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The area around Sakurajima contains several hot spring resorts. One of the main agricultural products of Sakurajima is a huge basketball-sized white radish (Sakurajima daikon). [18] On March 10, 2009, Sakurajima erupted, sending debris up to 2 km (1.2 mi). An eruption had been expected following a series of smaller explosions over the weekend.
Sakurajima-maru No. 16 – Completed in January 1999, 997 tonnes, 54.2m long, nicknamed Dolphin Liner; Sakurajima-maru No. 18 – Completed in February 2003, 1,279 tonnes, 56.1m long, nicknamed Princess Marine, the ferry is barrier-free; Sakurajima-maru-Completed in February 2011, 1330 tons, 57.36m long, nicknamed Sakura Angel
The Sakurajima Line (桜島線, Sakurajima-sen) is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) connecting Nishikujō Station to Sakurajima Station. It is also referred to as the JR Yumesaki Line ( JRゆめ咲線 ) .
Sakurajima Station (桜島駅, Sakurajima-eki) is a train station on the West Japan Railway Company Sakurajima Line (JR Yumesaki Line) in Konohana-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is the terminus of the line.
Educational observatory This is a partial list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and location. The list also includes a final year of operation for many observatories that are no longer in operation.
Sakurajima Ferry, a ferry between Kagoshima Port and Sakurajima Port in the city of Kagoshima Sakurajima (novella) , a novella by Japanese writer Haruo Umezaki See also
Sakurajima: 4 Japan: 1914 [36] 57 Mount St. Helens: 5 United States: 1980 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens: 56 Mount Etna: 2 Italy: 1843 [6] 56 La Soufrière: 4 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 1812 [37] 50 Mount Usu: 4 Japan: 1822 [38] 43 Mount Unzen: 1 Japan: 1991 [39] 40 Dieng Volcanic Complex: 2 Indonesia: 1928 [30] 39 Taal: 4 Philippines ...
Okayama Astrophysical Observatory (Mount Chikurinji in Asakuchi, Okayama 34°34′34″N 133°35′39″E / 34.5760726°N 133.5941148°E / 34.5760726; 133.5941148 Facility still belongs to NAOJ, but its 188cm telescope is now operated by the Tokyo Institute of Technology .