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Museum Shoko Shuseikan

4.0

172 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Yoshinochou 9698-1

This is a museum adjacent to Sengan-en. The collection hall is a group of factories that the Satsuma lord Shimazu Nariakira built for industrial development at the end of the Tokugawa period. The museum building was originally completed in 1865 as a machine factory. Currently it is utilized as a place to communicate the history of industrialization of the Shimazu family and Satsuma clan. In addition to the buildings, some of the exhibits are nationally designated Important Cultural Properties.

This museum had some interesting exhibits about industrialisation but they were not displayed or labelled as well as they could have been. On the plus side however the gardens next to the museum were...
Kirishima Shinwa no Sato Park

4.0

91 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kagoshima Pref. Kirishimashi Kirishimataguchi 2583-22

This park is 670 meters above sea level, making for a scenic spot where one can see Kinko Bay and Sakurajima from the observation deck. The 390-meter-high super slider certainly packs a punch, and it is replete with other attractions including putter golf, sightseeing lifts, and a road train. At the spacious restaurant one can try Berkshire pork cuisine, and the Yokamon Market offers a range of special goods from Kirishima.

This is a place that allows you to have fun and a time to relax. The view is incredible. I went there at around 11:30am on a weekday. Very few visitors. Just like what others recommended. Take...
Kamafuta Shrine (Itate Tsuwamononushi-jinja Shrine)

4.0

112 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kagoshima Pref. Minamikyushushi Eichoubeppu 6827

A Shinto shrine located in Ei-cho, Minamikyushu City, Kagoshima Prefecture. Officially Itate Tsuwamononushi-jinja Shrine, the shrine is also known as Kamafuta (“Pot Lid”) Shrine. The shrine is famous for its unique ways of worship, which include throwing unglazed pottery pot lids and wearing a pot lid on top of the head to pray for one’s wish to be granted. The shrine is believed to grant worshippers such boons as victory in competitions, better fortunes, protection from misfortune, and luck in war, and as such is even visited by entertainers and famous athletes. From the “Cape of Hope” behind the shrine, visitors can enjoy a view of vast ocean and Kaimondake Volcano.

The shrine seems very new and looks nice. When we arrived relatively early in the morning there was nobody there - which I would highly recommend! Not long into our visit a bus of Chinese tourists...
Kuroshio no Mori Mangrove Park

4.0

109 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kagoshima Pref. Amamishi Sumiyouchouishihara 478

A vast, primeval mangrove located a 70-minute drive from Amami Airport where visitors can come in contact with nature and enjoy outdoor activities year-round. In 2001, the mangrove was registered as part of the Roadside Station Amami Oshima Sumiyo facility. The second largest mangrove in Japan, the area is a habitat for rare plants and animals, including the Ryukyu ayu, a fish which has followed a unique evolutionary path. Canoeing through the thick mangrove is a particularly popular activity here. There’s also an outdoor recreation and relaxation space and an observatory offering a sweeping view of the primeval mangrove.

マングローブカヌー体験付きのツアーを捜して、ツアーに参加。二人ともカヌーは初めて、若い時ならいざ知らず、いい歳して-？一寸不安いっぱいでした。サンダル、救命胴衣を付け、簡単なカヌー操作の説明と注意事項を受けてさあ-二人乗りのカヌーに乗船。インストラクターが水中に入って乗り込む時にカヌーがひっくり返ら無い様におさえる手助けを受けて、初めての二人無事乗船。当日干潮時だったので川の流れが「そこそこ速い...
AMURAN Ferris Wheel

4.0

93 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Chuocho 1-1 Amu Plaza Kagoshima Motodate 6F

The ferris wheel sits on the top floor of one of the Chuo Stations shopping malls and thus reaches close to the same height above ground as the much larger London Eye, which is about eight times...
Heart Rock

4.0

114 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kagoshima Oshima-gun Tatsugocho Akaogi

干潮の時を狙っていきました。駐車場はわかりにくいですが、混んでいなかったのでスムースに停められました。混んでいるときは車の出入りすら苦労するかも。ハートロックのビーチはきれいでした。パラグライダーで見学する人もいました。思っていたより小さい潮だまりです。
Kagoshima City Museum of Art

4.0

68 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Shiroyamachou 4-36

This is a private art museum which is built on the ruins of Tsurumaru Castle Ninomaru which was once the castle of the Satsuma Lord Shimazu. The collection focuses on works by local writers and Western art since the 19th century. It also has oil paintings by Cezanne and a “Water Lily” painting by Monet. The collection of paintings depicting Sakurajima, the symbol of Kagoshima, is also spectacular. It is a 16-minute walk from Kagoshima Station.

