Kashima [Village] - Kashima

Japanese: 鹿島[村] - かしま

A village in Satsuma District, Kagoshima Prefecture. It occupies the northeastern tip of Shimokoshikijima, in the southern part of the Koshikijima Islands. Population: 999 (1995). It was established in 1948 when Imuta, a large area of Shimokoshiki Village, was separated. The village's name comes from Kashima Shrine, which is located in Imuta. Surrounded by the sea on three sides, the coastline is complex with many capes, and on the west side in particular there is a sea cliff known as the Kashima Cliff, which stretches for about 10 km. Most of the village area is mountainous, and the settlement is located on a small flat area that opens up on the east coast in the northeast. Agriculture is sluggish, so efforts are being made to promote the cultivation of the local specialty, the kanoko lily, and livestock farming.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

鹿児島県薩摩郡の村。甑島（こしきじま）列島南部，下甑島北東端を占める。人口999(1995)。1948年下甑村のうち大字藺牟田（いむた）が分村して成立。村名は藺牟田に鎮座する鹿島神社にちなむ。三方を海に囲まれ，海岸線は複雑で岬が多く，特に西側は鹿島断崖と称される海食崖が約10km続く。村域のほとんどが山地で，集落は北東部の東海岸に開けた小平地に立地する。農業は不振で，特産のカノコユリの栽培と畜産の振興がはかられている。

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