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.
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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