Update Blog
(!!Causion!!) Due to The Kagoshima Marathon, Many Traffic Restrictions Are in Place on The 3rd of March 2019
Feb. 18, 2019The Kagoshima Marathon will be held on the 3rd of March! Traffic is likely to be very heavy on the day, so please use public transport, if possible. ...
Walk Across The Sea to Chiringa-shima
Feb. 13, 2019Click HERE for information about the sandbar appearance times (March & April 2019) (important: the sandbar linking the island to the mainland is only ...
【24 Divisions of The Solar Year】
Usui (雨水)
Feb. 12, 2019
Usui (雨水) February 19 (Tue) Usui (雨水)" is the 2nd of 24 solar terms (節氣) in the traditional East Asian calendars. "Usui” means “the season the s...
The Girls’ Festival (Joshi-no Sekku / 上巳の節句) ~ March 3rd ~
Feb. 11, 2019The 3rd of March is the Girls' Festival. People decorate their house with Hina dolls and invoke their daughters' good health and growth. But, originally...
【24 Divisions of The Solar Year】
Risshun (立春)
Feb. 03, 2019
立春 (Risshun) February 4th (Mon) Risshun (立春) is the 1st of 24 solar terms (節気) in the traditional East Asian calendars. “Rissh...
Setsubun (節分)
Jan. 22, 2019*****Setsubun (節分)***** February 3rd This is the day before the changing of the seasons. People used to call “setsubun” the day before the changing ...
【24 Divisions of The Solar Year】
Daikan (大寒)
Jan. 20, 2019
大寒 (Daikan) January 20 (Sun) “Daikan (大寒)” is the 24th of 24 solar terms (節氣) in the traditional East Asian calendars. It literally mean...
Seijin-no-hi (成人の日)
Jan. 14, 2019成人の日 (Seijin-no-hi) January 14 (Mon) Coming of Age Day. 20-year-old people get together for a ceremony. In Kagoshima city, the ceremony was ...
Jinjitsu-no Sekku (人日の節句)
Jan. 07, 2019人日の節句 (Jinjitsu-no Sekku) January 7 (Mon) Jinjitsu (人日), literally "Human Day", is one of the five seasonal festivals (五節句 / gosekku). It is...
【24 Divisions of The Solar Year】
Shokan (小寒)
Jan. 06, 2019
小寒 (Shokan) January 6 (Sun) “Shokan (小寒)” is the 23rd of 24 solar terms (節氣) in the traditional East Asian calendars. It is the begi...
