.
The Battle of Shiroyama took place on 24 September 1877, in Kagoshima, Japan. It was the final battle of the Satsuma Rebellion, where the heavily outnumbered samurai under Saigō Takamori made their last stand against Imperial Japanese Army troops under the command of General Yamagata Aritomo and Admiral Kawamura Sumiyoshi. The battle culminated in the annihilation of Saigō and his army, marking the end of the Satsuma Rebellion. The Imperial Army's victory consolidated their power, and the Satsuma Rebellion was the last instance of internal mutiny seen in the Empire of Japan.
Kagoshima University, abbreviated to Kadai (鹿大), is a Japanese national university located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Fukuoka Convention Center in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan is a collection of three separate buildings operated by the Fukuoka Convention Center Foundation.
Kagoshima Prefectural Tsurumaru Senior High School is an upper secondary school in Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is a co-educational public school.
National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya is a national university in Kanoya, Kagoshima, Japan, founded in 1981.
The International University of Kagoshima is a private university in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1932, and it was chartered as a junior university in 1950. In 1960, it became a four-year college.
Daiichi Junior College of Infant Education is a private junior college in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan.
Kagoshima Women's Junior College or Kagoshima Women's College is a private women's junior college in Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan, established in 1965.
Amuran is a Ferris wheel in Kagoshima, Japan. The wheel sits on top of Amu Plaza Kagoshima adjoining Kagoshima-Chūō Station, and is one of the major attractions in the city. The wheel has a diameter of 60 m, and is 91 m from the ground at its highest point. It has 36 gondolas, of which two are completely transparent. The wheel takes approximately 14 minutes and 30 seconds to make a complete revolution.
Hakozaki-Kyūdai-mae Station is a subway station on the Fukuoka City Subway Hakozaki Line in Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. Kyūdai-mae means "in front of Kyushu University". Its station symbol is a pine branch with leaves which branch look like Kyushu University's initials Chinese character 九, because a pine‐covered area is named Ciyono-matsubara is near this station.
Shiranami Stadium (白波スタジアム) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kagoshima, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football and rugby union matches.
Chiringashima (知林ヶ島) is an island in Ibusuki, Kagoshima, Japan.
The siege of Iwatsurugi Castle was fought in 1554 near Kagoshima Bay at the southern end of the island of Kyushu, Japan. The siege was just one of a number of military actions that Shimazu Takahisa had to take against his rebellious kokujin vassals in the Ito and Kimotsuki clans.
Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium is an indoor sports arena, located in Kumamoto, Japan. There are three halls and a swimming pool inside the gymnasium which is open for the public.
La Salle Junior and Senior High School, referred to as "La Salle" by most, is a private boys' school for secondary education located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is known as a preparatory school to enter the universities with difficult entrance exams in Japan. De La Salle Brothers runs this school.
