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Kagoshima travel guide
Kirishima Jingu, Kagoshima Jingu and Hirakiki Jinja. Sweet potatoes and Berkshire pork first in Japan, Satsuma ware, and Yakushima. Kagoshima, set out category by category.
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298 regional entries. This is not the number of facilities.
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Sightseeing spots
Scenery and town walks. Find the places you want to go.
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Izumi · Place · candidate to visit
Izumi Fumoto
The largest outer fortress town of the Satsuma domain. A town of samurai who guarded the border.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityIzumi · Place · candidate to visit
Izumi Tsuru
One of the largest wintering grounds for cranes in the world. More than ten thousand birds arrive.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityShrines & temples
Learn the history and culture, and prepare for your visit.
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Kirishima · Place · candidate to visit
Kirishima Jingu
A shrine tied to the legend of the descent of the heavenly grandson, its main hall a National Treasure. Eruptions of Mount Kirishima burned it down again and again, and each time it was rebuilt somewhere else. The present halls date from 1715, given by the Shimazu. Places of worship in southern Kyushu are built on the assumption of living with a volcano.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityKirishima · Place · candidate to visit
Kagoshima Jingu
It is tied to the myth of Yamasachihiko, held to be the original of the Urashima Taro tale. At the Hatsuuma festival, horses hung with bells dance.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityIbusuki · Place · candidate to visit
Hirakiki Jinja
First shrine of Satsuma Province, standing with Mount Kaimon at its back. It has long drawn prayers for safe voyages and safe travel.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilitySpecialties & souvenirs
Look up local specialties and save them to your shopping notes.
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See all Specialties & souvenirs in Kagoshima (0)Crafts & industry
Find ideas for hands-on experiences in craft and industry entries. Check whether visits are accepted.
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Kagoshima · Crafts & industry entry
Amami Oshima Tsumugi Village
Oshima Tsumugi Village in Amami. Visitors can try mud dyeing and weaving.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityKagoshima · Crafts & industry entry
Honba Amami Oshima Tsumugi Mud-Dyeing Park
The mud-dyeing park in Amami. It exhibits mud-dyeing techniques.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityKagoshima · Crafts & industry entry
Oshima Tsumugi Art Museum
The Oshima Tsumugi Art Museum in Amami. It collects and preserves textiles.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityArt & culture
Widen your travel themes with art and culture entries.
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Yūsui · Place · candidate to visit
Kirishima Open-Air Museum
At 700 metres, where artists chose their own sites; when the fog comes in, the sculptures appear and vanish.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityKagoshima · Place · candidate to visit
Kagoshima City Museum of Art
This province sent an unusual number of painters into Japanese modern art; the museum collects them systematically.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityKagoshima · Place · candidate to visit
Reimeikan Museum
On the castle site; because this province destroyed its Buddhist art more thoroughly than any other, it also records what was lost.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facility100 Regional Revitalization Picks
100 local highlights chosen by each prefecture. Find candidates in nature, food and experiences.
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Kagoshima · Place · candidate to visit
Io World Kagoshima Aquarium
An aquarium known for displays that suit the warmth of Kagoshima.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityKagoshima · Place · candidate to visit
Bansei Tokko Heiwa Kinenkan
Built on the site of Bansei airfield, the army's last kamikaze base.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityKagoshima · Place · candidate to visit
Kanoya Air Base Museum
A museum of naval aviation on the grounds of the Kanoya air base.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityTransport and accommodation, too
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