Activities Maenohama Cosmos Festival 2024 Early Nov Each year in early November, the town of Maenohama in Kagoshima Prefecture is home to a cosmos festival. Along with the spacious..
Culture Tsunuki Distillery Festival 2024 Mid Nov If you have an interest in what happens behind the scenes of liquor making, head to the Tsunuki Distillery Festival. The festival..
Culture Kagoshima Christmas Market 2024 Early - Late Dec Enjoy cosy Christmas festivities at Kagoshima Christmas Market
Ibusuki Nanohana Marathon 2025 Mid Jan Nanohana are a symbol of spring's impending arrival in Japan, and their vibrant yellow hues add a colorful dose of cheer t..
Japanese Kagoshima Ramen Championship 2025 Late Feb The Kagoshima Ramen Festival involves various ramen chefs battling it out to be awarded the title of the prefecture's best ramen...
Activities Air Memorial in Kanoya 2025 Late Apr Celebrating the JMSDF's 60th anniversary, the 2014 Air Memorial in Kanoya features the exhibition flying of Blue Impulse, JASDF's..
Festivals Kajiki Spider Fighting Festival 2025 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 Ohara Festival 2025 Nov 2nd - Nov 3rd Kagoshima's biggest annual festival returns each November promising traditional dance parades, taiko performances and a whole..