Speaking of gourmet, Kagoshima produces the highest amount of black pork Japan: the so-called Satsuma Kurobuta is famous worldwide for being soft, juicy and delicious. There are many Kagoshima gourmet foods that make use of black pork such as shabu-shabu, black pork tonkatsu and black pork stea

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.

These are the rotating somen noodles made from the clear spring water of the Tosen Valley, which was selected as one of the top 100 best waters of Japan.
It is a popular gourmet in Ibusuki and feeds 300,000 customers from all over Japan every year.
Somen noodles that go around the running water of glass work are beautiful in appearance and excellent in taste.

The sunset that vividly colors the East China Sea and the summer mandarin orange fields along the line.
You can fully enjoy the spectacular scenery unique to the west coast of Kyushu, which is well suited to such orange scenery, on the Hisatsu-Orenji Railway, which connects Satsumasendai City in Kagoshima and Yatsushiro City in Kumamoto.
If you find a station along the line that you like, feel free to get off the train and enjoy the local specialties, natural scenery, and cuisine of that town.
This is the best part of traveling on the Hisatsu-Orenji Railway.

Kagoshima Prefecture is Japan's largest eel farm. In particular, Shibushi City, located at the southern tip of the Osumi Peninsula, is famous for its eel farming. There is an "eel station" in Shibushi City, where a wide variety of eel dishes are available, including char-grilled eel, eel bento, eel rice, and eel bowls!
Please enjoy the exquisite eels with secret thick sauce and grilled to perfection