Makurazaki

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Makurazaki

Total population

20,033

Coordinates31.27°, 130.30°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Makurazaki is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2024, the city had an estimated population of 19,006 in 10,377 households, and a population density of 250 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 74.78 km2 (28.87 sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Daisuke Nasu

Japanese association football player

Takeshi Aono

baseball player

Yasuna Kozono

WWII Japanese naval officer (1902–1960)

Tome Torihama

Japanese owner of dining hall (1902-1992)

Kuniyoshi Obara

Japanese educator

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Harumi Arima

Japanese political pundit

Kimura Shōnosuke XXXVI

Japanese gyōji (1948-2022)

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Tadahiro Sakaemura

baseball player

Kaju Nakamura

Japanese politician (1880-1965)

Ōyama Tsunasuke

Japanese diplomat

T

Tokuhisa Kumagai

Norishige Maeda

Japanese politician

S

Suteshi Hara

Japanese politician

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Hisashi Imakiire

Japanese politician

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Sachio Taniue

Japanese politician

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Kanō Kukita

Japanese politician (1968-1963)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kagoshima

• Minamisatsuma
  10.1 mi away · pop. 32,887
• Minamikyushu
  11.2 mi away · pop. 33,080
• Ibusuki
  19.9 mi away · pop. 39,011
• Hioki
  25.7 mi away · pop. 47,153
• Kagoshima
  27.1 mi away · pop. 593,128
• Minamiosumi
  28.1 mi away · pop. 7,542
• Tarumizu
  28.3 mi away · pop. 13,819
• Kinko
  29.1 mi away · pop. 7,923
• Ichikikushikino
  30.6 mi away · pop. 27,490
• Kanoya
  33.6 mi away · pop. 101,096
• Mishima
  33.8 mi away · pop. 407
• Aira
  37 mi away · pop. 76,348

Browse all places in Kagoshima →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Makurazaki

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Blackhead Seabream

Acanthopagrus schlegelii

Seen 2026-06-29

Graphosoma rubrolineatum

Graphosoma rubrolineatum

Seen 2026-06-12

Japanese Forest Ratsnake

Euprepiophis conspicillata

Seen 2026-05-11

Japanese goose barnacle

Capitulum mitella

Seen 2026-05-05

Thick-edged Cowrie

Erronea caurica

Seen 2026-04-19

Honey Cowry

Naria helvola

Seen 2026-04-19

Slug-like Cowrie

Staphylaea limacina

Seen 2026-04-19

Cone Shell Hermit Crab

Ciliopagurus strigatus

Seen 2026-04-19

Snakehead Cowrie

Monetaria caputserpentis

Seen 2026-04-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Makurazaki, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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