Kanoya, Kagoshima

Kanoya is located approximately at the heart of Ōsumi Peninsula with its city limits running approximately {{Convert|20|km}} east and west and {{Convert|41|km}} north and south. The Takakuma Mountains stretch out into the northwestern part of the city and the Kimotsuki Mountains in the southeast. Between both mountain ranges lie the Kasanohara and Kanoyahara plateaus. The Kimotsuki Plains spread through the alluvial plains of the Kimotsuki River that runs through central Kanoya. In the western part of the city is Kinkō Bay (part of Kagoshima Bay) which runs down the coast line.

Kagoshima Prefecture

• Higashikushira
• Kimotsuki
• Kinkō
• Kirishima
• Ōsaki in Soo District.
• Soo
• Tarumizu

File:Kanoya City Central 2009.JPG|View of downtown Kanoya from Kanoya City Hall

File:ISS034-E-027139.jpg|An image taken from the International Space Station showing Kanoya and its surroundings on January 10, 2013

Kanoya has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, and is heavier in summer, especially the months of June and July. The average annual temperature in Kanoya is {{convert|17.3|C|F}}.{{cite web|url=http://weather.time-j.net/Stations/JP/kanoya |title=鹿児島県 鹿屋の気温、降水量、観測所情報 |publisher=Weather.time-j.net |access-date=2015-11-20}} The average annual rainfall is {{cvt|2685.6|mm}} with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around {{convert|27.5|C}}, and lowest in January, at around {{convert|7.5|C}}. Its record high is {{cvt|37.6|C}}, reached on 18 August 2020, and its record low is {{cvt|-8.0|C}}, reached on 25 January 2016.

{{Weather box

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|location = Kanoya (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)

|Jan record high C = 22.7

|Feb record high C = 23.6

|Mar record high C = 27.4

|Apr record high C = 29.6

|May record high C = 33.0

|Jun record high C = 34.2

|Jul record high C = 36.2

|Aug record high C = 37.6

|Sep record high C = 35.8

|Oct record high C = 33.0

|Nov record high C = 29.1

|Dec record high C = 24.6

|Jan record low C = -8.0

|Feb record low C = -6.8

|Mar record low C = -4.4

|Apr record low C = -1.0

|May record low C = 3.7

|Jun record low C = 9.1

|Jul record low C = 15.5

|Aug record low C = 17.0

|Sep record low C = 9.3

|Oct record low C = 1.2

|Nov record low C = -3.5

|Dec record low C = -6.6

|Jan high C = 12.8

|Feb high C = 14.2

|Mar high C = 17.0

|Apr high C = 21.3

|May high C = 25.1

|Jun high C = 26.9

|Jul high C = 31.3

|Aug high C = 32.1

|Sep high C = 29.7

|Oct high C = 25.4

|Nov high C = 20.2

|Dec high C = 15.0

|Jan mean C = 7.5

|Feb mean C = 8.8

|Mar mean C = 11.8

|Apr mean C = 16.0

|May mean C = 20.0

|Jun mean C = 23.0

|Jul mean C = 27.0

|Aug mean C = 27.5

|Sep mean C = 24.9

|Oct mean C = 20.0

|Nov mean C = 14.5

|Dec mean C = 9.4

|Jan low C = 1.9

|Feb low C = 3.0

|Mar low C = 6.3

|Apr low C = 10.4

|May low C = 15.1

|Jun low C = 19.7

|Jul low C = 23.6

|Aug low C = 23.9

|Sep low C = 21.0

|Oct low C = 15.1

|Nov low C = 8.9

|Dec low C = 3.5

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 80.3

|Feb precipitation mm = 119.2

|Mar precipitation mm = 173.2

|Apr precipitation mm = 196.9

|May precipitation mm = 219.8

|Jun precipitation mm = 623.0

|Jul precipitation mm = 425.6

|Aug precipitation mm = 282.9

|Sep precipitation mm = 288.2

|Oct precipitation mm = 138.3

|Nov precipitation mm = 100.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 77.5

