Festivals Kajiki Spider Fighting Festival Mid Jun The townsfolk of Kajiki, a town in Aira City, Kagoshima, happily partake in a tradition which reaches back over four-hundred years:..
Culture Nagashima Museum One of Japan’s top cultural attractions, Nagashima Museum overlooks downtown Kagoshima and Kagoshima Bay area and reflects the country’s intrinsic..
Culture Sengan-en Sengan-en (仙巌園) is Kagoshima's renowned Edo-era stroll garden, situated in the northern part of the city. Once the home of the ruling Shimazu..
Culture Ohara Festival Early Nov Kagoshima's biggest annual festival returns each November promising traditional dance parades, taiko performances and a whole..
Culture Kyushu Travel Guide: Video Japan Travel Kyushu, Japan’s third-largest and southernmost island, is a cultural collection of natural beauty, historic charm, spiritual c..
Historical Sengan-En Garden, Kagoshima Peter Sidell Sengan-En is a beautiful, relaxing traditional landscaped garden to the south of Japan's Kagoshima City, which also includ..