Type Settlement
Usage Japanese
Scripts 霧島(Japanese Kanji) きりしま(Japanese Hiragana) キリシマ(Japanese Katakana)
Meaning & History
This is the name of a city which is located near the Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima prefecture in south-western mainland Japan.The kanji used are 霧 (bu, bou, mu, kiri) meaning "fog, mist" and 島 (tou, shima) meaning "island."