Nature Spots in Minamisatsuma Area

  • Lake Ikeda
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    Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Ikeda
    This crater lake has a circumference of 15 kilometers and reaches a depth of 233 meters, making it the largest such lake in Kyushu. Its clear, blue surface is a sight to behold, and a variety of seasonal flowers adorn the lakeside, making for an enchanting scene. The rape blossoms that bloom in January are especially gorgeous. The lake is also home to large eels that reach two meters in length and 50 centimeters in girth, but it is most famous for being the abode of the legendary monster “Issie.”
  • Kaimon Take
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    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi Kaimonjucho Hoka
  • Cape Nagasakibana
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    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi Yamagawaokachiyogamizu
  • Chiringashima Island
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    Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Nishikata
    Chiringashima is an unpopulated island three kilometers in circumference floating in Kagoshima Bay. From March to October, a sandbar some 800 meters in length appears during the ebb of a spring or half tide, making it possible to walk to the island from the mainland. Because of this connection to the mainland, the island is also nicknamed the Love Knot Island and the sandbar is called the Ibusuki Chiririn Sand Road.
  • Mt. Uomidake
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    Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Higashikata
    This mountain has an altitude of approximately 215 meters, and is well-known for its similarity to Diamond Head in Hawaii. The summit can be reached by car, and visitors can enjoy the scenery of Ibusuki City and Kinko Bay that changes with the seasons. Alternatively, in the spring, around 600 Yoshino Cherry trees blossom here, and many people visit to see the cherry blossoms when they flower.
  • Ganegajigoku
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    Kagoshima Pref. Minamikyushushi Kawanabechoumiya
  • Fushime Kaigan
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    Kagoshima Ibusuki Yamagawa Fukumoto
  • Mt.Nomadake
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    Kagoshima
  • Mt.Kinpo
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    Kagoshima
  • Mt.Kumagatake
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    Kagoshima
  • Sun Beach Ibusuki
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    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi Higashikata
  • Kagami Pond
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    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi Kaimonsenta
  • Mt.Kasasa
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    Kagoshima Minamisatsuma-shi
  • Mt.Seinai
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    Kagoshima Minamisatsuma-shi
  • Mt.Nannichi
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    Kagoshima Minamisatsuma-shi
  • Chiyojise
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    Kagoshima Minamisatsuma-shi
  • Hatae Cape
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    Kagoshima Minamisatsuma-shi
  • Ohno nose
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    Kagoshima Prefecture Minamisatsuma
  • Enami Cape
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    Kagoshima
  • KawakuboBana
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    Kagoshima Minamisatsuma-shi

Kagoshima Areas

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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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