Kagoshima Airport 49 min
Saigo Takamori Statue (10 min)
8-meter-tall monument depicting an iconic, 19th-century general & leader of the Meiji Restoration. Sakurajima Visitor Center (46 min)
Volcano, museum, and nature Amuran (9 min)
Offering city & mountain views, a Ferris wheel with a transparent gondola & a light show after dark. Shiroyama Park Observation Deck (16 min) 湯之平展望所 Yunohira View Place (55 min) Shoko Shuseikan Museum (11 min)
History museum charting Japan's industrial revolution in an 1865 factory & World Heritage site. Terukuni Shrine (12 min)
Landmark, 19th-century Shinto shrine featuring a tree pruned into the shape of a flying bird. Sakurajima (59 min)
Formerly on an island, a 1914 eruption connected this active stratovolcano to the Osumi peninsula. Yoshino Park kagoshima (18 min) Kagoshima City Aquarium (8 min)
Popular aquarium featuring a variety of native marine life, along with feedings & dolphin shows. Mt Shiroyama (8 min)
Once a historic battle site, this urban peak offers a promenade & observation deck with city views. Kagoshima City Museum of Art (11 min)
Expansive art gallery, opened in 1985, featuring local works & those of painter Claude Monet. Kagoshima City Museum of Meiji Restoration (11 min)
Small history museum dedicated to the Meiji restoration period in 19th-century Imperial Japan. Sengan-en (10 min)
Traditional Japanese garden & former residence of a feudal lord, with guided tours & volcano views. Kagoshima Castle Ruins (10 min)
Landmark urban site featuring the moats & stone wall ruins of a 1601 castle, plus a history museum. | 
