Kagoshima Prefecture corresponds to the ancient Japanese provinces Osumi and Satsuma.
This region played a key role in the Meiji restoration, and the city of Kagoshima was an important naval base during Japan's 20th Century wars and the home of admiral Togo Heihachiro.
The City of Sendai, the Towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedoin and Togo and the Villages of Sato, Kamikoshiki, Shimokoshiki and Kashima were merged to form the City of Satsumasendai (Satsumasendai-Shi).
Satsuma-Sendai (薩摩川内市; -shi) is a city located in Kagoshima, Japan.
In 2004 the city had an estimated population of 104,102 in a total area of 683.49 km², giving a population density of 152.31 persons per km².
The city was established on October 12, 2004 when the city of Sendai, the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedoin, Togo and the villages of Sato, Kamikoshiki, Shimokoshiki, and Kashima merged to form one new city.
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Kagoshima Prefecture occupies the part of Kyushu that was formerly the provinces of Satsuma and Osumi.
During the Edo period,the powerful tozama daimyo Shimazu clan held this territory as the Satsuma Han.
Satsuma played a central role in the Meiji Restoration, andduring the early Meiji Era, Saigo Takamori was a member of the ruling oligarchy.Subsequently, he became disaffected, and led a rebellion, the SatsumaRebellion, which ended in his defeat in 1877 in Kagoshima.
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In 1943, at the height of their popularity, the breed reached 100 head, but after World War II their numbers were reduced drastically.
Kagoshima Prefecture declared the ponies a prefectural national monument and sent them to the mainland for a time because of the difficult living conditions on the island.
Today Kagoshima University, Iriki ranch, Kaimon National Park, and Nakano Island in the Tokara Islands are the centers for breeding and preservation of the Tokara pony.
Shimazu Yoshihisa was the eldest son of Shimazu Takahisa (1514-1571) and a lady of the Iriki-in family.
Once he had defeated his rivals in Satsuma and Ôsumi, and brought around the Iriki-in and Togo to his side, Yoshihisa was able to concentrate on his greatest threat: Ito Yoshisuke.
Like his father a leader of great energy, Yoshihisa was probably the greatest general Kyushu produced in the 16th Century, though his victories owed much to the skill of his brothers and the pure fighting qualities of the Satsuma warriors.
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It was minus 1.7 C in Fukuoka, northern Kyushu, and minus 0.4 C in Kagoshima, southern Kyushu.
The remaining five breeds are Noma from Ehime Prefecture, Taishu from Nagasaki Prefecture, Tokara from Kagoshima Prefecture and the Okinawan breeds Miyako and...
KAGOSHIMA -- Two charred bodies were found from the debris of a house in Kagoshima Prefecture that burned down in a fire Friday afternoon, police said.
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They were popular and the breed population reached 100, after World War II the Tokara pony population was greatly reduced.
At that time the Kagoshima Prefecture stated the Tokara ponies a prefectural national monument and were to be preserved.
There are centers for breeding and preservation of the Tokara pony in the Tokara Islands at Kagoshima University, Iriki ranch, Kaimon National Park, and Nakano Island.
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The VERA system consists of four VLBI stations at Mizusawa, Iriki, Ogasawara, and Ishigakijima.
The first-light observations of 22GHz band have been done at Mizusawa station on October 23, 2001, and also at Iriki and Ogasawara.
Simultaneous dual-beam observa- tions of two water vapor masers (W49N and OH43.8-0.1) have been succeeded at Mizusawa and Iriki stations in April 2002.
In the same year volcanic soil similar to Shirasu liquefied during the Tokachi Oki earthquake in Hokkaido.
In March and May 1997 structural damage due to liquefaction was observed in the Kagoshima ken Hokuseibu earthquake in areas of coastal land reclamation at Akune harbour and Izumi and inland at Iriki.
Since the Ebino earthquake liquefaction studies have been carried out on Shirasu but little attention has been paid in these studies to the unique characteristics of volcanic soils.
Lotte The city of Kagoshima will have a welcoming ceremony in a park near city hall on the day that the ballclub checks into its spring camp, with the emphasis being on new skipper Bobby Valentine.
Nippon Ham Outfielder Tomochika Tsuboi, talking to reporters after his workout Wednesday, revealed that his new teammate, lefthander Yusaku Iriki, who was Tsuboi's senior at PL Gakuen High, made Tsuboi wash his underpants as part of the usual hazing that goes on in Japanese high schools and colleges between upper classmen and their juniors.
He also said that he wants to be the number one shortstop in MLB, even better than Alex Rodriguez.
