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  • Roadside Station Akune
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    4.0
    35 Reviews
    Transportation
    Kagoshima Pref. Akuneshi Okawa 4816-6
    A roadside station located in Okawa, Akune City nine kilometers south of downtown Akune. Facing the majestic beauty of the East China Sea, the station is the first one situated along National Route 3. Facilities include an information counter with information on area roads and roadside stations as well as terminals and bulletin boards offering information on nearby medical institutions and weather conditions. Making use of the bounties of both sea and land found in the area, the station’s local specialty products market sells local seafood, vegetables, and specialty products made from the same. The seafood served by the station’s restaurant is quite popular and the establishment serves set meals made with ingredients like silver-stripe round herring, a spring delicacy in Akune.

    肥薩おれんじ鉄道の薩摩大川駅から徒歩で立ち寄りました。小さな道の駅です。 日本一おめでたい自販機があり、タイ、エビがイラストされたのが設置されてました◯

  • Nitta Shrine
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    4.5
    27 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Pref. Satsumasendaishi Miyauchichou 1935-2
    A Shinto shrine located on top of Mt. Shinki 10-minute drive from Sendai Station. Unusually, the grounds also encompass an imperial tomb. The stately architecture which once led to it being called the “top shrine in Satsuma Province” is still intact today, and some say the power of the land is strong here. The shrine is dedicated to Ninigi-no-Mikoto, god of rice. The Bou-odori and Yakko-odori dances offered during the shrine’s rice planting festival in June have been designated Intangible Folk-Cultural Properties by the prefecture. According to legend, expecting mothers who rub the heads of the lion-dog statues carrying cubs in front of the shrine will be granted an easy delivery, and the shrine is also frequented by couples seeking to be blessed with children.

    神代三山陵の一つ可愛山陵に参拝するために新田神社に向かい、ファミリーマート隣にあるニノ鳥居横の駐車場にとめて歩いて登りました。 新田の名はニニギノミコトが川内川より水をひいて新しく水田をつくったことに由来するそうです。まずはニノ鳥居をくぐって降来橋を渡ります(一の鳥居は川内川近くにあります)。橋を渡った先の石段が参道ですが、上の方は遠すぎて見えません。300段以上ある石段を登りますが、非常に特別...

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  • Roadside Station Hiwaki
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    3.5
    13 Reviews
    Transportation
    Kagoshima Pref. Satsumasendaishi Hiwakichouichihino 156
    A roadside station located a 15-minute drive from JR Sendai Station. The station is situated at the entranceway to the Ichihino Onsen, a renowned hot spring district. The station is outfitted with a tourist information center as well as a free foot bath perfect for easing away the fatigue of a weary traveler. The footbath is supplied by a colorless, odorless mildly alkaline spring whose waters are said to treat a broad array of ailments, including nerve pain, rheumatism, beriberi, joint inflammation, and women’s diseases. Other facilities include a casual Japanese diner-style restaurant and a farmer’s market which carries vaunted Satsumasendai City specialty products like pickles, porcelain, and bamboo work goods.

    ここはトイレに立ち寄り、足湯に浸かりちょっと休憩が出来る道の駅です。売店では新鮮野菜や生花が購入出来、軽食も食べる事が出来る道の駅です。

  • Hakozaki Hachiman Shrine
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    4.0
    26 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Pref. Izumishi Kamichishikichou 46
    A Shinto shrine believed to grant worshiper’s wishes as well as financial luck located in Kamichishiki-cho, Izumi City. Giant statues of cranes and a turtle monument dot the unique grounds, as well as a suzu bell dubbed Japan’s largest which was built to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the enthronement of Emperor Heisei. Four meters tall, 3.4 meters in diameter, and weighing five tons, it is said that ringing it will enable one to realize one’s greatest ambition. The shrine also has “Japan’s smallest suzu”, a 1.5 millimeter in diameter suzu bell, on display.

    The shrine boasts the largest bell, but the statues of the cranes are far more interesting. Worth visiting because it diverts from your usual temple impression.

