Kirishima

Kirishima lies along the northern shore of Kagoshima Bay, where a low coastal plain rises toward the volcanic peaks of the Kirishima mountain range. The present city was formed in 2005 through the merger of the former city of Kokubu and six towns. Its territory reaches from the bay into an interior shaped by forests, hot springs and volcanic terrain. Kirishima-Jingū, a mountain Shinto shrine, is associated with the myth of Ninigi-no-Mikoto, the deity said to have descended from heaven. The range is part of Kirishima-Kinkōwan National Park, which also includes the bay and Sakurajima volcano. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Kirishima relates to Kagoshima Bay and the volcanic interior.

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