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

Tenmonkan Area

Tenmonkan Area

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

Terukuni Shrine (照国神社)

Terukuni Shrine (照国神社)

Terukuni Shrine is the most visited shrine i...

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Kagoshima Chuo Station Area

Kagoshima Chuo Station Area

Kagoshima Chuo Station Area

Kagoshima Chuo station area is getting activ...

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...

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Shiroyama Area

Shiroyama Area

Shiroyama Area

Shiroyama is located in Culture Zone which i...

Goromon gate at the ruins of Kagoshima Castle

Goromon gate at the ruins of Kagoshim...

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

Kagoshima Hall of Modern Literature & Kagoshima Marchen Hall

Kagoshima Hall of Modern Literature &...

The museum presents novelists who related to...

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Waterfront Area

Monument of Arriving of St. Francisco Xavier

Monument of Arriving of St. Francisco...

Spanish missionary Francisco Xavier took his...

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 ...

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Iso Area

Kagoshima Bay Cruise

Kagoshima Bay Cruise

If you want to enjoy the cruise by yourselve...

Cat Shrine in Sengan-en (猫神社)

Cat Shrine in Sengan-en (猫神社)

This is a shrine for cat lovers.
Shrin...

Jambo-mochi

Jambo-mochi

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

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Sakurajima

Tsukiyomi Shrine

Tsukiyomi Shrine

This shrine is the biggest shrine in Sakuraj...

Sakurjima Visitor Center

Sakurjima Visitor Center

Small size volcano museum.It shows you the m...

Sakurajima Yogan Nagisa Park &Foot Spa

Sakurajima Yogan Nagisa Park &Fo...

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

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Other Places of Interest

Nagashima Art Museum

Nagashima Art Museum

The museum is located on a hill overlooking ...

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...

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Event & Art

【ROKUGATSUDO】<br />ARATA-HACHIMAN ROKUGATSUDO <br />(荒田八幡六月灯)

【ROKUGATSUDO】
ARATA-...

start : Jul. 25, 2024

OGIONSAA (おぎおんさあ) 2024

OGIONSAA (おぎおんさあ) 2024

start : Jul. 20, 2024〜Jul. 21, 2024

TERUKUNI SHRINE ROKUGATSUDO 2024<br />(照国神社六月灯)

TERUKUNI SHRINE ROKUGATSUDO...

start : Jul. 15, 2024〜Jul. 16, 2024

Food & Drink