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Isa City
Kagoshima Prefecture · City
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Isa City is an inland city at the northern end of Kagoshima Prefecture on the Kyushu mainland, bordering Kumamoto and Miyazaki Prefectures. The Okuchi Basin, formed by the Sendai River, is a rice-growing area known for Isa rice. The city has Sogi Falls, called the "Niagara of the East," and the Hishikari Mine, which produces high-quality gold.
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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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Kagoshima Prefecture
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