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...

The Nanshu Cemetery <br />(Grave of Takamori Saigo)

The Nanshu Cemetery
(Grave of T...

A graveyard which is dedicated to over 200 s...

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...

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...

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Iso Area

Kagoshima Bay Cruise

Kagoshima Bay Cruise

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

Jambo-mochi

Jambo-mochi

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

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Sakurajima

Yogan Nagisa Trail

Yogan Nagisa Trail

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

Furusato Hotspring

Furusato Hotspring

[Notice]
Furusato Hotspring has been c...

Mt. Sakurajima

Mt. Sakurajima

Mt. Sakurajima lying only 4km away from Kago...

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Other Places of Interest

Museum of the Meiji Restoration (Ishin Furusato-kan / 維新ふるさと館)

Museum of the Meiji Restoration (Ishi...

Museum about the history of Kagoshima mainly...

Kagoshima Municipal Science Hall (鹿児島市立科学館)

Kagoshima Municipal Science Hall (鹿...

This is a place where people can learn about...

Hirakawa Zoo

Hirakawa Zoo

Over 200 kinds animals including koalas, Pol...

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March , 2024

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Event & Art

RYOMA HONEYMOON WALK in KIRISHIMA 2024 (龍馬ハネムーンウォーク in 霧島)

RYOMA HONEYMOON WALK in KIR...

start : Mar. 16, 2024

KAGOSHIMA MARATHON 2024

KAGOSHIMA MARATHON 2024

start : Mar. 03, 2024

EXPERIENCE ZEN MEDITATION

EXPERIENCE ZEN MEDITATION

start : Feb. 25, 2024

Food & Drink