Park / Green Space Spots in Osumi Area

  • Kamikawa Otaki Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Pref. Kimotsukigunkinkouchou Kamikawa 2382
    A nature park located in Kinko Town a 45-minute drive from Nejime Port. The park’s grounds encompass majestic Kamikawaotaki Falls and Kodaki Waterfall, plus a scenic suspension bridge, and visitors can enjoy the changing beauty of the seasons. Stately Kamikawaotaki Falls is 25 meters tall and 30 meters wide. The park’s 68-meter-high, 130-meter-long suspension bridge offers a superb view of the falls directly below. The park also has a forested square and water plaza for small children. The park is the perfect place to enjoy woodland beauty and get in touch with the great outdoors while taking in views of vast, seasonally changing mountains. A restaurant in the park has a somen noodle slide, and a tea house is also located near Kamikawaotaki Falls.
  • Hanaze Nature Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Kimotsuki-gun Kinkocho Tashiro Kawahara 4264-1
    This expansive nature park is located upstream of the Ogawa River. It is best known for the approximately 60 meter-wide and two-kilometer-long riverbed of natural cobblestones made from welded tuff from the Ibusuki Caldera. Historical records indicate that the feudal lord Shimazu Nariakira once enjoyed a winding stream party here in the Edo period. The park is also famous for its cherry blossoms and wisteria flowers. The Hanaze Park Festival is held in April and the Yamannaka Music Fest is held in August at the park .
  • Takatoge Tsutsujigaoka Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Tarumizu-shi Nakamata 4066-27
    This nature park is located on a 550-meter-high mountain pass northwest of Tarumizu City. The wild azaleas that grow across the entire park dye the mountain red and pink from late April to early May. The scenic park bustles with many flower-watchers who come to see the azaleas during the blooming season. An observatory near the mountain's 722-meter-high summit offers visitors a 360-degree panoramic view. It is possible to see mountains such as the Kirishima Mountains and Sakurajima as well as nautical scenery such as Shibushi Bay and Kinko Bay (Kagoshima Bay). The park features a large playset and open spaces, making it an appealing destination for families. Its free parking also makes it an easy choice as a destination for a drive.
  • Osumi Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Kanoya-shi Airacho Kamimyo 5354
  • Kanoya Chuo Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Kanoya-shi Mukaecho 29-1
  • Heiwakoen
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Kanoya-shi Kushiracho Arisato 5183-1
  • Yukyu no Mori
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Soo-shi Takarabecho Shimotakarabe 6473-1
  • Kushira Heiwakoen
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Kanoya-shi Kushiracho Arisato 5183-1
  • Ariake Kaiden no Sato Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Shibushi-shi Ariakecho Noikura 1489-1
  • Tarumizu Sen Hon Icho Sono
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Tarumizu-shi Shinmido 665
  • Shiroyama Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Kanoya-shi Kitadacho
  • Osumi Nanbu Prefectural Natural Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Kimotsuki-gun Minamiosumicho
  • International no Mori
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Shibushi-shi Shibushicho Natsui
  • Takakuma Yama Prefectural Natural Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Tarumizu-shi
  • Tategami Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Kimotsuki-gun Minamiosumicho Neshime Heta Funaki
  • Shiroyama Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Shibushi-shi Matsuyamacho Shinbashi
  • Iwasaki Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Soo-shi Osumicho Iwagawa
  • Shibushi Sports Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Shibushi-shi Shibushicho Anraku
  • Kanoya Sports Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Kanoya-shi Nishihara 2-chome 2
  • Otoshibirabochikouen
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Pref. Kimotsukigunkinkouchou Shiromoto

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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