鹿児島(かごしま)

かごしま
noun (proper)
Kagoshima (prefecture and city in southern Kyushu)
geographyproper-nounplace-name
1. Kagoshima (prefecture and city in southern Kyushu)
The southernmost prefecture of Kyushu and its capital city, facing the active volcano Sakurajima across the bay. The prefecture also includes many islands, among them Yakushima and Amami Ōshima.
鹿児島(かごしま)に行(い)った。
I went to Kagoshima.
鹿児島(かごしま)は桜島(さくらじま)で有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Kagoshima is famous for Sakurajima.
鹿児島(かごしま)では、桜島(さくらじま)の灰(はい)が街(まち)に降(ふ)ることも珍(めずら)しくない。
In Kagoshima, it is not unusual for ash from Sakurajima to fall on the city.

Common collocations

  • 鹿児島県(かごしまけん): Kagoshima Prefecture
  • 鹿児島市(かごしまし): Kagoshima City
  • 鹿児島(かごしま)弁(べん): the Kagoshima dialect

Cultural note

The area was the old domain of 薩摩(さつま), home of 西郷隆盛(さいごうたかもり) and a leading force in the Meiji Restoration. It is known for sweet-potato 焼酎(しょうちゅう), black pork (黒豚(くろぶた)), and the sweet potato itself, called さつまいも after the old province.

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