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The Kongō-class battlecruiser Kirishima of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the Kongō-class guided missile destroyer Kirishima of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force were both named after this mountain. Shinmoedake is the most active of the Mount Kirishima volcanoes, having erupted in January 2011, March 2011, October 2017, [2] and April ...
Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park (霧島錦江湾国立公園, Kirishima-Kinkōwan Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in Kyūshū, Japan. It is composed of Kirishima-Kagoshima Bay, an area of Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture known for its active volcanoes, volcanic lakes, and onsen. The total area is 365.86 square kilometres (141. ...
In November, usually on the 10th, the Tenson kōrin gojinka sai (天孫降臨御神火祭) takes place there. [2] [3] It is part of the cultural area surrounding Kirishima-Jingū, a national significant cultural property, [4] [5] mainly because it was the previous site of a shrine that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption from Mount Kirishima (specifically the Takachihonomine volcano peak).
The national park was established on March 16, 1964 and assigned to the Kirishima National Park, which became Kirishima-Yaku National Park. On March 16, 2012 Yakushima was split of as the separate Yakushima National Park. Kirishima-Yaku National Park was renamed to Kirishima-Kinkōwan National Park with an area of 365.86 km². [1]
Shinmoedake (Japanese: 新燃岳) is a volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan, and a part of the Mount Kirishima cluster of volcanoes. [2] It is believed to have formed between 7,300 and 25,000 years ago. [3] Eruptions from Shinmoedake have been recorded in 1716, 1717, 1771, 1822, 1959, 1991, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2017, and 2018. [4]
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.
Kirishima (霧島市, Kirishima-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2024 [update] , the city had an estimated population of 123,640 in 63202 households, and a population density of 200 persons per km 2 .
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] [3] Name