Kinkowan is a Japanese bay in Kagoshima Prefecture, located on the southern tip of Kyushu, the most southwestern island of Japan. It is about 80 km long and 20 km wide. Mt. Sakurajima, a famous active volcano, is in the center of Kinkowan.
Discovered on 31-10-1992 in Kagoshima by Mukai, M., Takeishi, M.