Kagoshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,599,779 and has a geographic area of 9,187 km2. Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto Prefecture to the north and Miyazaki Prefecture to the northeast.
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.
Yaizu is a city located in central Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2019, the city had an estimated population of 139,578 in 57,593 households, and a population density of 2000 persons per km2. The total area of the city was 70.31 square kilometres (27.15 sq mi). Yaizu is a noted port for commercial fishing.
Tsu is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2021, the city had an estimated population of 274,879 in 127,273 households and a population density of 390 persons per km². The total area of the city is 711.11 square kilometres (274.56 sq mi). Although the second largest city in the prefecture in terms of population, its designation as the prefectural capital and its holding of a large concentration of national government offices and educational facilities make the city the administrative and educational center of Mie Prefecture.
Setouchi is a town located primarily on Amami Ōshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Amagi is a town located on Tokunoshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Isen is a town located on Tokunoshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Yoron is a town located on Yoronjima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Ōshima is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Fukaura is a town located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2020, the town had an estimated population of 7,903 in 3695 households, and a population density of 16 persons per km². The total area of the town is 488.85 km2 (188.75 sq mi).
Amami Ōshima, also known as Amami, is the largest island in the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa. It is one of the Satsunan Islands.
Tokunoshima, also known in English as Tokuno Island, is an island in the Amami archipelago of the southern Satsunan Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Amami 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.
Kikai 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.
Tokunoshima Airport is an airport on the island of Tokunoshima, located in the town of Amagi, Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture of Japan.
Ōshima Subprefecture is a subprefecture of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The subprefectural office is located in Amami.
Shibushi 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.
Okinoerabujima, also known as Okinoerabu, is one of the Satsunan Islands, classed with the Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa.
Kyokunankai Hiromitsu is a former sumo wrestler from Amagi, Kagoshima, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1993 and reached the top division in September 2010. The 17 years it took him to reach the top division is the second slowest progress ever, in the history of professional sumo wrestling. His highest rank was maegashira 16. He was forced to retire by the Japan Sumo Association, as a result of the 2011 match-fixing scandal.
The Tokunoshima language, also Toku-No-Shima, is a dialect cluster spoken on Tokunoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture of southwestern Japan. It is part of the Amami–Okinawan languages, which are part of the Japonic languages.
