An Illustrated Japan / Kyushu-Okinawa / Kagoshima

Famous Views

The sights a prefecture is known for — the ones on the postcards, and a few that should be.

Kirishima

霧島

Kirishima Jingu

霧島神宮

Shiratani Unsuikyo Gorge

白谷雲水峡

Yurigahama

百合ヶ浜

Ogawa Falls

雄川の滝

Kaimon-dake

開聞岳

Senjojiki

曽木の滝

Chirin-ga Shima

知林ヶ島

Arahira Tenjin

荒平天神

Sata Misaki

佐多岬

Townscape & Scenery

Streets, harbours, hillsides: the places that give a prefecture its face.

Sakurajima

桜島

Sengan-en

仙巌園

Yakushima Island

屋久島

Kirishima Mountain Range

霧島連山

Amami Oshima

奄美大島

Sogi Falls

曽木の滝

Cape Nagasakibana

長崎鼻

Mount Kaimon

開聞岳

Yurigahama (Yoron Island)

百合ヶ浜（与論島）

Ogawa Falls (Ogawa-no-Taki)

雄川の滝

Culture & Tradition

Crafts, festivals, temples and the traditions still practised today.

Satsuma Kiriko and Satsuma Ware

薩摩切子・薩摩焼

Tea Ceremony Experience at Sengan-en

仙巌園での茶道体験

Ohara Festival

おはら祭

Shochu Distilling

焼酎造り

Chiran Samurai Residences

知覧の武家屋敷群

Kirishima Shrine (Kirishima Jingu)

霧島神宮

Oshima Tsumugi

大島紬

Jigen-ryū Swordsmanship

示現流・剣術

Sogi Falls Historical Ruins

曽木の滝の歴史遺構

Rokugatsudō (June Lantern Festival)

郷土芸能（六月灯）

Life & Daily

Food, bathhouses, morning routines — what an ordinary day tastes like.

Kagoshima Kurobuta (Berkshire Pork) Shabu‑shabu and Tonkatsu

黒豚のしゃぶしゃぶ・とんかつ

Ibusuki Sand Bath (Sunamushi Onsen)

砂むし温泉（指宿）

Food Stall Alleys and Izakaya Socializing

屋台村・居酒屋での交流

Kagoshima Ramen

鹿児島ラーメン

Onsen and Sento (Public Bath) Culture

温泉（銭湯）文化

Shirokuma (shaved ice)

しろくま（かき氷）

Satsuma-age (Tsuke-age)

さつま揚げ（つけあげ）

Morning Markets (e.g., Ibusuki)

朝市（いぶすき等）

Sakurajima Ferry Udon

桜島フェリーのうどん

Keihan (Amami-style chicken rice)

鶏飯（けいはん）