Kagoshima [city] - Kagoshima

Japanese: 鹿児島[市] - かごしま

Kagoshima City covers the entire eastern part of the Satsuma Peninsula and Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1889 and is the prefectural capital. The city center on the Kotsuki River delta overlooking Kagoshima Bay developed as a castle town of the Shimazu clan and became the center of southern Kyushu. It is the base of the Kyushu Shinkansen, the Kagoshima-Nippo Main Line, the Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line, the Kyushu Expressway, and National Route 3, and is an important location for intra-prefectural shipping routes. The city has a high ratio of employees in the tertiary industry and has a strong commercial character. The government office district is located around the castle ruins, and the downtown area has developed around Tenmonkan Street. Small industries such as shochu, tobacco, wood products, Oshima tsumugi, and Satsuma ware are carried out, but the reclaimed land in the waterfront area of Taniyama has become an industrial zone, and there is also an oil storage facility in Kiire in the south. In recent years, Kagoshima Bay has been developed as a base for marine leisure activities. Vegetable cultivation and livestock farming are also carried out. Kagoshima Prefecture is home to Kagoshima University, Shiroyama (a natural monument and historic site), Tempozan Park, Iso Teien Garden (a scenic spot), and Kamoike Park. Numerous hot springs are found in the city area. In 1967, it merged with Taniyama City. In November 2004, it merged with Yoshida Town in Kagoshima County, Sakurajima Town in Sakurajima City, Kiire Town in Ibusuki County, Matsumoto Town in Hioki County, and Koriyama Town. Area: 547.55 ^km2 . Population: 605,846 (2010).
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Japanese:

鹿児島県薩摩半島東部と桜島全域を占める市。1889年市制。県庁所在地。鹿児島湾に臨む甲突(こうつき)川三角州上の中心市街は島津氏の城下町として発展，南九州の中心地となった。九州新幹線，鹿児島・日豊両本線，指宿(いぶすき)枕崎線，九州自動車道，国道３号線の基点，県内航路の要地である。第３次産業の就業者比率が高く，商業都市的性格が強い。城跡周辺は官公庁街を形成，繁華街は天文館通りを中心に発達している。焼酎(しょうちゅう)，タバコ，木製品，大島紬(つむぎ)，薩摩焼などの小工業が行われるが，谷山地区は臨海部の埋立地が工業地帯になっていて，南部の喜入には石油備蓄基地もある。近年，鹿児島湾がマリンレジャーの拠点として整備されている。野菜の栽培や畜産も行われる。鹿児島大学，城山（天然記念物・史跡），天保山公園，磯庭園（名勝），鴨池公園などがある。市街地に数多くの温泉がわく。1967年谷山市と合体。2004年11月鹿児島郡吉田町，桜島町，揖宿郡喜入町，日置郡松元町，郡山町と合併した。547.55km²。60万5846人（2010）。
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