Travel Destinations in Kagoshima

Yakushima

Ancient Cedar Forest World Heritage Island

A UNESCO World Heritage island with ancient cedar forests, said to have inspired Princess Mononoke.

Kirishima Shrine

Mountain Shrine of the Divine Descent

Grand vermillion shrine dedicated to the deity Ninigi-no-Mikoto who descended from heaven to foun...

Amami Oshima

A UNESCO World Heritage island between Kyushu and Okinawa, with pristine mangrove forests, vibran...

Tanegashima

Island of Rockets and the Arrival of Firearms

Southern island famous as the site where firearms first arrived in Japan and home to JAXA's spect...

Satsuma Peninsula

Southern Kagoshima's Scenic Cape and Historic Coast

Southern peninsula with coastal cliffs, the Chiran Kamikaze pilot museum, sand baths at Ibusuki, ...

Sakurajima

Sakurajima Volcano

One of Japan's most active volcanoes rising from Kagoshima Bay, accessible by a short ferry ride.

Kirishima Onsen

Highland Hot Springs in Volcanic Mountain Country

Cluster of mountain hot spring resorts in the volcanic Kirishima highlands, offering diverse mine...

Kagoshima

A subtropical southern city facing the active Sakurajima volcano across the bay, with a samurai h...

Ibusuki Onsen

Ibusuki Onsen - Volcanic Sand Bath Experience

A unique hot spring resort where visitors are buried in naturally heated volcanic sand on the bea...

Sengan-en Garden

Shimazu Clan's Grand Seaside Villa with Sakurajima Views

Edo-period garden and villa of the Shimazu clan, using Sakurajima volcano and Kinko Bay as borrow...

Chiran Samurai District

Preserved Samurai Residences with Exquisite Gardens

A beautifully preserved Edo-period samurai district featuring seven exquisite gardens and a 700-m...

Shoko Shuseikan

The Shimazu Family Museum in Satsuma's 1865 Stone Machine Factory, Next to Sengan-en

The Shimazu family's history museum, housed since 1923 in the stone machine factory of the Satsum...

Cape Sata

Mainland Japan's Southern Tip, at the End of an 800 m Jungle Path

The southernmost point of mainland Japan, at the tip of the Osumi Peninsula. From the car park an...

Tokunoshima

Tokunoshima: Bullfighting, Amami Rabbits and Mountain Forest You Enter Only With a Guide at Night

A farming island in the Amami group, south of Amami-Oshima, split between three towns and known a...

Tokara Islands

Tokara Islands: Seven Inhabited Islands on One Village Ferry, Twice a Week

A chain of islands between Yakushima and Amami-Oshima that make up Toshima village, with people l...