First room is mostly European artists, some very famous. There were some works Id not seen before. 2nd room more Japanese artists. Not huge but ok for entrance fee of ¥300 for permanent collection...
Myoken Ishiharaso

4.5

61 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Kagoshima Pref. Kirishimashi Hayatochoukareigawa 4376

This high-class ryokan inn, one of the top ones in Kyushu, is the only non-train car lodging facility selected for riders of “Nanatsuboshi in Kyusyu”, the luxurious sleeping car train line to stay at. The inn’s bathhouse has five different indoor and outdoor baths which are filled undiluted from a hydrogen carbonate spring. Customers can relax in an outdoor bath and take in a stunning view of a mountain stream; the outdoor baths can also be reserved for a private session depending on the time of day. The inn serves seasonal kaiseki course cuisine made with an abundance of fresh, local Kagoshima ingredients. The inn also offers hot spring bathing only plans and hot spring bathing and lunch plans, making it easy even for non-guests to stop by and enjoy special hospitality tailored to their needs.

旧友と同窓会の前乗り、どこが良いか聞かれ迷わずこちらを推薦。数年ぶりの再訪で相変わらず良いお湯、良い料理。豪雨の影響を受けやすい川沿いの露天風呂も幸いなことに楽しめました(再開の大変さを教えていただきました)。好みのワインなど持ち込み(1本1,500円の抜栓料)満喫しました。
Roadside Station Yamagawa-minato Io Kaido

4.0

57 Reviews

Transportation

Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Yamagawakinseichou 1-10

A roadside station located a 10-minute walk from Yamakawa Station on the JR Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. Yamagawa Port is also known as “Crane Port” due to its shape resembling a crane extending its wings, a design also employed in the shape of this roadside station’s building. The station consists of three zones—a local specialty products zone where visitors can buy woodwork crafts and ceramics, a morning farmers market selling produce from local farms and fresh seafood like skipjack tuna and greater amberjack, and finally a seafood restaurant zone where visitors can enjoy a variety of fresh seafood dishes. Day after day, the station bustles with visitors.

指宿を通りすぎて長崎鼻にいく時に少し足を伸ばして立ち寄りました。道の駅によくあるパターンですが、地元の野菜が豊富に揃っていますし、漁港すぐ近くということもあって、海の特産物もあります。なかなか活気がある場所でした。
Ooshima Tsumugimura

4.0

75 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kagoshima Pref. Oshimaguntatsugouchou Akaogi 1945

A facility where visitors can watch Amami Oshima tsumugi pongee cloth being made and try making it themselves located a two-minute walk from the Oshima Tsumugimura-iriguchi bus stop. Visitors can listen to a courteous guide and watch as Oshima tsumugi is laboriously crafted in the adjoining workshop. The facility also offers a variety of classes, including T-shirt and handkerchief dorozome mud dyeing, weaving, and kimono wearing. The facility’s shop sells Oshima tsumugi accessories and exclusive Oshima tsumugi items in both Japanese and Western designs offered no place else.

