Spots in Kagoshima Area

  • Ibusuki City Tosen Gorge Somen Nagashi
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    4.0
    198 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Kaimonjucchou 5967
    Tosen Gorge is the birthplace of the circular somen noodle flume and this city-run restaurant and attraction is visited by some 200 thousand people annually. Open year round, here diners can enjoy somen noodles whirling in spring water selected as one of the 100 best waters in Japan in the modern era. In addition to somen, the restaurant’s sets comprised of such local dishes as trout broiled with salt, carp soup, and carp sashimi served over ice. Approximately 25 minutes by car from Ibusuki Station.

    I am a noodle lover and had a brilliant time at this somen nahashi restaurant. Picking up noodle was a fan challenge and the dipping sauce was so tasty! It takes time to get there with limited public...

  • Tenmonkan Mujaki (Main Store)
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    4.0
    19 Reviews
    Shopping
    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Sennichichou 5-8
    This is the original shaved ice “white bear” shop in the Tenmonkan G3 arcade. The “white bear”, also known as a Kagoshima specialty, is made by pouring home-made milk on finely shaved ice and topping with colorful fruit. The size is quite large so for those who don’t think they could finish a serving we recommend the baby size. There are a variety of toppings such as chocolate and caramel pudding.

    予てよりいきたかったお店。本物のシロクマは本当に美味しかった。2月に氷なんて食べられるかと心配して2人でベビーサイズいシェア。暖かい飲み物とともに注文したが、普通サイズを頼めばよかったと後悔した。メニューも豊富で楽しめるお店。

  • Kaimon Take
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi Kaimonjucho Hoka
  • Kirishima Onsen Market
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    3.5
    58 Reviews
    Shopping
    Kagoshima Pref. Kirishimashi Makizonochoutakachiho 3878-114
    This facility includes a tourist information center and restaurant as well as a souvenir shop and farmers’ market selling specialty goods of Kirishima and Kagoshima, located in the middle of the Kirishima hot spring village. Inside are popular foot baths one can use for free or at low cost (40–45 degrees, chloride water). There is also an area selling foods steamed by hot spring water, including eggs, manju (yeast buns) and sweetcorn.

    霧島温泉郷(丸尾)にある飲食店、お土産屋、観光案内所もある中心的なスポットです。 公共交通利用の場合には、丸尾バス停の目前に立地しており、バス待ちの際にも利用できます。 韓国岳登山を終え、霧島神宮へ移動するバス待ちの間に利用しました。 私は温泉で蒸した野菜、卵が目に付きました。 値段も手頃だったので「温泉たまご」を買って食べましたが、普通に美味しかったです。

  • Healthyland Tamatebako Outdoor Hot Spring
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi Yamagawa Fukumoto 3292
    "These scenic outdoor baths were ranked No. 1 in the ""Top 20 Day Use Onsen in Japan"" category for four years in a row on Tripadvisor, the world's largest travel review site. The baths are a part of Healthyland, a health spa that features steaming sand baths, ""Hoyokan"" hot spring bathhouse, a swimming school, and other facilities. Bathers can enjoy monopolizing the panoramic views of the surrounding nature from the two different outdoor baths are available. The Japanese-style outdoor baths feature a commanding view of Mt. Kaimon while the western-style outdoor baths offer an extensive view of Mt. Takeyama (also known as ""Mt. Snoopy"") and the ocean. The baths, both are free-flowing spring water straight from the source, are rotated between the two genders on a daily basis. Each offers bathers the chance to enjoy the majestic natural scenery even as far as Yakushima Island, Takeshima Island, and Iojima Island on a clear day while feeling the cool and refreshing wind."
  • Sendai Nuclear Power Plant Museum
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    4.0
    15 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Pref. Satsumasendaishi Gumizakichou Kodaira 1758-1
    Located near the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant, this museum uses a life-sized, 12-meter-tall model of a nuclear reactor and a scale model of the entire plant to explain the mechanisms behind nuclear power generation. Visitors can also receive a guided 60-minute tour of the museum.

