Makurazaki, Japan
枕崎市
Makurazaki is a town of 21,960 people in Kagoshima, Japan, founded in April 1, 1889.
Why visit Makurazaki
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 18 parks and trails, 6 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Kishinkan, Bōnotsu Center for Historical Material and 駒場公園.
Weather in Makurazaki
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About Makurazaki
Makurazaki (枕崎市, Makurazaki-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2024, the city had an estimated population of 19,006 in 10,377 households, and a population density of 250 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 74.78 km2 (28.87 sq mi).
From the Wikipedia article Makurazaki, Kagoshima (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks5
Kishinkan, Bōnotsu Center for Historical Material
Museum · 8.8 km
Museum in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima, Japan
Parks, trails and playgrounds18
6 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes6
History
The area of Makurazaki is part of ancient Satsuma Province and was part of the holdings of Satsuma Domain in the Edo period. The village of Tonangata in Kawabe District was established on April 1, 1889, with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Tonangata was raised to town status on July 1, 1923, and renamed Makurazaki. On September 17, 1945, the Makurazaki Typhoon made landfall at Makurazaki and killed 12 people, destroying 2,339 houses. (Nationwide, 2,473 people were killed, 1,283 were missing, 89,839 houses were damaged, and 273,888 houses were flooded.) Makurazaki was raised to city status on September 1, 1949. Plans to merge Makurazaki and neighboring Chiran, Kagoshima were defeated in 2004, with Chiran subsequently becoming part of Minamikyushu.
From the History section of Makurazaki, Kagoshima on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship4
Shopping9
Gas and EV charging13
Schools, colleges and libraries12
Healthcare15
Map of Makurazaki
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kagoshima Airport (KOJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 71 km away.
- Minamisatsuma 14 km north, about 14 min by car
- Minamikyushu 16 km northeast, about 16 min by car
- Kaseda-shirakame 17 km north, about 17 min by car
- Kagoshima 40 km northeast, about 40 min by car
- Tarumizu 44 km northeast, about 44 min by car
- Kanoya 52 km east, about 52 min by car
- Sendai 61 km north, about 1 h by car
- Kirishima 68 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Miyakonojō 88 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Nishinoomote 88 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Aerial Makurazaki Kagoshima, Ray_go, CC BY-SA 3.0
- JR Kyushu Makurazaki Station, Yasu ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Makurazaki ekisha, Junpei5885, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Makurazaki Station - panoramio, abu_9495, CC BY 3.0
- Satsuma Shuzo, Makurazaki, Kagoshima, Sakaori ( talk ), CC BY 3.0
- Kasugacho, Makurazaki, Kagoshima Prefecture 898-0044, Japan - panoramio, shikabane taro, CC BY 3.0
- Kishinkan, Bōnotsu Center for Historical Material, Sakoppi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Makurazaki Junior High School, Sakoppi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Makurazaki Tategami Junior High School, Sakoppi, CC BY 3.0
- Makurazaki High school, Sakoppi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Makurazaki Sakurayama Elementary school, Sakoppi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Makurazaki Elementary school, Sakoppi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Makurazaki Tategami Elementary school, Sakoppi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Beppu Elementary school in Makurazaki, Kagoshima, Sakoppi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Makurazaki Sakurayama Junior High School, Sakoppi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Beppu Junior High school in Makurazaki, Kagoshima, Sakoppi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gates to Kagoshima Prefectural Kagoshima Fisheries High School, Yasu ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kagoshima 20160827183350 (32192911705), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- 枕崎駅 友好都市1周年プレート, ふゆきぃぃぃ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hondosainantan monument, Junpei5885, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kagoshima 20160827174526 (32192907295), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- Kagoshima 20160827174456 (32192906245), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- Kagoshima 20160827180919 (32192909945), inunami, CC BY 2.0
- JR Ei Station (28404757808), Kzaral, CC BY 2.0
- 枕崎 - panoramio (1), shikabane taro, CC BY 3.0
- 枕崎 - panoramio, shikabane taro, CC BY 3.0
- さつま白波ビアホール - panoramio, shikabane taro, CC BY 3.0
- Satsuma Shuzo's Kedogawa Shochu factory, Sakaori ( talk ), CC BY 3.0
- Satsuma Shuzo's Shochu bottles, Sakaori ( talk ), CC BY 3.0
- Satsuma Shuzo's Kedogawa Shochu factory and museum, Meijigura, Sakaori ( talk ), CC BY 3.0
- ISS055-E-65937 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS017-E-20405 - View of Japan, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-65940 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-65938 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-65939 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- 受難鎮魂之碑（戦艦大和など枕崎市）, C2revenge, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 殉難鎮魂之碑裏面（枕崎市）, C2revenge, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tategami-Rock6983, 日: Jnn, CC BY 2.1 jp
- 知覧町茶畑 20150922 - panoramio, 690 Noda, CC BY 3.0
- 海道八景No.8 耳取峠, Hakatanoshio117117, Public domain
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