Activities Kagoshima on a JR Kyushu Bus Tour Perri Silverstein With only one day in Kagoshima I opted for the JR Kyushu Bus Tour, a convenient way to see many of the popular sights in the area...
Accommodation Yon Maru Cafe and Kominka Inn Percival Constantine A nice, old-fashioned Japanese inn that gives you a great taste of rural life, attached to a modern coffee shop.
8 Activities Izumi's Wintering Cranes Mandy Bartok Elegant cranes spend their winter months on the plains of Izumi in northern Kagoshima.
Activities Long Walk to a Priceless View Mabaleng Kgaphola Enjoy hiking in an area with depth and learn more about how this crater came to exist. Onami-no-ike mountain gives you all of this..
Activities Kayaking down the Anbo River Sarah Mathews River kayaking in Anbo - the water is amazingly clear, the scenery beautiful, and you may even be lucky enough to spot a flying..
Culture Yakushima - Jomon Sugi Chris Cooper Follow a forest trek leading to Jomon Sugi, a magnificent beast of a tree that is 2000 - 7000 years old
10 Activities Yakushima Island Josef Diermair “While walking among these trees you have the feeling of the woods...and the entire quality of all the trees”.
Culture 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:..