Everything for your trip to Kagoshima in one place: model itineraries, where to stay, anime pilgrimage, power spots, events & festivals, attractions. Open any page for access, highlights and typical dates.
🗺 2 days, 1 nightSummerKyushu ・ 6 stops ・ August
Visit Kagoshima for the Kinko Bay Summer Night Fireworks Festival, spending the daytime at Sengan-en and the aquarium. On day 2, head out on the Sakurajima Ferry, then go to Ibusuki's sand-steamed baths and Cape Nagasakibana. You can enjoy views of Sakurajima and Kinko Bay by day and by night.
🛏 5 neighborhoodsKyushu
Kagoshima-Chuo Station Area・Tenmonkan・Kagoshima Port & Waterfront・Sakurajima・Ibusuki
🎬 6 placesTokyo & Around・Kyushu ・ Tochigi City, Tochigi・Iwafune, Tochigi City, Tochigi・Gotokuji, Setagaya, Tokyo
Makoto Shinkai's anime film told in three short stories about the time and distance that separate a boy and a girl. The 88 Anime Spots selection includes three places where the story is set: Tochigi City in Tochigi Prefecture, Setagaya in Tokyo, and Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture.
⛩️ ShrineKyushu ・ Kirishima, Kagoshima
A shrine with beautiful vermilion buildings at the foot of the Kirishima Mountains, where the myth of the descent of the grandson of the sun goddess (Tenson Korin) is told. Kagoshima Prefecture's official tourism site introduces it as "one of the leading power spots in Kirishima."
NovemberKyushu ・ Kagoshima, Sakurajima & Ibusuki
Every year November 2 (Yoru Matsuri) and 3 (Hon Matsuri)
2026: Nov 2 (Mon) Yoru Matsuri & Nov 3 (Tue, holiday) Hon Matsuri
AquariumKyushu ・ Kagoshima, Sakurajima & Ibusuki
An aquarium in Honkoshin-machi, Kagoshima City, themed on Kagoshima's seas, from Kinko Bay to the Nansei Islands. It displays about 800 species, and the large Kuroshio tank with its whale shark and the dolphin programs are popular. It's about 15 minutes by streetcar from Kagoshima-Chuo Station, making it easy to drop by while sightseeing in the city.
♨ OnsenKyushu ・ Ibusuki, Kagoshima
♨ Day use Sand bath: adults ¥1,500, children ¥800 / Hot spring only: adults ¥800, children ¥400 (as of October 2026)
🎆 AugustKyushu ・ Kagoshima, Kagoshima
🎆 Usually late August (Saturday, August 29 in 2026)
🚄 JRKyushu ・ 3, 5 or 7 consecutive days (Southern Kyushu is 3 days only; Northern Kyushu is 3 or 5 days)
From ¥22,000
🚌 BusKyushu ・ Paper passes are valid for 3 or 4 consecutive days. Digital passes: the 3-day pass covers any 3 days within 5 days from the start date, and the 4-day pass any 4 days within 7 days (each day runs from 3:00 to 26:59)
Fastest: About 1 hr 20–35 min (e.g. Mizuho No. 601 departs Hakata 8:30 → arrives 9:53; Sakura No. 741 departs 9:06 → arrives 10:39)
Monthly temperatures, rain and what to wear are in our weather guide.
Itineraries, intercity routes and travel passes that cover several prefectures are listed under each of them.
