Kagoshima

[ kah-gaw-shee-mah ]

/ ˈkɑ gɔˈʃi mɑ /

a seaport on S Kyushu, in SW Japan.

Example sentences from the Web for kagoshima

I was to return in the "Argus" by way of Kagoshima and Uwajima.

A Diplomat in Japan |Ernest Mason Satow
They landed at Kagoshima, a large city on the coast of the southern island of Kyushu, August 15, 1549.

The Gist of Japan |R. B. Peery
One of the gold fields on the island of Kyushu, near Kagoshima, gives promise of considerable richness.

The Old World and Its Ways |William Jennings Bryan
The young men of the island of Kyushu, especially of Kumamoto and Kagoshima provinces, are noted for their ambitious projects.

Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic |Sidney L. Gulick

The island was soon aflame, nearly half the houses were burnt and the inhabitants fled as best they could to Kagoshima.

The Annual Register 1914 |Anonymous

Kagoshima

/ (ˌkæɡɒˈʃiːmə) /

a port in SW Japan, on S Kyushu. Pop: 544 840 (2002 est)