|year precipitation mm = 2685.6

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 8.7

|Feb precipitation days = 9.3

|Mar precipitation days = 12.8

|Apr precipitation days = 11.1

|May precipitation days = 10.6

|Jun precipitation days = 17.2

|Jul precipitation days = 12.3

|Aug precipitation days = 12.5

|Sep precipitation days = 11.3

|Oct precipitation days = 7.9

|Nov precipitation days = 8.6

|Dec precipitation days = 7.2

|Jan sun = 151.5

|Feb sun = 152.1

|Mar sun = 167.5

|Apr sun = 176.6

|May sun = 173.2

|Jun sun = 99.6

|Jul sun = 183.7

|Aug sun = 202.0

|Sep sun = 161.1

|Oct sun = 176.9

|Nov sun = 157.6

|Dec sun = 156.6

|year sun = 1961.7

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

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|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）

| publisher = JMA

| access-date = March 26, 2022}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=88&block_no=0937&year=&month=&day=&view=h0

|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）

| publisher = JMA

| access-date = March 26, 2022}}}}

{{Weather box

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|location = Kihoku, Kanoya (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)

|Jan record high C = 20.7

|Feb record high C = 21.3

|Mar record high C = 24.6

|Apr record high C = 27.9

|May record high C = 31.4

|Jun record high C = 33.1

|Jul record high C = 34.7

|Aug record high C = 36.4

|Sep record high C = 33.9

|Oct record high C = 30.9

|Nov record high C = 29.4

|Dec record high C = 21.9

|Jan record low C = -8.3

|Feb record low C = -7.1

|Mar record low C = -3.1

|Apr record low C = 0.2

|May record low C = 3.3

|Jun record low C = 11.3

|Jul record low C = 14.2

|Aug record low C = 16.4

|Sep record low C = 10.1

|Oct record low C = 3.4

|Nov record low C = -2.1

|Dec record low C = -5.2

|Jan high C = 9.9

|Feb high C = 11.4

|Mar high C = 14.6

|Apr high C = 19.3

|May high C = 23.3

|Jun high C = 25.2

|Jul high C = 29.4

|Aug high C = 30.1

|Sep high C = 27.5

|Oct high C = 22.9

|Nov high C = 17.5

|Dec high C = 12.1

|Jan mean C = 5.8

|Feb mean C = 6.9

|Mar mean C = 9.8

|Apr mean C = 14.2

|May mean C = 18.3

|Jun mean C = 21.3

|Jul mean C = 25.2

|Aug mean C = 25.5

|Sep mean C = 22.8

|Oct mean C = 18.1

|Nov mean C = 12.9

|Dec mean C = 7.9

|Jan low C = 1.9

|Feb low C = 2.6

|Mar low C = 5.4

|Apr low C = 9.6

|May low C = 14.1

|Jun low C = 18.2

|Jul low C = 22.1

|Aug low C = 22.3

|Sep low C = 19.4

|Oct low C = 14.2

|Nov low C = 8.7

|Dec low C = 3.7

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 87.1

|Feb precipitation mm = 131.9

|Mar precipitation mm = 192.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 230.9

|May precipitation mm = 258.2

|Jun precipitation mm = 676.2

|Jul precipitation mm = 460.5

|Aug precipitation mm = 298.0

|Sep precipitation mm = 325.7

|Oct precipitation mm = 136.1

|Nov precipitation mm = 112.5

|Dec precipitation mm = 92.6

|year precipitation mm = 3001.9

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 8.9

|Feb precipitation days = 9.5

|Mar precipitation days = 13.1

|Apr precipitation days = 11.5

|May precipitation days = 11.4

|Jun precipitation days = 17.5

|Jul precipitation days = 13.7

|Aug precipitation days = 13.5

|Sep precipitation days = 12.4

|Oct precipitation days = 8.3

|Nov precipitation days = 8.7

|Dec precipitation days = 8.2

|Jan sun = 141.8

|Feb sun = 141.9

|Mar sun = 163.9

|Apr sun = 167.2

|May sun = 166.3

|Jun sun = 86.1

|Jul sun = 149.8

|Aug sun = 164.3

|Sep sun = 138.7

|Oct sun = 168.1

|Nov sun = 151.4

|Dec sun = 145.2

|year sun = 1795.6

|source 1 = Japan Meteorological Agency{{cite web

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|script-title=ja:観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）

| publisher = JMA

| access-date = March 26, 2022}}{{cite web

| url = https://www.data.jma.go.jp/obd/stats/etrn/view/nml_amd_ym.php?prec_no=88&block_no=1146&year=&month=&day=&view=h0

|script-title=ja:気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）

| publisher = JMA

| access-date = March 26, 2022}}}}

Within Kagoshima Prefecture, Kanoya is the third most populous city next to Kagoshima (the prefectural capital) and Kirishima.

