Makurazaki, Kagoshima

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**Makurazaki**
**枕崎市**
Makurazaki's location in Kagoshima, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kyūshū
Prefecture	Kagoshima
Physical characteristics
Area	74.88 km² (28.91 sq mi)
Population (as of April 2008)
Total	24,126
Density	322 /km² (834 /sq mi)
Location	31°17′13″N, 130°18′47″E
Symbols
Tree	Camellia
Flower	Chrysanthemum
Flag
Makurazaki Government Office
Mayor	Yoshiaki Setoguchi
Address	〒898-8501 27, Chiyodachō, Makurazaki-shi, Kagoshima-ken
Phone number	0993-72-1111
Official website: Makurazaki City

Makurazaki (枕崎市, Makurazaki-shi^?) is a city located in Kagoshima, Japan.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 24,126 and the density of 322 persons per km². The total area is 74.88 km².

The city was founded on September 1, 1949.

It is famous for its katsuobushi processing plants, which produce the chief flavoring ingredient—dried fish flakes—found in Japanese miso soup. About 70 small family businesses year-round boil, cut, dry and smoke the pungent fish, often sending a unique odor of steam, smoke and fish scent across the downtown area and out to sea.

Makurazaki is the site of the southernmost train station in Japan. Japanese know the town as the Typhoon Ginza (after Ginza in Tokyo). Each summer many cyclones strike the main islands first in the area of Makurazaki.