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Kushima City
Miyazaki Prefecture · City
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Kushima City lies at the southernmost tip of Miyazaki Prefecture and faces the Hyuga Sea and Shibushi Bay. At Cape Toi, wild Misaki horses live on grasslands, and Kojima Island is known for Japanese macaques that wash sweet potatoes before eating them. The coastline is designated as part of Nichinan Kaigan Quasi-National Park.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Miyazaki Prefecture
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