What does "kagoshima" mean?

A prefecture in southwestern Japan, on the south coast of the island of Kyushu.

Kagoshima

Common synonyms include: administrative division, administrative region, city of kagoshima, jurisdiction, kagoshima area, kagoshima region.

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1
A prefecture in southwestern Japan, on the south coast of the island of Kyushu.
2
The capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
3
Minor planet 4703 Kagoshima (1988 BL).

"The train runs between Tokyo and Kagoshima."

From Japanese 鹿(か)児(ご)島(しま) (Kagoshima).