Submitted Place Name Revision History

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7/15/2015, 10:25 AM m4yb3_daijirou
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6/23/2015, 6:30 AM m4yb3_daijirou

Name Kirishima
Type Settlement
Usage Japanese
Scripts 霧島 (kanji), きりしま (hiragana), キリシマ (katakana)
Pronounced Pron. KEE-ṘEE-SHEE-MAH
Edit Status Statusnot set

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."
Added 6/23/2015 by m4yb3_daijirou