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- Stress-free trip in lush, green Kirishima
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- Kirishima, surrounded by mountains such as Mt. Takachiho, Mt. Karakuni, and the Kirishima Mountain Range, which was the first national park designated in Japan, is a place of impressive, mysterious scenery. Coupled with easy access of less than an hour by train from Kagoshima City, it is also popular as a hiking destination. Enjoy a journey escaping from the hustle and bustle of the city to a place you can feel the lush nature.
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- Tropical resort experience in Ibusuki: sand steam baths and local cuisine
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- Ibusuki is famous for its sand baths, especially a sand bath at the once-popular Saraku Sand Bath Hall. The plan introduces a sightseeing course to enjoy the tropical atmosphere of Ibusuki in Kagoshima Prefecture. Why not travel around Ibusuki, beautiful as it is with colorful flowers?
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- Road trip to Yoron Island, the Pearl of the Orient
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- Yoron Island, where untouched nature still remains, is Kagoshima Prefecture’s southernmost island. We introduce a driving course around this island paradise to spots such as the breathtakingly beautiful emerald green ocean known as Yoron Blue, and colorful flowers, a pride of the island, such as hibiscus, that are in full bloom all year round.
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- Chiran Peace Museum
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4.5692 Reviews - Kagoshima Pref. Minamikyushushi Chiranchoukori 17881
- This museum collects materials and personal items relating to the special attack unit (kamikaze unit) active at the end of World War II. The museum was erected on the site of a former launch base with the aim of preserving records of the time for future generations and in a prayer for peace. Parties of 10 or more can listen to a storyteller with advance reservation. The museum also provides English, Chinese, and Korean audio guides. A five-minute walk from the Tokkokannon-iriguchi bus stop.
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- Sand Bath Hall Saraku
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4.5461 Reviews - Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Yunohama 5-25-18
- A hot spring bath facility where you can enjoy Ibusuki’s famed hot spring sand baths. The sand baths use the heat of the hot springs naturally welling up under the coast; bathers wear a white robe and are buried in sand stirred to reach just the right temperature, heating the body. Depending on weather conditions, you can even enjoy your sand bath right at the edge of the waves. Even when the weather is not perfect, the facility has a covered sand bathing area, ensuring you can enjoy your sand bath no matter what it is like outside. The sand baths aid in relieving nerve pain, rheumatism, and cold extremities. Approximately five minutes by car from Ibusuki Station.
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- Io World Kagoshima City Aquarium
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4.0387 Reviews - Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Honkoushinmachi 3-1
- This is the municipal aquarium built on the coast, on Kagoshima Bay facing Sakurajima Island. In the Kuroshio Large Tank which contains as much as 1,500 tons of water, you can watch the tuna and bonito migrating on the Kuroshio Current. Among them, the impact of the whale shark “Yu Yu” is a highlight. The seal exhibitions and dolphin pool are also popular. It is a 15-minute walk from Kagoshima Station.
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- Museum of the Meiji Restoration
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4.0427 Reviews - Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Kajiyachou 23-1
- Satsuma (now western Kagoshima Prefecture) was the birthplace of Saigo Takamori, Okubo Toshimichi, and numerous other heroes of the Meiji Restoration. The Museum of the Meiji Restoration uses a variety of means to present the history of Satsuma and Japan during that momentous time. The centerpiece of the museum is the historic dramas shown in the Meiji Restoration Experience Hall on the basement floor. In the “Road to the Restoration,” life-sized robotic models of figures such as Saigo Takamori and Okubo Toshimichi and multiple projection screens are used to present a stunning drama. In the “Satsuma Students, Go West” exhibit, the story of the students sent to study overseas in England in defiance of the national government is presented.
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- Tontoro
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4.0404 Reviews - Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Yamanokuchichou 9-41
- A popular ramen restaurant that is also one of Kagoshima's best located in the Temmonkan-dori shopping arcade. As its name implies in Japanese, the restaurant's specialty Tontoro Ramen is topped with pork that practically melts in your mouth. The broth, made with pork bones, chicken bones, and seafood, is surprisingly light, making it popular with the shop's women customers as well. The rice with roasted pork is also popular and includes a heaping helping of chashu roast pork made with neck meat, a rare delicacy of which only a small amount can be obtained from one animal. A three-minute walk from Takamibaba Station on the municipal tram.
