鹿児島県 · Kyushu Region
Kagoshima Hidden Gems
The volcanic south — an active cone smoking across the bay from downtown, sand baths on the coast, and an ancient cedar forest offshore.
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Climate & Best Season
Subtropical, hot and very wet, with typhoons in late summer and ashfall from Sakurajima. Mild winters; spring and autumn are easiest.
Famous For (Food)
- Kurobuta pork
- Satsuma-age
- Shochu
- Kibinago
Signature Sights
- Sakurajima volcano
- Ibusuki sand baths
- Sengan-en garden
- Yakushima cedar forest (UNESCO)
Kagoshima
Kagoshima· Satsumasendai
Napoleon Rock
The Koshiki islands lie fifty kilometres off the Satsuma coast and their western shore is a wall of sea cliff running fo…
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Kagoshima
Kagoshima· Satsumasendai
Lake Imuta
Imuta is a crater lake about four kilometres round, sixty hectares in area, and remarkably shallow — the deepest point i…
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