Kagoshima is a great place for sightseeing, as it is home to many fascinating aspects of Japan that you may not know about. Explore Kagoshima and find your favorite spot!
SEE MOREKagoshima is a treasure trove of unique experiences such as kiriko experiences and sand steam baths. Enjoy special experiences that you can only have in Kagoshima!
SEE MORE Kagoshima is home to Japan's top Kurobuta pork and Kagoshima's signature sweet shirokuma. Enjoy the traditional taste of Japan in Kagoshima!
SEE MORE There are many high rank hotels with spectacular views of Kagoshima's nature! Spend a relaxing time in one of Japan's top-class hot springs, which you can only experience in Kagoshima.
SEE MORE Let's go on a cute girls trip to Kirishima and Osumi, packed with various elements such as delicious foods, photogenic views, and exciting activities!
SEE MORE Let's go to Ibusuki, a perfect spot for family! Ibusuki and near area have plenty of entertainment for children, such as aquariums and ferry.
SEE MORE Let's enjoy luxury experience such as premium Kurobuta and hotel stay in Yakushima, a perfect vacation for those who needs a relaxation.
SEE MOREA Japan you haven't seen yet
Kagoshima is a sub-tropical region located at the southernmost tip of Japan's mainland.
The history of modern Japan began with the innovation that started here. Kagoshima is a place where you can discover Japan which has not been found yet: the more you know about it, the deeper it gets!
We bring you the charm of Kagoshima, colored by beautiful nature and inhabited by various cultures!
Kagoshima is a great place for sightseeing, as it is home to many fascinating aspects of Japan that you may not know about.
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Kagoshima is a treasure trove of unique experiences such as kiriko experiences and sand steam baths.
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Kagoshima is home to Japan's top Kurobuta pork and Kagoshima's signature sweet shirokuma!
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Why not make your Journey to Kagoshima a memorable one by staying at a luxury hotel of a higher rank?
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Let's find your favorite Kagoshima with us!
Kagoshima is full of attractions such as its long history, beautiful natural scenery, and hot springs that warm the body and soul.
We offers a variety of tours filled with the charms of Kagoshima. You are sure to find a wonderful tour plan that matches your travel preferences!
Who will you travel Kagoshima with?
Kagoshima is a perfect travel spot for those who want to spend a quality time with someone you love and those who wants to treat yourself with a luxury experinece!
Here are some Kagoshima travel plans to suit your own travel style.
Let's go on a cute girls trip to Kirishima and Osumi, packed with various elements such as delicious foods, photogenic views, and exciting activities!
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Let's go to Ibusuki, a perfect spot for family! Ibusuki and near area have plenty of entertainment for children, such as aquariums and ferry.
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Let's enjoy luxury experience such as premium Kurobuta and hotel stay in Yakushima, a perfect vacation for those who needs a relaxation.
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Discover the fun of Travelling
There's a Japan that I haven't found yet in Kagoshima.
Unique experiences and landscapes you have never seen: from sightseeing to adventure, take a journey to Kagoshima that will shake your soul!
The central area that serves as the gateway to Kagoshima: every trip to Kagoshima begins here. Sightseeing, gourmet, shopping: an area where the charm of Kagoshima is condensed.
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The Kirishima area is where the mythical legend of Japan's origin. After visiting the Kirishima Shrine, you can relax at Kirishima Onsen Town.
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To see the scenic west coast of Kagoshima, take "the Hisatsu-Orenji Railway," a superb train that runs along the coastline, for a train window trip from Satsumasendai to Izumi.
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Let's take a journey on train window towards Ibusuki, onboard Express train "Ibusuki no Tamatebako" runing along sparkling blue Kinko Bay.
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Find the cutest photo spot
From traditional crafts to cute ice cream sweets and a treasure trove of untouched nature:
Introducing a special Kagoshima photo spot that you will surely want to show off to someone!
@Ibusuki City
Kaimondake, an active volcano with an altitude of 924m, is located at the southernmost tip of the Satsuma Peninsula.
Rapeseed flowers are in full bloom every year from late December to early February on the shores of Lake Ibusuki.
This yellow carpet symbplizes Kagoshima, a sup-tropical region and the arrival of early spring: it weaves a beautiful contrast with the clear blue sky against the backdrop of Mt. Kaimondake.
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Carefully raised with sweet potatoes from Kagoshima, Kurobuta (black pork) is one of the most popular types of meat in Japan: a local gourmet that you definitely want to taste when you travel to Kagoshima.
Kagoshima ramen features
pork bone soup and black pork charcoal, while tonkatsu is also popular thanks to its thickness. However, the most popular recipe is the black pork shabu-shabu!
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Speaking of Kagoshima's summer traditions, "polar bears" are a very popular type of confectionery for Satsuma girls, with their finely shaved ice and plenty of condensed milk and fruits.
Sweet and cute, fluffy shaved ice is
sure to look great on Instagram!
There is a wide variety of flavors and fruits depending on the store, such as chocolate, strawberry, matcha, yogurt and Ujikintoki tea with azuki beans.
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This is traditional craft that represent Kagoshima.
It is a beautiful cut glass that is unprecedented in the world, with a delicate cut pattern engraved on the colored glass that is made by covering transparent glass with colored
one.
Satsuma Kiriko, which has been revived in the present age, is now attracting attention from all over the world as a representative craft of Satsuma.
@Amami island
One of the three major textiles in the world is Oshima Tsumugi, a high-class silk fabric from Amami. It features mud dyeing in which 100% silk fabric is dyed with mud many times.
The beautiful pattern spun on Oshima Tsumugi
represents the beautiful nature of Amami. Amami Oshima also offers a rental experience of Oshima Tsumugi.
Please put your sleeves on the longed-for Oshima Tsumugi and enjoy the history and culture of Amami.
@MinamiSatsuma City
A mountain with an altitude of 387m, Kamegaoka is located in Minamisatsuma City, in the southern part of the mainland of Kagoshima.
From the observatory on the top of the mountain, you can see a horizontal panorama that makes
the earth look round.
It is also famous among paragliders, who dance in the blue sky on sunny days.
@Amami island
20 minutes by ferry from the southern tip of Amami Oshima, is an island with a lush rainforest and the clear Amami blue sea. Kakeroma-jima is a paradise on the ground where untouched nature remains.
This small remote island,
often not listed in guidebooks, is an hideaway resort known to those in the know, with luxurious holidays that will cleanse your mind.
@Yakushima
Shiratani Unsui-kyo is a valley with an altitude of 800m located in the center of the World Natural Heritage Yakushima Island Take a short trip to Taikoiwa during the sunny spring season.
The panoramic view of the cherry blossoms
and fresh greenery that covers Yakushima, with the highest peak of Kyushu Mt. Miyanoura, is extraordinary!
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