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Senbon Ichou (Thousand Ginkgos)
A superb view 40 years in the making
Osumi Area
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Chirin Island (Chiringashima)
Known as a matchmaking spot for couples because the sandbar is reminiscent of a bridge or bond.
Nansatsu Area
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Ohara Matsuri
So what are you waiting for? Come join in the Ohara Matsuri!
Nakasatsuma Area
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Izumi: Japan’s top crane wintering ground
Designated a special natural monument
Hokusatsu Area
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Sendai Great Tug-of-War
One of the largest and most exciting festivals in Japan
Hokusatsu Area
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Yoshino Park
Enjoy the impressive view of Sakurajima from this overlook. Also a very popular spot for 'hanami' during cherry blossom season.
Nakasatsuma Area
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Ibusuki Nanohana Marathon
The first full marathon of the year in Japan
Nansatsu Area
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Uwaba-kogen Highlands(Cosmos garden)
Hokusatsu Area
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Sengan-en Chrysanthemum Festival
Autumn in Kagoshima is colorfully decorated by chrysanthemum flowers.
Nakasatsuma Area
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Kyushu Azaleas in Bloom
The Kagoshima prefectural flower, vividly coloring the mountains in summer
Kirishima Area
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Kagoshima Kinko Bay Summer Night Fireworks Display
150,000 fireworks are set off in this big display of fireworks
Nakasatsuma Area
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Miyama Craft Week (Miyama Pottery Festival)
This nine-day event is packed full with the appeal of Miyama, the home of Satsuma-style pottery.
Nakasatsuma Area
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Shochu Tourism Kagoshima 2024
A trip to enjoy shochu breweries and the areas where they are located, and to find a bottle of shochu that will become your favourite.
Nakasatsuma Area
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Ogionsa Festival
Prayer to bring prosperity and ward off plagues
Nakasatsuma Area
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An Evening of Traditional Kirishima Entertainment
Soul-stirring taiko drums and graceful dancing in the Kirishima evening
Kirishima Area
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Kanoya Rose Festival
A major event with roses, roses, and more roses!
Osumi Area
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Shijukusho Shrine Yabusame (Horseback Archery)
Intangible Folk Cultural Property
Osumi Area
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Minato Odori Park Illumination
The fountain and illumination weave together to create a fantasy world.
Nakasatsuma Area
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Yoron Marathon
Friendly to runners, fun for everyone!
Amami Area
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Sendaigawa River Fireworks Display
One of the fireworks displays you will want to wear your yukata to
Hokusatsu Area
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Fukiage Sand Festival
Nansatsu Area
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Myoenji Mairi
With their bodies encased in armor, worriors parade in a line
Nakasatsuma Area
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Kirishima International Music Festival
Kirishima Area
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Shibushi Buddha Festival
Osumi Area
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Ibusuki Onsen Festival
Ibusuki's largest event loved by all in the city
Nansatsu Area
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Yoshino Park Cherry Blossom Festival
The season comes when the cherry flowers bloom in all their glory.
Nakasatsuma Area
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Shochu Street 2023
Kagoshima, the kingdom of shochu liquor, will deliver its true love of shochu liquor!
Nakasatsuma Area
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Kagoshima Marathon
The marathon where you can feel everything Kagoshima has to offer
Nakasatsuma Area
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Running Sakurajima
If you are lucky, you may see Mount Sakurajima erupt and dolphins in Kinko Bay while you run!
Nakasatsuma Area
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Chiran Neputa Matsuri
The Kagoshima version of Aomori's Nebuta Matsuri
Nansatsu Area
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Terukuni Shrine Rokugatsudo lantern festival
The biggest Rokugatsudo festivals in all of Kagoshima Prefecture
Nakasatsuma Area
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Kumano Shrine Oni-oi (Demon Chasing)
Intangible Folk Cultural Property
Osumi Area
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Shinonomenosato of Ajisai Canyon
Hokusatsu Area
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Yagorodon Festival
Meet the god of health and long life in life size 4.85 meter height.
Osumi Area
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Good Neighbors Jamboree
Parents and their kids' summer vacation. Visit Kagoshima to make your summer memories
Nansatsu Area
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Sogadon no Kasayaki
This traditional event celebrates Kagoshima's unique education system "Goju education".
Nakasatsuma Area
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Seppetobe
Get covered in mud and pray for a year of bountiful crops
Nakasatsuma Area
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Doya-doya-saa Onibitaki (Demon Expulsion Bonfire)
Osumi Area
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Tanabata Odori Dance
A traditional event with over 300 years of history
Nakasatsuma Area
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Hassaku Taiko Odori
Taneyaku Area