Sakurajima, Kagoshima

Name: Sakurajima
Address: Kagoshima, Japan

#12 among attractions in Kagoshima

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Sakurajima is an active stratovolcano, formerly an island and now a peninsula, in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. The lava flows of the 1914 eruption connected it with the Ōsumi Peninsula. It is the most active volcano in Japan. ()

Local name: 桜島 Elevation: 3665 ftCoordinates: 31°33'15"N, 130°38'13"E

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Nearby attractions include: Kagoshima City Aquarium, Shiranami Stadium, Amu Plaza, Sengan-en.

5.1 miNW
Zoo
Kagoshima City Aquarium, Kagoshima
132 min walk • Kagoshima City Aquarium, also known as Io World, is a marine wonder nestled in the heart of Kagoshima, Japan. This expansive aquarium offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore the rich marine life that thrives in the waters around the southern island of Kyushu.
4.6 miW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Shiranami Stadium, Kagoshima
117 min walk • Shiranami Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kagoshima, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football and rugby union matches. It was formerly known as Kagoshima Kamoike Stadium. Since April 2018 it has been called Shiranami Stadium for the naming rights.
5.9 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Amu Plaza, Kagoshima
151 min walk • Amu Plaza Kagoshima is the terminal building adjacent to Kagoshima-Chūō Station. It is owned by the Kagoshima Terminal Building Corporation, which belongs to JR Kyushu. Amu Plaza Kagoshima has about 190 shops.
5.6 miNW
Historical place, Scenic walking areas, Garden
Sengan-en, Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park
143 min walk • Sengan-en is a Japanese garden attached to a former Shimazu clan residence in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Designated a Place of Scenic Beauty, together with the adjacent Shōko Shūseikan it forms part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining.
5.3 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, Park
Ishibashi Park, Kagoshima
135 min walk • Ishibashi Park is a park in Hama-machi, Kagoshima, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, local lord Shimazu Shigehide had five bridges, collectively called the Gosekkyō, built across the Kōtsuki River. Two of them collapsed in floods in 1993. The remaining three were moved to a new location and restored.
5.6 miW
History museum devoted to the Meiji era
Museum of the Meiji Restoration, Kagoshima
144 min walk • The Museum of the Meiji Restoration is a history museum in Kagoshima, Japan. Located by the Kōtsuki River, it is a gallery where visitors can learn about the Meiji Restoration.
5.8 miNW
Shinto shrine with a bird-shaped tree
Terukuni jinja, Kagoshima
149 min walk • Terukuni jinja is a Shinto shrine in the city of Kagoshima in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. This shrine is considered to be a dwelling place for the kami of Shimazu Nariakira, whose posthumous name is Terukuni Daimyōjin.
5.7 miNW
Museum, Art museum
Kagoshima City Museum of Art, Kagoshima
146 min walk • Kagoshima City Museum of Art opened within the Ninomaru of Tsurumaru Castle in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1985.
5.7 miNW
Museum, History museum
Reimeikan, Kagoshima
146 min walk • Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material opened in Kagoshima, Japan, in 1983. The museum, located in the grounds of Tsurumaru Castle, exhibits materials relating to the history and culture of Kagoshima Prefecture.
5.9 miNW
Natural attraction, Observation decks and towers, Mountain
Shiroyama Observation Point, Kagoshima
150 min walk • Mount Shiroyama is a mountain located in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The true height is 107m. The original name is Tsuru ga mine The mountain is famous as the site of the Battle of Shiroyama in 1877, at the end of the Satsuma rebellion.
6 miW
Ferris wheel
Amuran, Kagoshima
153 min walk • Amuran is a Ferris wheel in Kagoshima, Japan. The wheel sits on top of Amu Plaza Kagoshima adjoining Kagoshima-Chūō Station, and is one of the major attractions in the city. The wheel has a diameter of 60 m, and is 91 m from the ground at its highest point. It has 36 gondolas, of which two are completely transparent.