The most enjoyable experience in Beppu is Jigoku Meguri or Hell tour.  A collection of hot springs where the water bubbles forth from underground, often with unusual result.    January 13, 2025

Hell tour in Beppu…の続きを読む

  Ibusuki is known for it’s hot spring Onsen Resort, and it’s famous natural steam sand baths  located on Kinko bay. To the east the Satsuma peninsula offers spectacular ocean views and this peaceful rural area. &nb …

Ibusuki & Satsuma peninsula…の続きを読む

  The southern most major city in Kyushu and from here you can see Sakura-jima Island and it’s active volcano from which smoke and steam rise across Kagoshima Bay. Kagoshima prospered in the Edo period as a castle t …

Kagoshima-city…の続きを読む

  Sakurajima Island is the symbol of Kagoshima. The smoke and steam rises almost every day from the active volcano Minamidake. Formerly an island, it became connected with the Osumi Peninsula in 1914 when lava from …

Sakura-jima Island…の続きを読む