    原発の歴史がわかり、いろいろ学べて見識が深くなりました。アクセスも道路一本で行けてとてもよかったです。

  • Kagoshima Kenko no Mori Park
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    4.0
    7 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Inuzakochou 825
    This park is in Inuzako-cho, Kagoshima City. They have a wide variety of sports facilities, including a green suitable for soccer, seven tennis courts, a gym, and sumo ring, as well as playground equipment, an open space, observation decks, a nature observation park, grass skiing slopes, and two shops. The indoor pool facility has a heated swimming pool, onsen resort pool and onsen walking pool, and an outdoor pool open in summer.

    鹿児島市の中心地からは離れているので、車は必須です。 広大な敷地には、広い芝生広場だけでなく、大型の遊具や親水スポットがあり、子どもたちは一日中楽しめる施設です。

  • Izumi City Crane Museum “Crane Park Izumi”
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    3.5
    16 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Izumi-shi Bunkacho 1000
    This is only crane museum in Japan, built in the image of a parent crane nesting with an egg and a fledgling crane snuggling close. In the museum, visitors can learn about the ecology and history of cranes, and also enjoy videos and embalmed crane, as well as crane designed crafts. Additionally, there are museum lectures that are regularly held, which feature events for nature observation groups and other organizations.

    ほぼ鶴だけに限定した施設としては、立派な建物に広い敷地です。こういった資料館・博物館の類いも、動物園なども好きな方ですが、鶴の仲間だけに限定した内容だとさすがに冗長感を感じました。鶴の飛来地や観察センターとも少し離れているのも難点。隣接した施設なら相乗効果もあるんですが。

  • Tanegashima Akagome Museum
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    3.5
    17 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Kumage-gun Minamitanecho Kukinaga 4058-banchi 1
    Tanegashima Island is thought to have been strongly connected with rice since ancient times. This museum features exhibits related to red rice, which is believed to have been introduced to the island long, long ago from the south. Exhibits cover subjects including the folk customs involving red rice practiced at the Homan Shrine as well as the culture of rice cultivation on Tanegashima Island. Visitors can learn about Minamitane Town through a video about the town's highlights, performing arts, events, and more that is played in the museum's theater. There is also a museum shop that sells red rice, akagome amazake (a sweet drink made from fermented red rice), and other great souvenirs.

    古代米といえば黒米を思い浮かべますが、赤米も古代米の一つでそれらに関する展示がされていて、入場も無料です。 展示もそんなになく短い時間で見られますので宝満神社の参拝とセットで立ち寄ってはいかがでしょうか? 駐車場もあるしトイレも綺麗なので。

  • Kagoshima Municipal Science Hall
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    3.5
    8 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Kamoike 2-31-18
    A science museum located a 15-minute drive from the Kagoshima Interchange on the Kyushu Expressway. Through facilities such as Japan’s only large film projector-equipped dome cinema and planetarium, the museum presents the laws of the natural world, science and technology, and outer space in a way that is fun and easy to understand. Numerous interactive exhibits include the Sakurajima Sky Cycle, a pedal powered flight simulator which visitors can use to “fly” over Sakurajima; an earthquake simulator through which visitors can experience everything from what mild to strong earthquakes feel like; and a wind simulator which lets visitors experience what truly powerful winds can do. This is a fun-filled destination great for families with children.

    科学館自体は、ありふれた施設です。 定期的にやっているイベントなど、子どもたちが楽しめる仕掛けはよいと思います。 プラネタリウムは、期待せずに見たのですが、予想以上に楽しめました。 また機会があれば、プラネタリウムは見てもいいなと思います。

  • Kirishimagaoka Park
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    4.5
    13 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Pref. Kanoyashi Hamadachou 1250
    This park is located to the south of the city area of Kanoya City. It has various facilities such as a campsite, large play equipment, go-kart field and flying disc golf course on its vast hilly premises. From the observation deck in the park, you can enjoy panoramic views of the surrounding area such as Sakurajima Island, Mt. Kaimon, Kinko Bay and Shibushi Bay, and you can also enjoy the flowers that bloom each season. In addition, Kanoya Rose Garden, one of the largest rose gardens in Japan, also adjoins the park.

