Kimitsuki: Where Nature Meets the Universe | Kimitsuki: Where Nature Meets the Universe

🌿 Osumi town surrounded by nature and the sea

Kimitsuki Town is located in the eastern part of the Osumi Peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Viewing Shibushi Bay to the south and the Kirishima Mountain Range to the north,A town where the sea and forest are in harmonyIt is.

The name of the town comes from "Kimotsukigawa",
It is known as a land that has lived with water since ancient times.
Its natural environment fosters a variety of industries such as agriculture, fishing, and forestry.
It conveys the coexistence of humans and nature to this day.

🚀 Challenge to space – Uchinoura Space Observatory

The symbol of Kimotsuki Town is **JAXA Uchinoura Space Center**.
Since its opening in 1962, it has been known as a launch base for Japanese space science.
Small rockets and satellites have been launched.

This location was chosen because the terrain surrounded by mountains and the sea is ideal for rocket launches.
Another advantage is that the observation environment can be maintained while coexisting with nature.

Exactly,"A town where nature and science resonate"。
That is another face of Kimotsuki town.

💧 Resonance between nature and technology

In Kimotsuki Town, the natural elements of the sea, mountains, and sky are in harmony with human wisdom and technology.
This is similar to Onsensui99's philosophy of ``the power of nature x the inquisitive spirit of people.''

While taking advantage of the blessings of the Osumi Peninsula,
Creating new value with an eye on the future——
Kimotsuki is a town that symbolizes the “future of Osumi”You could say that.

🕊 Discover Kagoshima Series Special Edition③

Soo, Kanoya, Tarumi, Shibushi, and Kimotsuki.
While each has a different expression,
** “The power of nature and the thoughts of people”** are connected.

The water that gushes out from the forest (Soo) comes to life with tarumi,
After passing through the port of Shibushi,Kimotsuki, who expands his dreams into spaceTo——.
This series is the “story of nature with an eye on the future” of Osumi, Kagoshima.

Onsensui 99 also carries the spirit of Osumi,
We continue to deliver the blessings of nature to the world.

*This article is published as “Discover Kagoshima Series Special Edition”.
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