| 1．Kirishima,Kagoshima |
Kirishima (霧島市, Kirishima-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Kirishima has the second largest population of the cities in Kagoshima Prefecture. It is a crossroads for commerce between Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures. It is also the home of the Kagoshima Airport, the terminus for the JR Hisatsu line, and is served by two major expressways. The former Kokubu-Hayato area was designated as a "Technopolis" as high tech industries such as Sony and Kyocera opened facilities in the city.
As of October 1, 2020, the city has a population of 123,205 with 58,159 households and a population density of 204.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (529/sq mi). The total area is 603.18 km2 (232.89 sq mi).
The modern city of Kirishima was established on November 7, 2005, from the merger of the city of Kokubu, and the towns of Fukuyama, Hayato, Kirishima (former), Makizono, Mizobe and Yokogawa (all from Aira District).
The Uenohara site dates from the Jōmon period. Shrines include Kirishima-Jingū. |
| Population: 123,004 Area: 603.18km2 |
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| 1．Kagoshima Shrine |
| Kagoshima Shrine (鹿児島神宮, Kagoshima-jingū) is a Shinto shrine located in Kirishima, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan. One of the 2,861 shrines listed in the Engishiki, it is the first shrine in the historic Osumi Province. It is dedicated to Hoori, Toyotama-hime, Emperor Chūai, Emperor Ōjin and Empress Jingū. It is classified as a Beppyo shrine, according to the Association of Shinto Shrines. Historically it was also known by the names "Osumi Sho Hachimangu" and "Kokubu Hachimangu". |
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| 2．Kirishima Shrine |
| Kirishima-Jingū (霧島神宮) is a Shinto shrine located in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Takachiho-gawara the location of the descent from heaven is present on the shrine grounds.[1][2] Historically, the entire of Mount Kirishima is considered part of the shrine grounds. Today, parts of the mountains where festivals take place and the location of the Tenson kōrin is considered part of the shrine grounds. |
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| 4．Uemura Station |
| Uemura Station (植村駅, Uemura-eki) is a railway station on the Hisatsu Line in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The station opened in 1957. |
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| 5．Ōsumi-Yokogawa Station |
| Ōsumi-Yokogawa Station (大隅横川駅, Ōsumi-Yokogawa-eki) is a railway station on the Hisatsu Line in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The station opened in 1903. |
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| 6．Kareigawa Station |
| Kareigawa Station (Kareigawa-eki) is a train station on the Hisatsu Line operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) located in Kareigawa, Hayato-cho, Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture. The station building is the oldest in the prefecture and is registered as a National Registered Tangible Cultural Property, managed by the local government. Until 2022, it was one of the few unmanned stations in the country to have a limited express train stop. |
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| 7．Kita-Naganoda Station |
| Kita-Naganoda Station (北永野田駅, Kita-Naganoda-eki) is a railway station in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2] |
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| 8．Kirishima-Onsen Station |
| Kirishima-Onsen Station (霧島温泉駅, Kirishima-Onsen-eki) is a railway station on the Hisatsu Line in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The station opened in 1908. |
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| 9．Kirishima-Jingū Station |
| Kirishima-Jingū Station (霧島神宮駅, Kirishima-Jingū -eki) is a railway station in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2] |
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| 10．Kokubu Station (Kagoshima) |
| Kokubu Station (国分駅, Kokubu-eki) is a railway station in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2] |
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| 11．Nakafukura Station |
| Nakafukura Station (中福良駅, Nakafukura-eki) is a railway station on the Hisatsu Line in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The station opened in 1958. |
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| 12．Hayato Station (Kagoshima) |
| Hayato Station (隼人駅, Hayato-eki) is a railway station in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. It is operated by of JR Kyushu and is on the Nippō Main Line.[1][2] |
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| 13．Hinatayama Station |
| Hinatayama Station (日当山駅, Hinatayama-eki) is a railway station on the Hisatsu Line in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The station opened in 1958. |
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| 14．Hyōkiyama Station |
| Hyōkiyama Station (表木山駅, Hyōkiyama-eki) is a railway station on the Hisatsu Line in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). The station opened in 1958. |
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| 16．Mount Karakuni |
| Karakunidake (韓国岳) or Mount Karakuni (1,700m) is a volcano in Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures, Japan. It is part of Kirishima-Yaku National Park.[1][2] Karakunidake was named as such from two accounts before the Edo period: the first of which referred to the mountain's barren surface, and the second which claimed that climbers can see the distant Korean Peninsula across the sea.[3] |
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| 17．Shinmoedake |
| Shinmoedake (Japanese: 新燃岳) is a volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan, and a part of the Mount Kirishima cluster of volcanoes.[1] It is believed to have formed between 7,300 and 25,000 years ago.[2] Eruptions from Shinmoedake have been recorded in 1716, 1717, 1771, 1822, 1959, 1991, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021.[3] |
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