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- Kagomma Furusato Yataimura
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4.0318 Reviews - Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Chuouchou 6-4
- A new food theme park a five-minute walk from Kagoshima-Chuo Station which was just opened in 2012. The park is home to 25 yatai (food stands) offering the unique flavors of Kagoshima, including local dishes, kushiage (deep fried skewers), seafood, eels, and tonkotsu (pork bone broth) ramen, as well as a shochu (Japanese white liquor) bar which doubles as an information center. The park is dedicated to local production for local consumption, reasonable prices, and hospitality; the friendly Kagoshima dialect with which patrons are greeted is also sure to make you smile.
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- Ryokojin Sansou
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4.5328 Reviews - Kagoshima Pref. Kirishimashi Makizonochoutakachiho 3865
- A long-standing hotel established in 1917. The 165 thousand square meter hotel grounds sprawl in a quiet, natural forest. The hotel was formerly the Maruo Ryokan inn, where famous authors and poets such as Akiko Yosano, Mokichi Saito, and Ujo Noguchi stayed and left their handwritten works. The hotel’s bathhouse is supplied by a simple spring and a simple sulfur spring, and bathers can relax in a large indoor bath or outdoor bath. The waters of the simple spring can also be drunk for health benefits. The bathhouse is open to non-guests, and the hotel also boasts four outdoor baths which can be privately reserved for ultimate relaxation. The hotel serves traditional Japanese kaiseki course cuisine made with seasonal ingredients from Kagoshima.
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- Yunohira Observation Point
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4.0280 Reviews - Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Sakurajimakoikechou 1025
- A viewing site called the closest to the caldera located at the fourth station on Sakurajima 373 meters above sea level. Depending on the activity of the volcano, visitors can see smoke billowing out, as well as the Taisho Lava Field spreading out before their eyes. The observation point is the highest point on Sakurajima which general visitors may enter and can be traveled to by car. The viewing area is open any time and is a popular spot to visit at night when a great panorama of Kagoshima’s nightscape is visible. Approximately 15 minutes by car from Sakurajima Port.
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- Healthy Land
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4.5243 Reviews - Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Yamagawafukumoto 3292
- A comprehensive health resort facility located on a rise facing the sea off Ibusuki. Facilities include a hot spring bathhouse, exercise equipment, and restaurant. The facility’s Tamatebako Onsen outdoor hot spring bath area boasts a spectacular view and has been ranked as one of the top day trip hot spring bathing destinations in the country. In addition to a Japanese style outdoor bath with a view of the open sea and Kaimondake Volcano, a Western style outdoor bath offers a panoramic view of striking rock formations and Takeyama. The great thing is that both views are spectacular. Designed to look as if the baths are connected to the ocean, bathers can enjoy an open, airy feeling.
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What is Kagoshima?
Over 100 active volcanoes across Kagoshima make it one of the Japan's most exciting prefectures. The prefectural capital, Kagoshima city, looks out to one of the prefecture's most spectacular volcanoes, Sakurajima, an island of its own that can be visited and seen close up or admired from afar, with the promise of breathtaking sunsets complete with frequent puffs of smoke and ash. Down the Satsuma Peninsula, the most southerly part of mainland Japan, waterfalls, sand onsen, and fascinating history await, while Kagoshima's abundance of satsuma imo (sweet potato) provide a wholesome snack as well as one of Japan's favourite drinks - shochu.
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Getting Around
For those planning to hop on the speedy bullet train to Kagoshima, the Tokaido-Sanyo Shinkansen takes five hours to reach Hakata Station in Fukuoka city from Tokyo Station, from which you can take Kyushu's own shinkansen from Hakata down to Kagoshima-Chuo Station in 1.5 hours. Kagoshima Airport is just a short flight (around 1 hour 40 minutes) from Haneda Airport, with dozens of flights per day; however, be warned that it can take up to 60 minutes to travel by bus from central Kagoshima city to Kagoshima Airport.
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