'''Kagoshima prefecture''' (________ ''Kagoshima-ken'') is the southernmost prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. The prefecture also covers a large number of islands around the southern coast extending halfway to Okinawa.

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  • Kagoshima - with the view over steaming Sakurajima volcano
  • Kanoya
  • Chiran - has the Chiran Peace Museum, for kamikaze pilots
  • Izumi
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  • Amami Oshima — Japan's third-largest island, culturally a part of Okinawa
  • Tanegashima — home to Japan's largest spaceport
  • Yakushima — subtropical island with giant cedar forests
  • Mt. Kirishima
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    '''_______iImojouchuu_j_F''' A kind of _____iShouchuu_j, strong liquor, made from sweet potato. Imojouchuu has been made for over 500 years in Kagoshima as a traditional alcohol; it is also protected by the WTO. It tastes very rich and has a peculiar smell. Recently, odourless Imojouchuu has been produced for people who don_ft like the smell. Three kinds of Imojouchuu, ''Mori-izo'', ''Maou'' and ''Murao'' are very rare.

    The local custom is to drink shochu mixed with hot water, called "________" (oyuwari).

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