大島紬の事が良く理解出来る施設です。大島紬は生地を染色するので無く、糸自体を染色して色々に染色された絹糸を織り込んで大島紬を作って行くとか。その工程は、最初から製織り製品になるまで41の沢山の工程をへて出来あがるとか-そりや高価なのも納得です。その工程に沿って女性の係員の方が丁寧に説明して頂けます。製織りの工程で、機織しているお婆さんと話をしたところ、40数年此の仕事をしているとか。一番の苦労は...
Kinsakubaru Virgin Forest

4.0

93 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kagoshima Amami-shi Naze Asato Kane Sakuhara

This virgin forest located about a 30-minute drive from Amami City is the most untouched subtropical broad-leaved tree forests left on Amami Oshima Island. The forest, which extends deep into the mountains of Naze, evokes images of ancient times. The forest's massive 10 meter-tall Cyathea lepifera ferns are living fossils whose fronds are believed to have been fodder for dinosaurs eons ago. The sunlight filtered through their large umbrella-like fronds creates a mystical spectacle to behold. The forest is also a habitat for rare wildlife such as Lidth's jay, a national Natural Monument, as well as the Okinawan tree lizard.

ツアーガイドさんの案内で2時間半くらいかけて、自然を感じてきました。お勧めです。テレビや広告などに使われるスポットも説明を受けてきました。
Tanegashima Development Center Firearm Museum

4.0

69 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kagoshima Pref. Nishinomoteshi Nishinomote 7585

The distinctive exterior of this museum is modeled after a “nanbansen” one of the foreign European ships that first visited Japan. The museum displays a variety of ancient firearms, such as a Portuguese gun which made its way to Tanegashima in 1543 and examples of the first guns ever made in the country. The museum also has dioramas and videos presenting the history and culture of Tanegashima; stopping by the museum first before exploring the rest of the island will make your visit that much more interesting. A 10-minute walk from Nishinoomote Port.

種子島と言えばロケットと鉄砲伝来ではないでしょうか。鉄砲だけではないですが、種子島の歴史を学ぶことができます。展示の仕方も人形劇？みたいなものもありちょっと楽しむことができました。展示スペースは広いように感じましたが、１時間もあればゆっくり見学することができます。
Kanoya Rose Garden

4.0

48 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kagoshima Pref. Kanoyashi Hamadachou 1250

This rose garden, the largest in Japan, is located in a hilly area on the east side of Kirishimagaoka Park. Some 35 thousand wild roses, English roses, and other rose varieties are grown on the garden’s vast grounds. Roses named after royalty and nobles, Kanoya’s own original Princess Kanoya, and other roses bloom in vivid color; the best time to visit the garden is during the festivals held during the peak blooming periods in spring and autumn. Visitors can try flower cutting in a green house and appreciate roses from around the world in facilities like a rose chapel and garden stage. The garden’s restaurant, which serves a wide variety of dishes made with roses, is also popular.

いつも春のバラ祭りに行ってるのですが、今回秋のバラ祭りのTVCMを見て行って来ました。春の1割しか開花してなく、寂しいバラ祭りでした。やはり、行くなら春ですね❗
Hirasaki Shrine

4.0

64 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Kaimonjucchou 1366

This former government-supported Shinto shrine is located a 10-minute walk from Kaimon Station on the JR Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. The shrine is dedicated to Ohirume-no-muchi-no-mikoto (Amaterasu-omikami), the supreme deity of japan. Since ancient times, worshippers have come to this shrine seeking blessings of traffic safety and the safeguarding of the fishing industry. Beyond an avenue of cherry trees, a sacred camphor tree, more than 1,000 years old, stands on the grounds, protecting the sanctity of Satsuma’s (Kagoshima’s) most important shrine. The gorgeous main shrine building is red lacquered. Shrine treasures include a maki-e gold and silver lacquerware toiletries case designated a National Important Cultural Property, and ancient documents concerning the Shimazu clan and tablets received from Ryukyu.

開聞岳の方面から池田湖に向かい際に立ち寄りました。この地域を代表する神社らしく、クスノキの説明の看板にありましたが、境内には樹齢 1000年を越える古木も多数あるらしく、その歴史が伺えます。人は少なく快適に見学できました。
Wake Shrine

3.5

50 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kagoshima Pref. Kirishimashi Makizonochoushukukubota 3986

A Shinto shrine guarded not by stone lion dogs but rather stone boar. The shrine is dedicated to Wake no Kiyomaro, an ancient government official. The shrine used guardian boar statues because, according to legend, Kiyomaro’s palanquin was protected by a wild boar when he landed in Buzen Province with the aim of visiting Usa Jingu Shrine. The shrine is believed to grant worshippers boons relating to traffic safety, scholarly pursuits, and construction. Sakamoto Ryoma and his wife also visited the shrine during their honeymoon and a monument on the grounds commemorates this fact. Some 100 wisteria plants grow on the grounds of Wake Park in front of the shrine and a wisteria festival is held here each year from April to May when the plants are in bloom.