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  • Iriki Fumoto Samurai Residences
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    4.0
    20 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Satsumasendai-shi Irikicho Uranomyo Fumoto

    鹿児島では有名な武家屋敷らしいが、武家屋敷はその物はなく、通りと石垣が残っている。小さく、静かな通りや川沿いを歩くのも１興である。

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  • 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。

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  • 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。

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  • Hirari (Izumi City Izumi Station Tourism and Specialty Products Center)
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    3.5
    13 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Izumi-shi Kamisababuchi 548-3
    A complex facility built next to JR Izumi Station. The exterior and interior are characterized by the samurai residence style. In addition to a souvenir shop, a tourist information center, a restaurant, and a civic hall that serves as a rest area, etc. are available. The souvenir shop carries many specialty products of Izumi City, such as tea, Satsuma-age (fried fish paste), shochu (distilled liquor), sweets, and citrus fruits, as well as many specialty products from Kagoshima Prefecture neighborhood. It is also expected to function as a base for local revitalization by being used as a venue for events such as special product fairs and markets, and by handling bicycle rental.

    出水駅構内にある観光特産品館 飛来里（ひらり）は、お土産品売店の他、観光案内所や、お食事処、休憩所として利用できる複合機能施設です。 レンタサイクルを借りて、重伝建の町並みを観光しました。 お茶菓子に「菓心いちしめ」さんの丸鶴よもぎを購入。 ちょっと変わったかるかん饅頭ですね。 生地はもっちり・ねっとり、よもぎ餡のいい香りが口の中に広がります。

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  • Uwaba Kogen (Cosmos Fields)
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    4.5
    8 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Izumi-shi Kamiokawauchi 2648-banchi 4
    This expansive park is located along Prefectural Route 118 on a 500-meter-high plateau straddling the border of Kumamoto Prefecture and Kagoshima Prefecture. The roughly three-hectare park has been planted with rape blossoms, hydrangea, cosmos, and other flowers. It is best known for the 100,000 rape blossoms that bloom in the spring and the 250,000 cosmos that bloom in the fall. Many tourists to visit the park during the cosmos season to view the vast fields of pink flowers from the park's observatory. Visitors can also purchase local vegetables at the markets held in the park at this time. The park also holds hands-on food education events such as making ice cream with milk produced local in Izumi as well as pizza making using a brick oven.

    無料の駐車場ありす。時間を気にせず楽しめて、子連れには最高の場所。毎年秋の時期はコスモスでいっぱいです。

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  • Shinonome no Sato
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    4.5
    6 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Izumi-shi Kamiokawauchi 2881
    This vast garden covering more than 130,000 square meters was created deep in the mountains east from JR Izumi Station along National Route 447. Visitors can enjoy seasonal scenery such as spring cherry blossoms and hydrangea, autumn foliage, and winter snowscapes. The garden is best known for having one of Japan's biggest hydrangea gardens. Its 100,000 hydrangea, which represent 160 different varieties, come into full bloom every June. The garden also features gallery of pottery created by the garden's owner as well as a soba shop that offers cakes, coffees and other cafe fare. Visitors can enjoy spending time away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

    鹿児島県の出水市にあるネットで見つけた...

