Kagoshima

Summary

Kagoshima is a core city of Japan^[1]. Kagoshima ranks in the top 6% of core_city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,679 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kagoshima is located in Kagoshima Prefecture^[3].
• Kagoshima is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kagoshima's head of government is recorded as Takao Shimozuru^[5].
• Kagoshima's instance of is recorded as core city of Japan^[6].
• Kagoshima's instance of is recorded as prefectural capital of Japan^[7].
• Kagoshima's instance of is recorded as big city^[8].
• Kagoshima's instance of is recorded as jōkamachi^[9].
• Kagoshima's instance of is recorded as city of Japan^[10].
• Kagoshima's instance of is recorded as city for international conferences and tourism^[11].
• Kagoshima's capital is recorded as Yamashita-chō^[12].
• Kagoshima's shares border with is recorded as Satsumasendai^[13].
• Kagoshima's shares border with is recorded as Aira^[14].
• Kagoshima's shares border with is recorded as Tarumizu^[15].
• Kagoshima's shares border with is recorded as Hioki^[16].
• Kagoshima's shares border with is recorded as Ibusuki^[17].
• Kagoshima's shares border with is recorded as Minamikyushu^[18].
• Kagoshima's shares border with is recorded as Minamisatsuma^[19].
• Kagoshima district is named after Kagoshima^[20].
• Cervidae is named after Kagoshima^[21].
• Kagoshima's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Izumi-chō^[22].
• Kagoshima's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Uearata-chō^[23].
• Kagoshima's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Uenosono-Chō^[24].
• Kagoshima's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kajiya-chō^[25].
• Kagoshima's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kinko-chō^[26].
• Kagoshima's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kinsei-chō^[27].

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Geography

Kagoshima is in the country of Japan^[4]. Kagoshima is located in Kagoshima Prefecture^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include core city of Japan^[6], prefectural capital of Japan^[7], big city^[8], jōkamachi^[9], city of Japan^[10], and city for international conferences and tourism^[11].

History and Context

Things named after include Kagoshima district^[20], a district of Japan^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1879^[30] and Cervidae^[21], a taxon^[31].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kagoshima include Kagoshima Airport^[32], an airport^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1972^[35]; Kagoshima Prefecture^[36], a prefecture of Japan^[37], in Japan^[38]; and 4703 Kagoshima^[39], an asteroid^[40].

Why It Matters

Kagoshima ranks in the top 6% of core_city_of_japan entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,679 views/month).^[2] Kagoshima has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] Kagoshima is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

Entities named for Kagoshima include Kagoshima Airport^[32], an airport^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1972^[35]; Kagoshima Prefecture^[36], a prefecture of Japan^[37], in Japan^[38]; and 4703 Kagoshima^[39], an asteroid^[40].