page_title: Kagoshima Prefecture
section_title: Cities
hierarchical_section_title: Kagoshima Prefecture / Municipalities / Cities
caption_attribution_description: 日本語: 鹿児島中央駅に到着する新幹線N700系
context_page_description: Kagoshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,599,779 and has a geographic area of 9,187 km². Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto Prefecture to the north and Miyazaki Prefecture to the northeast.
  Kagoshima is the capital and largest city of Kagoshima Prefecture, with other major cities including Kirishima, Kanoya, and Satsumasendai. Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southernmost point of Kyūshū and includes the Satsunan Islands group of the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture's mainland territory extends from the Ariake Sea to Shibushi Bay on the Pacific Ocean coast, and is characterized by two large peninsulas created by Kagoshima Bay. Kagoshima Prefecture formed the core of the Satsuma Domain, ruled from Kagoshima Castle, one of the most important Japanese domains of the Edo period and the Meiji Restoration.
context_section_description: Nineteen cities are located in Kagoshima Prefecture:
  Kagoshima (the capital city of the prefecture)
  Aira
  Akune
  Amami
  Hioki
  Ibusuki
  Ichikikushikino
  Isa
  Izumi
  Kanoya
  Kirishima
  Makurazaki
  Minamikyushu
  Minamisatsuma
  Nishinoomote
  Satsumasendai
  Shibushi
  Soo
  Tarumizu
caption: Sakurajima and Kagoshima City
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