Satsumasendai, Kagoshima

Timeline

From 1889 to 2004

• April 1, 1889 - municipal status enforcement.
• * Satsuma District : the villages of Kumanojō, Takae, Nagatoshi, Hirasa, Kami-Tōgō, Shimo-Tōgō, Hiwaki and Iriki.
• * Taki District : the villages of Taki and Mizuhiki.
• * Minami-Isa District : the villages of Ōmura, Kuroki and Imuta.
• * Koshikijima District : the villages of Kami-Koshiki Shimo-Koshiki.
• March 29, 1896 - The districts of Taki, Minami-Isa and Koshikijima were merged into Satsuma District.
• May 20, 1929 - The villages of Kumanojō, Hirasa and Higashi-Mizuhiki were merged to become town of Sendai.
• July 1, 1933 - The village of Nishimizuhiki was renamed to Mizuhiki.
• February 11, 1940 - the town of Sendai was elevated city status to become the city of Sendai.
• November 10, 1940 - The village of Hiwaki was elevated to town status to become the town of Hiwaki.
• October 1, 1948 - The village of Iriki was elevated to town status to become the town of Iriki.
• April 1, 1951 - The village of Mizuhiki was merged into the city of Sendai.
• December 1, 1952 - The village of Kami-Tōgō was elevated to town status to become the town of Tōgō.
• April 1, 1955 - The villages of Ōmura, Kuroki and Imuta were merged to become the town of Kedōin.
• September 30, 1956 - The villages of Takae and Nagatoshi were merged into the city of Sendai.
• April 1, 1957
• * Part of Shimo-Tōgō was merged into the town of Tōgō and the village of Taki.
• * Remainder of Shimo-Tōgō was merged into the city of Sendai.
• January 1, 1960 - The village of Taki was elevated to town status to become the town of Taki.
• April 15, 1965 - The town of Taki was merged into city of Sendai.

  Satsumasendai (After 2004)

• October 12, 2004 - the city of Satsumasendai was created from the merger of the city of Sendai, Kagoshima, the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and the Koshikijima Islands .

  Festivals

• Sendai Otsunahiki
• Sendai River Fireworks Festival

  Neighboring municipalities

• Cities : Kagoshima, Kirishima, Izumi, Hioki, Akune, Aira, Ichikikushikino
• Towns : Satsuma

  Friendship cities

• Changshu, P.R. China
• Malu Town, Jiading District, P.R. China

  Transport

Railways

• Kyushu Railway Company
• * Kyushu Shinkansen
• ** Sendai Station
• * Kagoshima Main Line
• ** Sendai Station - Kumanojo Station - Kobanchaya Station
• Hisatsu Orange Railway
• * Hisatsu Orange Railway Line
• ** Nishikata Station - Satsuma-Taki Station - Kusamichi Station - Kamisendai Station - Sendai Station

• Japan National Railway
• * Miyanojo Line
• ** Sendai Station - Satsuma-Shirahama Station - Kusumoto Station - Yoshinoyama Station - Hiwaki Station - Kamihiwaki Station - Iriki Station

  Roads

• Minamikyushu Expressway
• * Satsumasendai-Miyako IC

• Route 3
• Route 267
• Route 328
• Route 504