Mountain Spots in Minamisatsuma Area

  • Kaimon Take
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    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi Kaimonjucho Hoka
  • 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.
  • Mt.Nomadake
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    Kagoshima
  • Mt.Kinpo
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    Kagoshima
  • Mt.Kumagatake
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    Kagoshima
  • 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
  • Mt.Yahazu
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    Kagoshima Minamikyushu-shi
  • Mt.Eboshi
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    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi
  • Mt.Nabeshima
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    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi
  • Mt.Kiyomi
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    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi
  • Mt.Tsujino
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    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi
  • Mt.Washio
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    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi
  • Mt.Choja
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    Kagoshima Minamisatsuma-shi
  • Mt.Eidake
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    Kagoshima Minamisatsuma-shi
  • Mt.Imadake
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    Kagoshima Minamisatsuma-shi
  • Mt.Jinnoo
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    Kagoshima Minamisatsuma-shi
  • Mt.Kuruma
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    Kagoshima Minamisatsuma-shi
  • Mt.Songyu
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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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