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  Kagoshima Prefecture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Towns of Miyanojo, Tsuruda and Satsuma are to be merged to form the Town of Satsuma (Satsuma-Chō).
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 MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Japan
Tōkai, the district east of the alps on the Pacific coast, is sunnier and warmer.
Kyūshū’s coastline is marked by the Satsuma and Nagasaki peninsulas and Kagoshima Bay.
Average temperatures in the southern city of Kagoshima are 7°C (45°F) in January and 26°C (79°F) in July.
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 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Japan
At the head of each district is a sub-prefect, at the head of each village or town is a mayor assisted by a council.
The departments, districts, towns, and villages have a special budget administered by the general council, the district council, the municipal council, and increased by local revenues independent of the taxes raised by the Government.
In 1877 during the civil war of Satsuma, a society was founded in Japan on the model of the Red Cross under the name of Hakuaisha (philanthropic society).
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 Satsuma District, Kagoshima - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Satsuma (薩摩郡; -gun) is a district located in Kagoshima, Japan.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 58,036 and the density of 80.44 persons per km².
This page was last modified 03:11, 13 October 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Satsuma_District,_Kagoshima   (63 words)

  
 Francis Xavier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Anjiro had heard from Francis in 1545 and had travelled from Kagoshima to Malacca with the purpose of meeting him.
He landed at Kagoshima, the principal port of the province of Satsuma, on the island of Kyushu.
He was received in a friendly manner and was the host of Ajiro's family until October 1550.
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