Nakasatsuma (Central Satsuma)

Nakasatsuma is renowned as the birthplace of Satsuma ware (satsuma yaki), a type of pottery that dates from around 1600. The area was chosen to establish the craft due to its suitable clay and proximately to the Korean peninsula, from where Korean potters were brought due to their talent in ceramics. Over the centuries, the pottery style was developed to take three main forms: white, black and porcelain. At Nakasatsuma’s potteries you can watch the ware being made, take part in workshops and buy souvenirs.

～Pick-your-own Farm～

If you’d like to spend time outdoors, try fruit picking. Kagoshima’s warm climate produces a range of delicious produce, allowing you to try strawberry-picking from December to June and grape-picking from July to September in the local fields and vineyards.
Enjoy the fun of picking fresh fruits grown in an abundant natural environment throughout the year at Pick-your-own farms all around the prefecture （refer to the Reference Materials for details）.

～The Home of Satsuma Pottery～

Located adout 25 kilometers northwest of Kagoshima City. The Miyama district in Higashi-Ichiki is the place where Korean potters settled during the Yi dynasty, about 400 years ago. This district is known as the home of Satsuma-yaki pottery, whitch follows the tradition of ancient Korean pottery. Currently 12 kilns are in operation and open to visitors. In septenber 1989, Mr. Chin Jukan, the fourteen head hourse of the Satsumayaki, was inaugurated as Korean Honorary Consul General in Japan. The Yunomoto hot spring is nearby. This location has been used as a spring camp by professional Japanese asnd Korean baseball teams.