Kawanabe (川辺郡, Kawanabe-gun) was a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
Each year of graduates plants a tree and plaque to commemorate their time at Kawanabe.
It got gold prizes 13 times continuously in Kagoshima prefectural contest.
In 2010, saxophone four players got gold prize in an ensemble contest in Kagoshima.
In the middle of the Kamakura period, family Buddhist altars became popular.