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Harvest Moon Viewing
- September 29th in 2023 -
Sep. 19, 2023
**************** Contents **************** Otsukimi (Moon Viewing) in Japan Offerings for Moon Viewing You’d better see the moon on the lu...
Autumn Equinoctial Week
(AKI-no HIGAN / 秋の彼岸)
Sep. 16, 2023
When Is Higan? Autumn Equinoctial Week this year (2023) is from September 20 (Wed) to September 26 (Tue). Higan is the pe...
Marine Port Kagoshima
– Cruise Ship Port Call Schedule -
Sep. 10, 2023
Cruise ships scheduled to call in October 2023 Marine Port Kitafuto Cruising around the world on a luxury cruise ship would be marvelous. We hope...
Hassaku (八朔)
~ Seasonal Festival of “Tanomi ~
Sep. 10, 2023
Hassaku (八朔) September 15 (2023) Rice Ripening Season “Hassaku” means “1st of August” (in the old lunar calendar...
The Seven Herbs of Autumn (Aki-no Nanakusa / 秋の七草)
~ Plants Deeply Rooted in Japanese Life and Culture ~
Sep. 07, 2023
++++++++ CONTENTS ++++++++ Origin of the Seven Herbs of Autumn 秋のThe Seven Herbs of Autumn Hagi / 萩 (Bush Clove...
Walk Across The Sea to Chiringa-shima
Sep. 04, 2023Click HERE for information about the sandbar appearance times ( September & October 2023) (important: the sandbar linking the island to the mainland i...
Cyoyo-no Sekku (重陽の節句)
~ Seasonal Festival of Chrysanthemum ~
Sep. 04, 2023
September 9th Choyo (重陽), Doble Yang “Choyo / 重陽” means two yang numbers. September 9th has a double 9. In times past in China, peo...
Public Transportation Service & Sea Service Suspension Information on the 8th of August
Aug. 08, 2023Due to Typhoon No. 6, the following services will be suspended or partially suspended in Kagoshima Prefecture on 8 August. ★City Tra...
2023 ROKUGATSUDO SCHEDULE
Jul. 13, 2023Rokugatsudo season is coming. Rokugatsudo is held only in the area in where are used to be Satsuma Domain, and they are related to a Shimazu lord. Details...
ROKUGATSUDO (六月灯)
~Festival Peculiar to Kagoshima~
Jul. 08, 2023
I didn’t know until I became an adult that Rokugatsudo (六月灯), the festival I’ve enjoyed since I was a child is actually held only in Kagoshima (former Sat...