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Kagoshima

Geography

Kagoshima Prefecture is located on the southern tip of the island of Kyushu, the capital of the prefecture of the same name - one of the largest seaports in Japan. The territory is mountainous, with an abundance of hot thermal springs and volcanically active areas, and the climate is humid, subtropical.

History

In the Middle Ages, on the territory of modern Kagoshima Prefecture, the Satsuma Principality was located, ruled by the famous samurai clan Shimazu, and its capital was an open port and center of maritime trade. Since the seventeenth century, the Ryukyu Kingdom, located in Okinawa, has been a vassal state of Satsuma. Around this time, the Satsuma domain itself was subordinated to the authority of the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo and has since been an integral part of Imperial Japan. Christianity also had a strong position here, which was then banned with the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate.

Culture, attractions
and entertainment

One of the symbols of the city of Kagoshima is the active volcano Sakurajima, whose regular cone rises above the bay. Kagoshima is even called the “Naples of the East”: the external resemblance is obvious. Many tourists are attracted by the Iso Landscape Park, or Sengan-en, one of the most famous in Japan. Historically, it was a park surrounding the residence of the Shimazu clan, and in modern times it has become an open-air museum. Another famous attraction associated with the Shimazu clan is the Reimeikan Museum. It is dedicated to the history of this samurai clan, which ruled here for seven centuries, until the Meiji Revolution. Another popular local museum is Chiran-Cho. A memorial Peace Road leads to its entrance, along which there are 1,036 stone lanterns: exactly the number of kamikaze pilots who died during the Battle of Okinawa in the summer of 1945. The city of Kagoshima itself is also famous for its ceramics in the Satsuma-yaki style. In addition to getting acquainted with local ceramic traditions, you can also visit the Kagoshima Aquarium, which is located in the port area. Kagoshima Prefecture is also home to the town of Ibusuki, a coastal resort area that is popular throughout Japan for its black volcanic sand beaches. Here you can take unique sand baths “sanumushi”, thanks to which the whole body is warmed up, and the effectiveness of such procedures exceeds the healing effect of onsens! Kagoshima Prefecture also includes the unique island of Yakushima, which lies south of the city of Kagoshima in the Pacific Ocean. This is a protected mountain island where many species of relict vegetation grow, primarily known for its tropical rain forests. Almost the entire island is a unique national park and is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In particular, huge cryptometric trees grow here - Japanese cedars - some of which are thousands of years old. The island can be reached by ferry or by plane of local airlines. And you can get to Kagoshima itself from Tokyo by the Shinkansen super express in seven hours, changing at Shin-Osaka or Nakata stations. You can also travel by plane from Haneda Airport in about two hours.
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