Makurazaki [city] - Makurazaki

Japanese: 枕崎[市] - まくらざき

A city in western Kagoshima Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1949. It occupies the southwestern tip of the Satsuma Peninsula and is mainly a volcanic ash plateau. The city center has been a fishing port since ancient times, and after the opening of the Minamisatsuma Railway (now Kagoshima Kotsu) in 1931, it developed significantly as a bonito fishing port. It was damaged during World War II and by typhoons in 1945 and 1951, but has since been rebuilt. More than half of the catch is bonito, and katsuobushi production is thriving. In the surrounding rural areas, black tea is produced, sweet potatoes and electric chrysanthemums are cultivated, and ponkan is a specialty, and livestock farming is also thriving. The Ibusuki Makurazaki Line and Kagoshima Kotsu buses run through the city. Makurazaki Airport for commuters was completed in 1991. 74.78 ^km2 . Population: 23,638 (2010).

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Japanese:

鹿児島県西部の市。1949年市制。薩摩半島南西端を占め，おもに火山灰台地。中心市街は古くからの漁港で，1931年南薩鉄道（現鹿児島交通）開通後，カツオ漁港として著しく発展。第２次大戦の戦災，1945年と1951年の台風で大災害を受けたが，復興。水揚高の過半はカツオで，かつお節製造が盛ん。周辺農村部では紅茶の生産，サツマイモ，電照ギクの栽培も行い，ポンカンを特産，畜産も盛ん。指宿(いぶすき)枕崎線，鹿児島交通バスが通じる。1991年コミューター用の枕崎空港完成。74.78km²。２万3638人（2010）。

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