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  TownNet.com - World > Asia > Japan > Kagoshima
Kagoshima is the place where both guns and Christianity were introduced to Japan.
Kagoshima International Association is a nonprofit organization involved in promoting international exchange throughout the prefecture.
K.I.C.S. was established in May 1990 by the City of Kagoshima, Japan, with the goals of contributing to international exchange and providing a vehicle for the further expansion of international friendly relations between the citizens of Kagoshima and people from around the world.
www.townnet.info.co.jp /world/asia/japan/kagoshima.html   (300 words)

  
  Kagoshima Prefecture - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Kagoshima prefecture (鹿児島県 Kagoshima-ken) is located on Kyushu island, Japan.
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.
open-encyclopedia.com /Kagoshima_Prefecture   (269 words)

  
 Kagoshima Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A crater lake in the southwestern tip of the prefecture, near the spa town of Ibusuki, is home to a rare species of giant eel.
The Towns of Nejime and Sata are to be merged to form the Town of Minamiosumi (Minamiōsumi-Chō).
Thus, by 1 April 2005, the number of the municipalities in Kagoshima Pref.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kagoshima_Prefecture   (546 words)

  
 Kagoshima Prefecture article - Kagoshima Prefecture Capital Kagoshima Region Kyushu Island Area Ranked 10th km² - ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Subsequently, he became disaffected, and led a rebellion, the Satsuma Rebellion, which ended in his defeat in 1877 in Kagoshima.
Kagoshima prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyushu, and includes the Ryukyu Islands north of Okinawa.
Surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, Kumamoto prefecture to the north, and Miyazaki prefecture to the east, it has 2,632 km of coastline (including the 28 islands).
www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Kagoshima_Prefecture   (365 words)

  
 Kagoshima Prefecture -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県 Kagoshima-ken) is located on (The southernmost of the four main islands of Japan; contains coal fields) Kyushu (A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water) island, (A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building) Japan.
Kagoshima Prefecture corresponds to the ancient Japanese provinces (additional info and facts about Osumi) Osumi and Satsuma.
Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southwest tip of (The southernmost of the four main islands of Japan; contains coal fields) Kyushu.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ka/kagoshima_prefecture.htm   (830 words)

  
 TownNet.com - World > Asia > Japan > Kagoshima
Kagoshima is the place where both guns and Christianity were introduced to Japan.
Kagoshima International Association is a nonprofit organization involved in promoting international exchange throughout the prefecture.
K.I.C.S. was established in May 1990 by the City of Kagoshima, Japan, with the goals of contributing to international exchange and providing a vehicle for the further expansion of international friendly relations between the citizens of Kagoshima and people from around the world.
www.townnet.com /world/asia/japan/kagoshima.html   (300 words)

  
 Ariake, Kagoshima   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ariake (有明町; -chou) is a town located in Soo District Kagoshima Japan.
As of 2003 the town has an estimated population of 11 986 and a density of 122.24 persons per kmandsup2.
The idea of using it for a yard rake is totally rediculous....
www.freeglossary.com /Ariake,_Kagoshima   (174 words)

  
 iqexpand.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Kagoshima Prefecture is located on the southern tip of Kyushu, the most southwestern of Japan's four main islands, and has a total area of 9,187 km 2 consisting of two major peninsulas; Satsuma and...
The city of Kagoshima is located on the island of Kyushu in southern Japan.
Kagoshima Prefecture lies at the southern tip of Kyushu, the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan.
kagoshima_prefecture.iqexpand.com   (801 words)

  
 Tanegashima Space Center
The Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) was established in 1969, when the original National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) was formed.
It is the largest space-development facility in Japan (9,700,000 square meters) and is located in the south of Kagoshima Prefecture, along the southeast coast of Tanegashima.
It is known as the most beautiful rocket-launch complex in the world.
www.jaxa.jp /about/centers/tnsc/index_e.html   (376 words)

  
 Kagoshima Prefecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The capital is the city of Kagoshima, KagoshimaKagoshima.
This region played a key role in the Meiji restoration, and the city of Kagoshima, KagoshimaKagoshima was an important naval base during Japan's 20th Century wars and the home of admiral Togo Heihachiro.
A crater lake in the southwestern tip of the prefecture, near the spa town of Ibusuki, KagoshimaIbusuki, is home to a rare species of giant eel.
www.33beat.com /Kagoshima_Prefecture.html   (289 words)

  
 Kagoshima prefecture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
A steady trickle of smoke and ash emergesfrom the caldera, punctuated by louder mini-eruptions on an almost daily basis.
On some days in Kagoshima city an umbrella isadvisable to ward off the ash.
Volcanicmaterials in the soil make Sakurajima a source for world record 'Daikon' radishes,roughly the size of a basketball.
www.therfcc.org /bbs1/messages/kagoshima-prefecture-41895.html   (227 words)

  
 The Journal of Jonathan in Japan
But I think the biggest difference for me is the shift from living as a white, English born person in an urban area which was and still is predominantly white and home to relatively few ethnic minorities.
In contrast, my town of Minamitane, I am one of four non-Japanese residents (the others being two ladies from the Phillipines and the other ALT who is Ameican).
He had some musician friends in town from Kagoshima and so asked me to join his band for a jam session at his house in the company of friends and family.
www.livejournal.com /users/galapagosjet   (2212 words)

  
 Business Software Review : Article 'Okinawa Prefecture'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
The many castle ruins that dot the island date from this period.
However, in 1609 the Japanese Satsuma clan, who controlled the region that is now Kagoshima Prefecture, invaded.
Following this invasion, although the Ryūkyū Kingdom remained nominally independent, it was effectively under the control of the Satsuma.
www.business-software-review.org /DisplayArticle47619.html   (281 words)

  
 Map of Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan - World Atlas - MSN Encarta
Map of Minamitane, Kagoshima, Japan - World Atlas - MSN Encarta
Is the Ivy League worth it?: A value-added analysis
Small business becomes a big deal on campus
encarta.msn.com /map_701602078/Minamitane.html   (28 words)

  
 Kagoshima Prefecture @ FootballLiving.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
KAGOSHIMA : Japan's southern prefecture of Kagoshima and Singapore are accelerating talks on strengthening ties in a wide range of fields.
This is likely to set the stage for the celebration of 40th diplomatic ties between Japan and Singapore next year.
Japan and the United States agreed Saturday to reduce the number of U.S. marines stationed in Okinawa Prefecture by 7,000 and set up a joint operation management office at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo.
www.footballliving.com /moreinfo/Kagoshima_Prefecture   (994 words)

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