Cape Spots in Osumi Area

  • 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.
  • Ose nose
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Prefecture Kimotsuki-gun Minamiosumi
  • Tatsume Cape
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Kimotsuki-gun Minamiosumicho
  • Osaki
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Prefecture Kimotsuki-gun Minamiosumi
  • Kotatsume Cape
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Kimotsuki-gun Minamiosumicho
  • Shimayama Cape
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Kimotsuki-gun Minamiosumicho
  • Arasaki
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima
  • Hayasaki
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima
  • Akase Cape
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Kimotsuki-gun Minamiosumicho
  • Tozaki Cape
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima
  • Tano Cape
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Kimotsuki-gun Minamiosumicho
  • Matsuzaki Cape
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Kimotsuki-gun Kimotsukicho
  • Maimune Cape
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Kimotsuki-gun Minamiosumicho
  • Tozaki Cape
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Kimotsuki-gun Kimotsukicho
  • Taken Cape
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Kanoya-shi
  • Kurosaki Cape
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Kimotsuki-gun Kimotsukicho
  • Maruonohana
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Kimotsuki-gun Kimotsukicho
  • Hidega Cape
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Kimotsuki-gun Kimotsukicho
  • Takasaki
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Prefecture Kimotsuki-gun Kimotsuki
  • Hizaki Cape
    Travel / Tourism
    Kagoshima Kimotsuki-gun Kimotsukicho

Kagoshima Areas

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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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