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Japan: 'Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Retreat of Spirits'. Advertising poster for Japanese Government Railways, c. 1930s
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Kirishima-Yaku National Park (???????? Kirishima-Yaku Kokuritsu Koen) is a national park in Kyushu, Japan. It is composed of two parts: Kirishima-Kagoshima Bay, an area of Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture known for its active volcanoes, volcanic lakes, and onsen (hot springs); and Yakushima, an island south of Kyushu in Kagoshima Prefecture, known for its cryptomeria or yakusugi (???) conifers.