Kagoshima Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
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Summary
Kagoshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 5,759 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #44 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Head of government: Kōichi Shiota[5]
- Capital: Kagoshima[6]
- Shares border with: Miyazaki Prefecture[7], Kumamoto Prefecture[8], Okinawa Prefecture[9]
- Anthem: Kagoshima Kenmin no Uta[10]
- Named after: Kagoshima[11]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Kagoshima[12], Kanoya[13], Makurazaki[14], Akune[15], Izumi[16], Ibusuki[17], Nishinoomote[18], Tarumizu[19], Satsumasendai[20], Hioki[21], Sō[22], Kirishima[23], Ichikikushikino[24], Minamisatsuma[25]
- Flag: flag of Kagoshima Prefecture[26]
- Twinned administrative body: Georgia[27], Gifu Prefecture[28]
- Legislative body: Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly[29]
- Executive body: Kagoshima prefectural government[30]
- Commons category: Kagoshima prefecture[31]
- Licence plate code: 鹿児島[32], 奄美[33]
- Located in time zone: Japan Standard Time[34]
- Highest point: Mount Miyanoura[35]
- Significant event: Satsuma Rebellion[36], Sakurajima 1914 eruptions[37], returns of Ryukyu islands to Japanese control[38], 1993 Kagoshima flood[39], boundary change[40]
Why It Matters
Kagoshima Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]