Sakurajima [town] - Sakurajima

Japanese: 桜島[町] - さくらじま

A former town in Kagoshima County, Kagoshima Prefecture, occupying the western part of Sakurajima. After the Taisho eruption in 1914, when the island became connected to the Osumi Peninsula, the cultivation of sweet potatoes, sugarcane, and tobacco was switched to fruit and vegetable cultivation, with Unshu mandarins, Sakurajima small mandarins, loquats, and Sakurajima radishes being cultivated. Hakamagoshi, which is home to Sakurajima Port, is the center of tourism on the island, and is connected to Kagoshima Port on the opposite shore by ferry. In November 2004, it was incorporated into Kagoshima City along with Yoshida Town in Kagoshima County, Kiire Town in Ibusuki County, Matsumoto Town in Hioki County, and Koriyama Town. 32.20 ^km2 . 4,782 people (2003).

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Japanese:

鹿児島県，桜島西部を占める鹿児島郡の旧町。大隅半島と陸続きになった1914年の大正噴火後，サツマイモ，サトウキビ，タバコ作から果樹・野菜栽培に転換し，ウンシュウミカン，桜島小ミカンをはじめビワ，桜島ダイコンなどを栽培。桜島港のある袴腰は島内観光の中心で，対岸の鹿児島港とフェリーで結ばれる。2004年11月鹿児島郡吉田町，揖宿郡喜入町，日置郡松元町，郡山町と鹿児島市へ編入。32.20km²。4782人（2003）。

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