    高台にあり、開放的な公園です。天気がいい時は、遠くまで見渡せ、パノラマビューが心ゆくまで楽しめます。

  • Gessotei Akaogi Castle Cultural Museum
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    3.5
    15 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Nishinoomote Nishinoomote 7528

    鉄砲館から歩いて5分もしないところにあります。鉄砲館との共通券も売られています。訪れると、お茶とお菓子を出してくれます。のんびりしながらビデオを見せてもらいます。あとは自由に見学することができます。

  • Hinode Onsen Kinoko no Sato
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    4.0
    14 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Kagoshima Kirishima-shi Makizonocho Shukukubota 3698
    This day-use hot spring bathhouse is located a 10-minute drive from Kagoshima Airport. In the bathhouse' inviting building, accented with warm woods, you can enjoy relaxing hot spring bathing. Situated along a steep river valley, the bathhouse' indoor baths command views of the Amori River and have an open, airy feeling similar to an outdoor bath. The bathhouse' source spring is extremely hot and thus its waters are cooled by diluting them with Kirishima mountain spring water, and customers can make use of two natural free-flowing spring baths, one hot and one lukewarm. The waters of the bathhouse' hydrogen carbonate spring are said to be remarkably effective at treating nerve pain, cuts, burns, and even heat rash. The bathhouse also has a cafe and offers overnight accommodations without meals.

    飛行機の乗り継ぎの合間に訪れました。空港からタクシーで片道2500円払って、200円の温泉に入りに来ましたが、その価値がありました。 地元の方たちが次々と訪れ、お喋りに花を咲かせており、シャンプーなど持たずに来た私に、「私の使いなさい」と貸してくださったりして、とても温かくフレンドリーなのは土地柄なのかしらと思いました。 温泉もかなり肌がツヤツヤになり、のぼせそうになったら外に出て渓谷を眺めなが...

  • Kanoya Railway Memorial Hall
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    3.5
    16 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Kanoya-shi Kyoeicho 20-2

    鹿屋市観光の一環として鹿屋市鉄道記念館を訪れました。職員の方が熱心に説明をしてくれます。有難い限りです。鹿屋駅舎は、こちらに移築されたそうです。館内には、様々な展示品が有り、屋外には、気動車が展示してあります。もし、現在も健在であればどんなに素晴らしいことだろうと思いました。JR九州には、赤字線を廃止するだけでなく、積極的活用をして欲しいと思いました。 入館料は、無料で、広い無料駐車場も有りま...

  • Kikaijima Omiyage Center
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    4.0
    13 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Oshima-gun Kikaicho Wan 446-13
    The Center is located a two-minute drive from Kikai Airport. It contains a wide selection of local products, such as shochu made from brown sugar, brown sugar candy, and food items made with white sesame. It also carries Oshima pongee silk, which originate on Amami Oshima, so visitors can have a great time deciding which of the many available souvenirs to buy. In addition, a selection of clothing, accessories, food products, and even everyday goods. The supermarket inside the Center makes this a convenient place for routine shopping trips.

    港から空港に向かう途中の道沿いにある食料品スーパー兼みやげ物屋さんです。外観は地元向けスーパーですが、中に入るとフロアの中央付近のかなりの部分が、菓子、焼酎、特産品など。お土産で占められています。空港内の小さな売店よりも、こちらで色々買った方がいいと思います。帰りの飛行機の中でも、こちらの買い物袋を持って搭乗してくる人が結構いました。島を離れる時の最後の買い物場所としてこのお店が定番のようです。同...

  • Yoshimatsu Ekimae Onsen
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    3.5
    7 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Kagoshima Aira-gun Yusuicho Kawanishi 935
    This hot spring bathhouse is located inside of a renovated former hot spring inn right in front of Yoshimatsu Station. It is equipped with gender-separate indoor baths and two private indoor baths. The baths are fed with clear and colorless free-flowing water straight from a simple hot spring located 480 meters underground. The water has a refreshing feel and is popular for its skin beautifying properties. Towels, soap, and other items are available for purchase at the bathhouse.

