Kōyama Castle was a yamajiro-style Japanese castle located in the Shintomi-honjō neighborhood of the town of Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1945. Kōyama Castle is situated 2½ km northeast of Ushiroda.

町立国見中学校

School

Photo: Sanjo, Public domain.

町立国見中学校 is a school.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Higashikushira.

Higashikushira

Town

Higashikushira is a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 January 2023, the town had an estimated population of 6,220 in 2829 households, and a population density of 220 persons per km2. Higashikushira is situated 10 km northeast of Ushiroda.

Ushiroda

Type: Quarter
Category: locality
Location: Kimotsuki, Kimotsuki district, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

31.30055° or 31° 18′ 2″ north

Longitude

130.9453° or 130° 56′ 43″ east

Elevation

149 metres (489 feet)

Open location code

8Q3G8W2W+64

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8446021351

OpenStreetMap feature

place=quarter

GeoNames ID

10179279

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In Other Languages

“Ushiroda” goes by many names.

Japanese: “うしろだ”
Japanese: “後田”

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