  • Roadside Station Kuronoseto Dandan Ichiba
    Transportation
    Kagoshima Pref. Izumigunnagashimachou Yamadono 4093
    A roadside station located a 10-minute drive from Origuchi on National Route 3 along National Route 389. The station looks out over the picturesque scenery of the Kuronoseto Strait. Here visitors can purchase fresh seafood at reasonable prices kept in large tanks on the premises. In addition to seafood, visitors can also buy citrus fruits; Nagashima grown Kagoshima brand certified Akatsuchi-bareisho potatoes; Beni Satsuma and other sweet potato varieties; and sweet potato shochu liquors popular in Kagoshima and beyond such as Satsuma Shima Bijin.
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  • Izumi-Fumoto Samurai Residences
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Pref. Izumishi Fumotochou 10-39 Fountain at the foot History Hall
    Approximately a five-minute drive from JR Izumi Station, these samurai residences cover an area of around 46 hectares in the central part of Izumi City. It is a nationally-designated important traditional architecture preservation district. One of the outer castles set up by the Satsuma clan in the Edo period (1603-1868), it was constructed first and was the largest because it was a major defensive location near the Higo Domain. Remnants such as the divisions resembling go board pieces and stone walls remain, and two of the restored samurai residences are now open to the general public. The Takezoe residence is used as for the location for historical dramas. In addition, services such as the Izumo ox carriages and kimono wearing experiences are also on offer.
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  • Izumi City Crane Observation Center
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    Kagoshima Pref. Izumishi Shou 2478-4
    A facility located a 40-minute drive from the Tsunagi interchange on the west circuit of the Minamikyushu Expressway where visitors can watch cranes up close. Only open from November 1 to the fourth Sunday in March the following year, the facility is a top wintertime tourism destination in Izumi City. From the two story, reinforced concrete building, the site of the over 10 thousand cranes which gather in the area is truly spectacular. The facility opens early only on January 1, enabling visitors at this time to see the first sunrise of the new year emerging over the cranes. There is a shop and café on the first floor, and visitors can enjoy a warm cup of coffee while watching the cranes.
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  • Sightseeing boat Kanoko
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Satsumasendai-shi Kamikoshikicho Nakakoshiki 481-1
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  • Kagoshima Shuzo Kurose-toji Densho-gura
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Akune Sakaemachi 130
    "This distillery was founded on a slope overlooking the East China Sea in 1967. It strives every day to make shochu while receiving the blessings of the sea breeze and the wild yeasts that have long made a home in the distillery. Their flagship brand, Satsuma Morohaku, is made in accordance with the shochu making traditions of the Akune region. The use of white koji mold gives this excellent sweet potato honkaku shochu its characteristically smooth taste. Its name comes from a historical anecdote in which Shimazu Mitsuhisa, the second lord of the Satsuma Domain, referred to the local shochu he was presented with while visiting Akune as ""morohaku"" in praise of its excellent flavor. Another popular offering is Yakiimo Kurose, a roasted sweet potato shochu that has captured the hearts of many honkaku shochu fans with its comforting sweetness and the flavor of roasted sweet potatoes."
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  • Satsuma Vidro Artcrafts
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    Kagoshima Satsuma-gun Satsumacho Nagano 5665-5 Kannondaki Park
    This Satsuma Kiriko cut glass gallery and workshop is surrounded by rich nature inside Kannondaki Park. It makes and sells Satsuma Kiriko, a style of cut glass created in the Satsuma Domain near at the end of the Edo period. Satsuma Kiriko is characterized by the appealing graduations between the clear glass and the vibrant colored glass created by hand by skilled artisans. The attached workshop offers glasswork experiences including glass cutting, sandblasting, and wind chime painting.
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  • Higashi Farm
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    Kagoshima Satsumasendai-shi Hiwakicho Ichihino 4784
    This tourist farm offering strawberry picking is located about a 30-minute drive from Sendai Station. It has continued to grow strawberries using reduced agrochemicals with a focus on quality over quantity. The most popular all of the three varieties they grow is Satsuma Otome (Suntear), a cultivar unique to Kagoshima. The others are Oi C Berry, which is noted for the richness of its flavor, and Beni Hoppe, which is known for its juiciness. The farm's greenhouse has a barrier-free design that allows guests in wheelchairs or with baby carriages to enjoy picking strawberries.
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  • Nagashima Glass Bottom Boat Cruise
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    Kagoshima Izumi-gun Nagashimacho Kuranomoto Ferry
    This glass-bottom sightseeing boat is operated by the Minshuku Ebisuya Group. Passengers can observe ocean life such as corals and tropical fish through its glass windows. There are even night cruises that offer the chance to observe nocturnal marine life, sea sparkle, and other sights.
  • Site of Nomanoseki Border Checkpoint
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    Kagoshima Izumi-shi Shimosabacho 2577
    "This plaza located about a 10-minute drive from JR Izumi Station was the site of the border checkpoint that was entrance to the Satsuma Domain. The region so strictly controlled its borders during Edo period that it was called ""an isolated country within an isolated country."" Describing the excessive strictness, the late Edo period scholar Takayama Hikokuro wrote ""the people of Satsuma know nothing of the world beyond the Karikaya no Seki Checkpoint."" The site of the checkpoint is currently designated as an Izumi City monument. A stone monument was erected in order to convey the existence of the checkpoint to future generations. The old well nearby still looks as it did during the Edo period. The scenic plaza blooms with cherry blossoms in the spring, making it a popular photo opportunity."
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  • Saishotei
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Izumi-shi Fumotocho 5-11
    This samurai residence open to the public is the oldest building in the Izumi-Fumoto Samurai Residences, a national Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings. The home still strongly retains the vestiges of when this area was a samurai community in the Edo period. It notably features an indoor archery range for practicing kyudo on rainy days as well as hidden rooms, secret passages, and other facilities intended for use if the home came under attack. Many people visit during the fall to see the bright red leaves on the outstretched branches of the large Japanese maple in the garden.
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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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