Amazing Seasons, Life and Culture

Kagoshima, Japan with Sakurajima Volcano = Shutterstock

Kagoshima, Japan with Sakurajima Volcano = Shutterstock

Kagoshima Prfecture: Best Attractions and Things to do

Kagoshima prefecture is located in the southernmost part of Kyushu. In this prefecture there is a volcano called Sakurajima as seen in the picture above. Sakurajima is located off the coast of Kagoshima-shi. You can also go to Sakurajima by boat.

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Outline of Kagoshima
Yakushima Island

Outline of Kagoshima

Map of Kagoshima

Map of Kagoshima

Yakushima Island

Huge cedars, many thousands of years old, grow wild on Yakushima Island = Shutterstock

Huge cedars, many thousands of years old, grow wild on Yakushima Island = Shutterstock

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Bon KUROSAWA I have long worked as a senior editor for Nihon Keizai Shimbun (NIKKEI) and currently work as an independent web writer. At NIKKEI, I was the editor-in-chief of the media on Japanese culture. Let me introduce a lot of fun and interesting things about Japan. Please refer to this article for more details.

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