Kagoshima

This article deals with the city of Kagoshima. The article about the fiefdom of the same name can be found under Satsuma (Han) and further meanings under Kagoshima (disambiguation) .

Kagoshima-shi 鹿 児 島 市
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kyushu
Prefecture :	Kagoshima
Coordinates :	31 ° 36 '  N , 130 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 31 ° 35 '48 "  N , 130 ° 33' 26"  E
Basic data
Surface:	546.96 km²
Residents :	595,319 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	1088 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	46201-2
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	Camphor tree
Flower :	oleander
town hall
Address :	Kagoshima City Hall 11 - 1 , Yamashita-chō Kagoshima -shi Kagoshima  892-8677
Website URL:	http://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/
Location of Kagoshima in Kagoshima Prefecture

Kagoshima ( Japanese 鹿 児 島 市 , - shi ; in German also Kagoschima ) is a Japanese port city on the southwest tip of the island of Kyūshū . It is the administrative center of Kagoshima Prefecture .

The city is characterized by the food, porcelain and textile industries. Nearby is the Uchinoura Space Center . The city owns Kagoshima Airport , albeit at a considerable distance .

history

The city has been known since the 8th century. The engi-shiki mentions a Kagoshima shrine. The castle was initially called Ueyama-jō and belonged to the Ueyama. Later one finds a Tōfuku-jō whose lord was Kimotsuki Kuneshige. He was deposed in 1341 by Shimazu Sadahisa, who put his son Ujihisa there. Ujihisa left the place and settled in Aira ( Ōsumi ) next to Shibushi ( Hyūga ). Motohisa, son of Ujihisa, returned to Kagoshima and built a new castle there, which he named Shimazu-jō. Takahisa, his 9th generation descendant, built Uchi-shiro in the city. Eventually, Iehisa built the Tsurumaru-jō Castle on the site of the old Ueyama-jō. His descendants resided there until the Meiji Restoration .

Kagoshima was the city where Francisco de Xavier disembarked on August 15, 1549. In 1863 the Namamugi incident occurred in which the English admiral Kuper bombed the city in retaliation for the murder of the merchant Richardson.

The Shimazu clan was one of the great opponents of the Tokugawa and, after the Meiji Restoration, represented important politicians, among others. a. Saigō Takamori and Ōkubo Toshimichi . In 1877 the city became the center of the Satsuma rebellion . After eight months of fighting, the city was almost completely burned down, with the castle also being destroyed. Saigō, the leader of the rebellion, took his own life.

geography

The largest area of ​​the urban area is on the west bank ( Satsuma Peninsula ) of the Kagoshima Bay, which is cut 70 km deep into the island . In the middle, just east of the city center, is the Sakura-jima volcano . There are other parts of the city at the foot of the active volcano. The volcano ejects ash at irregular intervals, which pollutes infrastructure and people.

climate

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Kagoshima Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 12.2 13.1 16.5 21.3 24.7 27.3 31.4 32.2 29.5 25.1 19.8 14.6 O 22.4 Min. Temperature (° C) 2.6 3.7 6.5 11.8 15.9 20.0 24.2 24.5 21.4 15.3 9.6 4.4 O 13.4 Precipitation ( mm ) 87 103 161 230 259 400 304 213 216 106 88 71 Σ 2,238 Hours of sunshine ( h / d ) 4.2 4.4 4.0 5.0 5.1 4.1 6.1 6.7 5.6 5.9 5.0 4.6 O 5.1 Water temperature (° C) 17th 17th 17th 18th 21st 24 27 28 27 24 21st 19th O 21.7 Humidity ( % ) 71 70 69 73 74 79 78 77 76 71 72 72 O 73.5 Source: wetterkontor.de

Tourism on the volcano

A ferry takes you to the volcanic island. From there a bus drives with several stops to a lookout point. There is also the possibility of renting bicycles or a car and driving around the Sakura-jima .

traffic

• Streets:
  • Kyushu Highway
  • National road 3 : to Kitakyushu
  • National road 10 : to Kitakyushu
• Railroad:
  • JR Kyushu Shinkansen : to Fukuoka
  • JR Kagoshima Main Line : to Fukuoka
  • JR Nippō Main Line : to Kokura
  • JR Ibusuki-Makurazaki Line : to Ibusuki and Makurazaki
• Kagoshima tram

Town twinning

• Naples , Italy (since 1960)
• Perth , Australia (since 1974)
• Changsha , People's Republic of China (since 1982)
• Miami , United States (since 1990)

Personalities

• Saigō Takamori (1828–1877) was one of the most influential samurai in Japanese history .
• Ōkubo Toshimichi (1830–1878) was one of the three great nobles who led the revolution against the shogunate in 1868 in Japan .
• Matsukata Masayoshi (1835–1924), 4th and 6th Prime Ministers of Japan
• Kuroda Kiyotaka (1840–1900), 2nd Prime Minister of Japan
• Ōyama Iwao (1842–1916), Field Marshal General
• Tōgō Heihachirō (1848–1934), admiral
• Yamamoto Gonnohyōe (1852–1933), military and the 16th and 22nd Prime Ministers of Japan
• Ushijima Mitsuru (1887–1945) General
• Francis Xavier Hiroaki Nakano (* 1951), Roman Catholic Bishop of Kagoshima
• Hiroko Ōta (* 1954), politician
• Kamikawa Tōru (born 1963), football referee
• Aya Iwamoto (* 1973), translator
• Sachie Matsushita (* 1976), pianist and composer
• Yasuhito Endō (* 1980), football player
• Kenta Tokushige (* 1984), soccer player
• Shōhei Yanagizaki (* 1984), football player
• Yutaka Tanoue (* 1986), soccer player
• Akira Akao (* 1988), football player
• Yūya Yamada (born 1988), football player
• Kōhei Hattanda (* 1990), football player
• Yuki Kashiwagi (* 1991), singer ( AKB48 )
• Takaki Fukumitsu (* 1992), soccer player
• Jun'ya Nodake (* 1994), football player
• Ryūolivier Iwamoto (born 1996), football player
• Hiroya Nodake (* 2000), football player

Neighboring cities and communities

• Tarumizu
• Hioki
• Ibusuki
• Minamisatsuma
• Minamikyushu
• Aira

Individual evidence

1. ^ Edmond Papinot: Historical and Geographical Dictionary of Japan . Kelly & Walsh, Yokohama 1910; Reprinted 1972, ISBN 0-8048-0996-8 .
2. ↑ Kagoshima Travel: Sakurajima. Retrieved June 20, 2019 . 

Web links

Commons : Kagoshima  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• City homepage (Japanese)