和気清麻呂を祀った神社で学問、建築の神様です。和気の湯があるのも温泉地らしい。坂本龍馬が新婚旅行で訪れたそうです。
Shiroyama-Park

4.0

50 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kagoshima Pref. Kirishimashi Kokubukamikogawa 3819

A park located on a 192-meter-high hill. The park is located a 25-minute drive from the Mizobe-Kagoshimakuko interchange on the Kyushu Expressway. The spacious park’s facilities include a children’s field, roller slide, 1,350-meter-long go-cart course, and miniature golf course. There’s also an outdoor stage, Ferris wheel with a sweeping view of the Kokubu Plain, and other facilities which can entertain a family with children all day. The park’s 20-meter-high observatory boasts a spectacular view of the city. In April, visitors can enjoy the site of cherry tree and azalea blossoms, and each year the park bustles with visitors come to relax and enjoy the flowers.

京都から霧島市に引っ越して3年少しですが、お気に入りで何度も訪れています、特に桜の時期は下の駐車場から桜並木が続きトンネル状態になるので、歩いて登るようにしています。今年は見頃の時期だったので上の駐車場は満車となり、大変な行列ができていました。歩く場合は街の中心部から国分高等学校先の交差点から車道横の歩道を登り続けますが、車でもウーンウーン唸りながら登るくらいなので、結構な角度で登っていくこと...
Cape Sata

Travel / Tourism

Kagoshima Pref. Kimotsukigunminamiosumichou Satamagome 417

A cape located on the southernmost tip of Kyushu facing the Osumi Strait. Located at 31 degrees north, the same latitude as New Delhi and Cairo, the cape is warm year round and subtropical plants such as Livistona and sago palms flourish here. Cape Sata Observatory Park and the surrounding area are currently closed due to renovations (as of January 2017) and are scheduled to reopen in 2018.
Nagasakibana Parking Garden

3.5

52 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Yamagawaokachogamizu 1571-1

A sightseeing destination established 50 years ago on Cape Nagasakibana, an area tied to a legend concerning the Palace of the Dragon King. Boasting a sweeping view of Kaimondake Volcano and the East China Sea, this garden, which recreates a tropical jungle, is planted with some 1,000 varieties of tropical plants. Parrot and rat shows are held on the garden’s spacious grounds, but be sure not to miss the flamingo shows resembling something out of a south seas resort. The garden also holds a variety of special events during Golden Week and other long holidays. People of all ages are sure to enjoy meeting the animals which are allowed to roam grounds closely resembling their natural habitat.

If you want to see Nagasakibana, here is a good place. Also, this graden can give you chance to get touch with animals, for example, parrots. You can buy food for animals with cheap price
Kagoshimachuo Ekimae

Leisure / Hobbies

Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Chuocho 1-1
Satsuma Denshokan

4.5

61 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Higashikata 12131-4

A history museum which presents the culture of the Satsuma (Kagoshima) region. The museum building was modeled after the Byodoin’s Phoenix Hall. The museum’s exhibits and exhibitions are designed around the concept of experiencing the history and culture of Satsuma with all five senses. Much of the museum’s collection consists of works of art from China and Satsuma handed down through the ages since ancient times in the region, including gorgeous ceramics decorated with gold. The museum also displays historic texts, medals, and calligraphic works dating to the late Edo period. Visitors can enjoy the tastes of Satsuma in the museum restaurant.

Wasnt sure what to expect and the tickets were a bit dear (1500 yen per person), but I have no regret entering this outstanding museum. The building is neat, very attractive from within as it is...

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Kagoshima Areas

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.