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Kagoshima

There are many tourist sites in Kagoshima, located in south of Kyushuu region. There are Kirishima yama, designated as the 100 Best Sites of Japan, Ibusuki Onsen, which have 2.8 million people visiting every year, and so on. Also, many islands are part of Kagoshima for example, Yakushima and Amamiooshima. In Yakushima there is Yakusugi (cedar) that is said to be over 3000 years old and in Amamiooshima you can see the mangrove forest and coral reef. "Keihan" can be named as local food.