Kagoshima, Kagoshima

is a Japanese city in Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.Deal, William E. (2005).  Handbook to Life in Medieval and Early Modern Japan, p. 73.   It is the capital city of the prefecture.Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kagoshima prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 447.

Kagoshima is at the southwestern tip of Kyūshū.

It has been recognized as a core city since 1996.Jacobs, A.J.  "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011), p. 8 [PDF 8 of 14]; retrieved 2012-12-5.

 History 
Kagoshima was the center of Satsuma ProvinceNussbaum, "Satsuma" at p. 829. and the land of the Shimazu clan.

Timeline
 1602 (Keichō 7): Shimazu build Tsurumaru castle
 1549 (Tenbun 18): Francis Xavier arrives in Japan
 1779 (An'ei 7): Sakurajima volcanic actionNussbaum, "Sakurajima" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 814.
 1863 (Bunkyū 3):  Bombardment of Kyushu by British Navy
 1914 (Taishō 3): Sakurajima erupts
2013 Sakurajima erupts.

 References 

 Other websites 

 Kagoshima Prefectural Visitors Bureau 
 http://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/_1010/shimin/foreigner.html ; 
 Kagoshima Internationalization Council 


Category:Cities in Kagoshima Prefecture