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Kirishima (霧島市, Kirishima-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2024, the city had an estimated population of 123,640 in 63202 households, and a population density of 200 persons per km 2. [1] The total area of the city is 603.17 km 2 (232.89 sq mi). Kirishima has the second largest population of the cities in ...
The article is about a former town. For a current city, see Kirishima, Kagoshima. Kirishima (霧島町, Kirishima-chō) was a town located in Aira District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of July 1, 2005 (prior to the merger), the town had a population of 5,795 and the density of 70.21 people/km 2. The total area was 82.54 km 2.
Uenohara Site (上野原遺跡, Uenohara iseki) is an archeological site with the ruins of a Jōmon period settlement located in the Kokubu neighborhood of the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. [1] It was designated as a National Historic Site in 1999. [2]
Hayatozuka (隼人塚) is a Buddhist-related ruin located in located in the Uchiyamada, Hayato neighborhood of the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan. It was designated as a National Historic Site in 1921. [1]
The Ōsumi Kokubun-ji (大隅国分寺) was a Buddhist temple located in what is now the Kokubu neighborhood of the city of Kirishima, Kagoshima, Japan.It was one of the provincial temples per the system established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period (710 – 794) for the purpose of promoting Buddhism as the national religion of Japan and standardising imperial rule over the provinces. [1]
February 1, 1955 – The town of Kokubu gained city status.(9 towns, 2 villages) April 1, 1957 – The town of Hayatohinatayama changed their name to the town of Hayato. November 3, 1958 – The village of Kirishima gained town status.(10 towns, 1 village) April 1, 1959 – The village of Mizobe gained town status.(11 towns)
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. ...
Kokubu Castle (国分城, Kokubu-jō) also called Maizuru Castle is the remains of a castle structure in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The site is called a Kokubu castle, but it is a fortified residence rather than a castle. [1] In 1604, Shimazu Yoshihiro built the castle and moved from Tomiguma Castle. [2]