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Kagoshima City
Kagoshima Prefecture · City
- Core city
- Prefectural capital
Official websiteKagoshima Prefecture page
Kagoshima City, the prefectural capital, is called the "Naples of the East" for its view of Sakurajima across Kagoshima Bay. It grew as the castle town of the Shimazu family's Satsuma Domain and is the birthplace of Saigo Takamori and Okubo Toshimichi. Sengan-en, a Shimazu villa, and the Shoko Shuseikan are part of a World Cultural Heritage Site.
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.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
CastleKagoshima Castlecastle in Kagoshima, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
GardenSengan-enGarden in Kagoshima, Japan
MuseumShoko ShuseikanUNESCO World Heritage Site in Kagoshima, Japan
World Heritage SiteShuseikanpart of a World Heritage site in Japan
IslandShinjimaneighborhood in Kagoshima, Japan
Natural monumentMt. Shiroyamamountain in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
World Heritage SiteSekiyoshi Sluice Gate of Yoshino Leat
Shopping streetTenmonkan
Shinto shrineTerukuni ShrineShinto shrine in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
World Heritage SiteTerayama Charcoal Kilnpart of a World Heritage site in Japan
Buddhist templeFukusho-jiBuddhist temple in Japan
AquariumKagoshima City Aquariumpublic aquarium in Kagoshima, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Sakurajimaroadside station in Kagoshima, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Kiireroadside station in Kagoshima, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
National parks in this city
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Kagoshima Prefecture
The description was written for this site, picking out representative features.