Kagoshima-prefecture travel guide
Kagoshima-prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyushu on the Satsuma Peninsula
and Osumi Peninsula. This prefecture also includes a chain of islands stretching further to
the southwest of Kyushu for a few hundred kilometers.
The prefecture boasts a chain of active and dormant volcanoes, including the great
Sakura-jima Island, which towers out of the Kagoshima bay opposite Kagoshima-city.
Location of Kagoshima-prefecture
Where to explore
The city is southernmost capital in Kyushu ; Sakura-jima which raises the smoke across the Kagoshima Bay.
Kagoshima prospered in the Edo period as a castle town, and is a hometown of Takamori Saigo who
contributed to the Meiji Restoration.
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Ibusuki and surrounded araa Satsuma peninsula extends about 50 kilometers south from Kagoshima-city,
making up the southwestern section of Kagoshima Prefecture. The peninsula offers a mixture of hot springs,
subtropical natural attractions and cultural sites. Ibusuki is an onsen resort that is famous for its sand baths,
where bathers are buried in naturally heated sand.
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Called a small Kyoto in Kagoshima, offer you a fine collection of Samurai houses and gardens that were built
about 260 years ago. During World War 2, Chriran was a Kamikaze pilots based who perticipated in the
Battle for Okinawa.
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Located in the northeastern part of Kagoshima and is the entrance to the Kirishima district of Kirishima
Yaku National Park, which includes the Kirishima volcanic chain, Sakura-jima Island and Yaku shima Islands.
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Featured tours in Kyushu
・ 8 days Northern & Central Kyushu tour
・ 6 days North-West Kyushu tour
・ 6 days North-Eest Kyushu tour
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