Makurazaki, Kagoshima

Makurazaki, Kagoshima
Makurazaki
枕崎市
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Location of Makurazaki in Kagoshima
Makurazaki is located in Japan
Makurazaki
 
Coordinates: 31°17′N 130°19′E / 31.283°N 130.317°E / 31.283; 130.317Coordinates: 31°17′N 130°19′E / 31.283°N 130.317°E / 31.283; 130.317
Country Japan
Region Kyūshū
Prefecture Kagoshima
Government
 – Mayor Yoshiaki Setoguchi
Area
 – Total 74.88 km2 (28.9 sq mi)
Population (April 2008)
 – Total 24,126
 – Density 322/km2 (834/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree Camellia
- Flower Chrysanthemum
Phone number 0993-72-1111
Address 27, Chiyodachō, Makurazaki-shi, Kagoshima-ken
898-8501
Website Makurazaki City

Makurazaki (枕崎市 Makurazaki-shi?) is a city located in Kagoshima, Japan.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 24,126 and the density of 322 persons per km². The total area is 74.88 km².

The city was founded on September 1, 1949.

It is famous for its katsuobushi processing plants, which produce the chief flavoring ingredient—dried fish flakes—found in Japanese miso soup. About 70 small family businesses year-round boil, cut, dry and smoke the pungent fish, often sending a unique odor of steam, smoke and fish scent across the downtown area and out to sea.

Makurazaki is the site of terminus of the southernmost JR train line in Japan. Japanese know the town as the Typhoon Ginza (after Ginza in Tokyo). Each summer many cyclones strike the main islands first in the area of Makurazaki.

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