Shibushi

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Shibushi

Total population

29,329

Air quality index

36Good

Coordinates31.50°, 131.05°

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

Overview

Shibushi is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2024, the city had an estimated population of 28,889 in 15135 households, and a population density of 100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 290.21 km2 (112.05 sq mi).

Geography

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

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Kosuke Fukudome

Japanese baseball player

Shogo Akada

baseball player

Daiki Enokida

baseball player

T

Tsuyoshi Uchida

Japanese baseball player

Chiyoōtori Yūki

sumo wrestler

K

Kiyoshi Dōzono

Japanese baseball player

Ryuhei Matsuyama

baseball player

Chiyomaru Kazuki

Japanese sumo wrestler

K

Kōichi Haraguchi

Japanese athlete

M

Masako Yamaguchi

Japanese local politician

Shota Hamaya

Japanese baseball player

T

Tsūkichi Satō

Japanese lawyer, police officer, and politician

J

Jirō Hirata

Japanese banker and politician

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

Nearby places in Kagoshima

• Osaki
  5.1 mi away · pop. 13,241
• Higashikushira
  8.7 mi away · pop. 6,530
• Soo
  11 mi away · pop. 33,310
• Kimotsuki
  12 mi away · pop. 15,664
• Kanoya
  14 mi away · pop. 101,096
• Tarumizu
  20.3 mi away · pop. 13,819
• Kinko
  23.1 mi away · pop. 7,923
• Kirishima
  23.8 mi away · pop. 123,135
• Minamiosumi
  25.2 mi away · pop. 7,542
• Aira
  29.4 mi away · pop. 76,348
• Ibusuki
  29.5 mi away · pop. 39,011
• Kagoshima
  29.6 mi away · pop. 593,128

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 Shibushi

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Kikai Volcano, Japan
  Volcanoes · 2026-05-17 · 65 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Japanese Brown Frog

Rana japonica

Seen 2026-05-24

Pike Gudgeon

Pseudogobio esocinus

Seen 2026-03-09

Grey-tailed Tattler

Tringa brevipes

Seen 2025-09-16

Red Flower Crab

Orisarma intermedium

Seen 2025-09-16

Chinese Yellow Swallowtail

Papilio xuthus

Seen 2025-09-16

Migratory Locust

Locusta migratoria

Seen 2025-09-16

Plains Cupid

Luthrodes pandava

Seen 2025-09-16

Siebold's Lily

Lilium callosum

Seen 2025-08-27

Coreoperca herzi

Coreoperca herzi

Seen 2025-08-03

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

Gallery

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

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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

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