Kirishima-Yaku National Park / Satsuma Peninsula / Amami Islands
The home of historic heroes and a living volcanic landscape.
Toast with delicious shochu and sample the unique Kagoshima cuisine.
A hot-spring village offering varied vistas of fall foliageKirishima Jingu Onsenkyo is distinguished by the natural beauty of...
The Jomonsugi (縄文杉, Jomonsugi), the main attraction of Yakushima, is a giant cedar tree which scientists estimate to be...
Yakushima (屋久島) is a subtropical island off the southern coast of Kyushu and part of Kagoshima Prefecture. It is covere...
Kagoshima, which has the most number of ramen shops per capita in Kyushu, has its local "Kagoshima ramen". With pork bone bro...
The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine (白谷雲水峡, Shiratani Unsuikyo) on Yakushima is a lush, green nature park containing a nu...
Senganen Garden (仙巌園), also known as Isoteien (磯庭園), is a Japanese style landscape garden along the coast north o...
Many of Japan’s most glittering works of art are Satsuma Kiriko cut glass, which was first produced in the area of its name...
A music festival combining the natural beauty of a national park with musicThis fascinating festival features 45 classical pe...
Amami Oshima (奄美大島, Amami Oshima) is the largest island in the Satsunan island chain that runs between Kyushu and Oki...
Amami Oshima has the second largest mangrove forest in Japan after that on Iriomote Island in Okinawa Prefecture. The mangrov...
Amami Oshima's coastline features a host of beautiful, uncrowded beaches that provide great opportunities for sunbathing and ...
Keihan (鶏飯, lit. "chicken rice") is the most famous meal from Amami Oshima where it is proudly served in many restaurants...
Tanaka Isson Memorial Museum of Art (田中一村記念美術館, Tanaka Isson Kinen Bijutsukan) is the main attraction at Am...
Aside from its pristine beaches and mangrove forests, Amami Oshima is home to an array of other features that make it an inte...