{{Historical populations

| 1920 | 60,487

| 1925 | 62,899

| 1930 | 69,982

| 1935 | 73,944

| 1940 | 79,716

| 1945 | 104,880

| 1950 | 107,579

| 1955 | 114,804

| 1960 | 109,662

| 1965 | 103,358

| 1970 | 95,915

| 1975 | 94,790

| 1980 | 100,005

| 1985 | 102,653

| 1990 | 103,761

| 1995 | 105,059

| 2000 | 106,462

| 2005 | 106,208

| 2010 | 105,086

| 2015 | 103,608

| 2020 | 101,096

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| footnote = Kanoya population statistics[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/kagoshima/ Kanoya population statistics]

}}

The area of Kanoya was part of ancient Ōsumi Province, and was part of the Shimazu-shō, a vast shōen landed manor in Ōsumi, Satsuma that was opened at the end of the Heian period, and which evolved into Satsuma Domain in the Edo period. After the Meiji restoration, the village of Kanoya was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Kanoya was raised to town status on December 31, 1912. On May 27, 1941 Kanoya merged with the villages of Hanaoka and Oaira to form the city of Kanoya.

In 2006, the original city of Kanoya was expanded following the merger of the two towns of Aira and Kushira in Kimotsuki District, and Kihoku in Soo District.[http://www.e-kanoya.net/htmbox/gyoukaku/2009/gappei_kensyo2009.pdf Kanoya Merger] The original Kanoya City was established as a municipality on May 27, 1941 (Navy Memorial Day).{{citation needed|date=November 2015}}

Kanoya has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 26 members. Kanoya, collectively with the city of Tarumizu contributes four members to the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Kagoshima 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Kanoya is home to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Field.

Kanoya has a primary economy centering on agriculture, fishing, livestock raising and food processing. Kanoya's specialties include Berkshire pig, peanuts, broilers, and sweet potatoes.

Kanoya has 23 public elementary schools and 12 public junior high schools operated by the city government and five public high schools operated by the Kagoshima Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private high school. The city also hosts the National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya.

Kanoya is the most populous city in Japan outside of Okinawa Prefecture without passenger rail services, after the closure of the {{ill|Ōsumi Line|ja|大隅線}} in 1987.{{Cite web |url=http://www.geocities.jp/hokuman_hailaer/tentetsuki/neta/lank8.html |title=鉄道のない市 人口ベスト10 |access-date=2018-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010235854/http://www.geocities.jp/hokuman_hailaer/tentetsuki/neta/lank8.html |archive-date=2018-10-10 |url-status=dead }}

The nearest station is Shibushi Station on the JR Kyushu Nichinan Line, but the nearest practical station is Kagoshima-Chūō Station on the Kyushu Shinkansen. In both cases, it takes more than an hour to reach the station by private car, or two hours by bus.

• File:JP Expressway E78.svg Higashikyushu Expressway
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|220}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|269}}
• {{jct|country=JPN|Route|504}}

• Kanoya Air Base Museum
• Takakuma Dam

• Sunshine Ikezaki (Real Name: Satoru Ikezaki, Nihongo: 池崎 慧, Ikezaki Satoru), Japanese comedian
• Sayuri Kokushō (Nihongo: 国生さゆり or 國生さゆり, Kokusho Sayuri), Japanese actress, singer, and tarento
• Yamato Maeda (Nihongo: 前田 大和, Maeda Yamato), Japanese professional baseball outfielder (Yokohama DeNA BayStars, Nippon Professional Baseball)
• Yuka Nishida (Nihongo: 西田 優香, Nishida Yuka), Japanese judoka
• Taiga Satoru (Real Name: Satoshi Kawasaki, Nihongo: 川崎悟司, Kawasaki Satoshi), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Sakura Yokomine (Nihongo: 横峯さくら, Yokomine Sakura), Japanese professional golfer (LPGA Tour and LPGA of Japan Tour)

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• {{Official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
• [http://www.kiea.ne.jp/index_e1.htm Kanoya International Exchange Association] {{in lang|en}}
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