    JR肥薩線とJR吉都線との乗り換えが2時間半も有ったJR吉松駅。 旅行計画時から駅横の資料館とSL,そして駅前のこの温泉で時間を潰すことを計画して実行しました。 銭湯ですねここは、温泉と言う面影はありませんが鹿児島市内の銭湯もこんな感じでした。

  • Amami no sato
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    3.5
    6 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Nanei 1-8-1
    A sightseeing destination where visitors can come in contact with the culture and natural beauty of Amami Oshima. The 52 thousand square meter grounds enclose a beautiful, sprawling garden, and visitors can enjoy the site of tropical plants like Bougainvillea and Sago palms. There’s also a museum dedicated to the history of Oshima tsumugi pongee where visitors can learn about the history of this gorgeous fabric. Visitors can also experience area culture and try dyeing fabrics with vegetable dyes, weaving, and kumihimo string craft, or watch up close as masters weave spectacular Oshima tsumugi with specialized tools and skilled techniques. The adjoining restaurant serves local cuisine.

    たまたま前を通り 良さそうので寄ってみた 海外に今は行けないが バリの庭付きホテルを思い出させる 昼にコーヒーを飲んで ホテルでチェックイン後 夜も食事に再度訪れた 接客 雰囲気 料理 全て満足した

  • Asupal OSAKI
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    3.5
    14 Reviews
    Transportation
    Kagoshima Pref. Sogunosakichou Jinryou 2419
    A lodging and activity facility adjoining Roadside Station Kuni-no-Matsubara Osaki located a 30-minute drive from Kanoya City on National Route 220 traveling towards Shibushi. Facilities include a hotel, hot spring bathhouse, restaurant, and shop. In the Shoin no Yu bathhouse, visitors can enjoy bathing in the skin beautifying waters of a hydrogen carbonate spring; the bathhouse has a private bath which can be used with a wheelchair. The restaurant serves chicken nanban made with flavorful Sakurajima-dori chicken and oju lunch boxes made with local eel from Osaki Town. The local specialty products shop sells fresh vegetables and seafood, gifts, souvenirs, and shochu.

    今回、初めて利用させていただきましたが、ここの口コミで急激に悪くなりましたと書いてあり正直不安でした。 しかし、実際訪問してみると、スタッフの対応もよく、施設の清掃もいきとどいていました。 温泉の泉質もよく、ゆったりとした時間を過ごすことができました。 部屋もきれいだったので、快適に過ごすことができました。 以前の口コミからスタッフの方々が努力されたのだと思います。 仕事関連でよく、そちら方面を訪...

  • Jigen-ryu Hyoho Museum
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    4.0
    13 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Kagoshima-shi Higashisengokucho 2-2
    This museum is dedicated to conveying the history of the Satsuma Jigen-ryu, a school of swordsmanship passed down in Satsuma for centuries. The museum features a modern design and has an attached training hall. The facility is built on the site of the residence of the Togo family that taught Jigen-ryu school of swordsmanship to the samurai of the Satsuma Domain. The museum features exhibits on subjects including the philosophy of the Jigen-ryu, the school's training methods, and the handling of a Japanese sword. A collection of the family's historic documents is also display.

    市内市中心部でなかなか訪れる機会のなかった場所で初めて来ました。展示、ビデオ鑑賞、道場見学で構成されていました。ビデオと道場が独特です。訪問者が少ない時だったからかビデオ鑑賞中と道場はスタッフが解説してくれました。屋内とはいえ、道場は下が土で冬は寒いだろうと思いました。地面に立ててある稽古の棒は定期的に倒れてしまい交換だそうです。国内でも関東などの遠方から稽古に来る人もいるとのことでしたが、道場は...

  • Shiratani Unsui-kyo Gorge
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Pref. Kumagegunyakushimachou Miyanoura
    This is a ravine located on the Shiratani River, a tributary of the Miyanoura River flowing in the northern part of Yakushima. At an elevation of 620 meters, this is situated at a transition zone from evergreen forest to Yakusugi (a type of Japanese cryptomeria or cedar) forest, and here visitors can see Yayoisugi and stout Yakusugi with an estimated age of 3,000 years, and splendid waterfalls cascading through openings in granite builders can be seen at every turn. This is a magical old growth forest that reportedly served as the model for the animated film Princess Mononoke, and visitors will enjoy the mountain streams weaving through the natural beauty.

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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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