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Shibushi City
Kagoshima Prefecture · City
Official websiteKagoshima Prefecture page
Shibushi City, at the base of the Osumi Peninsula, faces Shibushi Bay. It has the Port of Shibushi, a national core international port, and serves as a logistics hub for southern Kyushu. Historic sites include the ruins of Shibushi Castle, a medieval mountain castle, and of Homan-ji Temple. Its production of winter-spring green peppers ranks 4th in Japan.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Kagoshima Prefecture
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