Kagoshima City

Kagoshima City

Kagoshima City is the capital of Kagoshima prefecture. The city originally prospered as the castle town of Lord Shimadzu, and was the first city to introduce western civilization to Japan. Today, it is the largest City in Southern Kyushu with over 605,500 people. Kagoshima City nestled on the west shore of beautiful Kinko Bay with majestic Mt. Sakurajima is referred to as the Naples of the Orient. Kagoshima is the city of history and nature.

Tenmonkan Area

Terukuni Shrine (照国神社)

Terukuni Shrine (照国神社)

Terukuni Shrine is the most visited shrine i...

Tenmonkan Area

Tenmonkan Area

"Tenmonkan" is the most active and prosperou...

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Kagoshima Chuo Station Area

KAGOSHIMA CULTURE CRAFT VILLAGE (かごしま文化工芸村)

KAGOSHIMA CULTURE CRAFT VILLAGE (かご...

Kagoshima Culture Craft Village is surrounde...

Kagoshima Chuo Station Area

Kagoshima Chuo Station Area

Kagoshima Chuo station area is getting activ...

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Shiroyama Area

Shiroyama Observatory

Shiroyama Observatory

You can over look the City, Kinko Bay, Sakur...

Kagoshima Hall of Modern Literature & Kagoshima Marchen Hall

Kagoshima Hall of Modern Literature &...

The museum presents novelists who related to...

Goromon gate at the ruins of Kagoshima Castle

Goromon gate at the ruins of Kagoshim...

Goromon is the largest castle gate in Japan,...

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Waterfront Area

Ishibashi Memorial Hall & Gion-no-su Park

Ishibashi Memorial Hall & Gion-n...

Five Historical stone bridges used tospan th...

Kagoshima City Aquarium “Io World”

Kagoshima City Aquarium “Io Wor...

The aquarium introduces sea creatures which ...

Yorimichi Cruise

Yorimichi Cruise

Enjoy the veiw of Sakurajima and Kinko bay f...

【 Waterfront Areaエリア 】を詳しく見る

Iso Area

Jambo-mochi

Jambo-mochi

Jambo is Kagoshima's local sweet. It is rice...

Shoko Shuseikan

Shoko Shuseikan

Shimadzu's historical museum located next to...

【 Iso Areaエリア 】を詳しく見る

Sakurajima

Sakurajima Yogan Nagisa Park &Foot Spa

Sakurajima Yogan Nagisa Park &Fo...

About 5 minutes walk from Sakurajima Port. T...

Yogan Nagisa Trail

Yogan Nagisa Trail

This is a 3km walking path, extend west from...

Tsukiyomi Shrine

Tsukiyomi Shrine

This shrine is the largest on Sakurajima and...

【 Sakurajimaエリア 】を詳しく見る

Other Places of Interest

Hirakawa Zoo

Hirakawa Zoo

Over 200 kinds animals including koalas, Pol...

Museum of Archeological history / Furusato Koko rekishi-kan

Museum of Archeological history / Fur...

The museum exhibits artifacts and presents a...

Kagoshima-ken Gokoku Shraine <br />(鹿児島縣護国神社)

Kagoshima-ken Gokoku Shraine
(...

This shrine was built to enshrine the victim...

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Event & Art

Shibushi Oshaka Matsuri Festival 2025

Shibushi Oshaka Matsuri Fes...

start : Apr. 28, 2025〜Apr. 29, 2025

KAGOSHIMA MARATHON 2025

KAGOSHIMA MARATHON 2025

start : Mar. 02, 2025

【The Girls‘ Festival Event】<br />GIRLS’ FESTIVAL at IRIKI-FUMOTO “KAENSOYA”

【The Girls‘ Festival Event...

start : Mar. 01, 2025

Food & Drink