Kirishima, Kagoshima

Kirishima (Japanese雾 岛 市, - shi) is the second largest city in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan.

Geography

Kirishima is located north of Kagoshima and west of Miyakonojo at the north end of Kagoshima Bay.

Traffic

Northwest of it is the Kagoshima airport.

  • Roads: Kyushu Expressway
  • National Road 10 to Kagoshima or Kitakyushu
  • JR Nippo Main Line: after Kokura or Kagoshima

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Miyuki Maeda ( born 1985 ), badminton player
  • Terao Tsunefumi (* 1963), sumo wrestler

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Kagoshima Prefecture Satsumasendai
  • Kanoya
  • Soo
  • Tarumizu
  • Aira
  • Yusui
  • Satsuma
  • Miyakonojo
  • Ebino
  • Kobayashi
  • Takaharu
Tree Cities of Japan Kyushu Railway Company Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Kanoya, Kagoshima Tarumizu, Kagoshima Aira, Kagoshima (Aira) Satsuma (Kagoshima) Miyakonojō, Miyazaki Ebino, Miyazaki Kobayashi (Miyazaki) Akune, Kagoshima Amami, Kagoshima Hioki, Kagoshima Ibusuki, Kagoshima Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima Isa (Kagoshima) Izumi (Kagoshima) Makurazaki, Kagoshima Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Nishinoomote, Kagoshima Shibushi, Kagoshima Toshima (Kagoshima) China (Kagoshima) Satsuma District, Kagoshima
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