- Sengan-en
- Kirishima Shrine
- Chiran Peace Museum
- Sand Bath Hall Saraku
- Io World Kagoshima City Aquarium
- Museum of the Meiji Restoration
- Yunohira Observation Point
- Sakurajima Visitor Center
- Seibu Rindo Forest Path
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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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Itineraries
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- A Trip Across Japan in 25 Days!
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- Start: Haneda Airport Terminal 3(Monorail) Day 1: Tokyo, Kanagawa Day 2: Kanagawa Day 3: Kanagawa, Tokyo Day 4: Kanagawa, Tokyo Day 5: Hyogo, Fukuoka Day 6: Fukuoka Day 7: Fukuoka, Nagasaki Day 8: Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Kagoshima Day 9: Kagoshima Day 10: Kagoshima, Hiroshima Day 11: Hiroshima, Yamaguchi Day 12: Hiroshima, Ehime Day 13: Ehime, Okayama Day 14: Okayama, Kagawa, Hyogo Day 15: Okayama, Osaka, Hyogo Day 16: Osaka, Nara Day 17: Osaka, Kyoto Day 18: Kyoto, Aichi Day 19: Kyoto, Mie, Aichi, Saitama Day 20: Saitama, Hokkaido Day 21: Hokkaido Day 22: Hokkaido Day 23: Hokkaido, Tokyo Day 24: Tokyo, Kanagawa Day 25: Kanagawa, Tokyo Popular spots in this itinerary: Hōkokuji Temple, Shin-Yokohama Raumen Museum, Matsudayama Herb Garden
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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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- 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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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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