Kagoshima Airport 46 min
Shiroyama Park Observation Deck (10 min) Sakurajima (1 hr 3)
Formerly on an island, a 1914 eruption connected this active stratovolcano to the Osumi peninsula. Sakurajima Visitor Center (50 min)
Volcano, museum, and nature Amuran (11 min)
Offering city & mountain views, a Ferris wheel with a transparent gondola & a light show after dark. Kagoshima Castle Ruins (7 min)
Landmark urban site featuring the moats & stone wall ruins of a 1601 castle, plus a history museum. Kagoshima City Museum of Art (17 min)
Expansive art gallery, opened in 1985, featuring local works & those of painter Claude Monet. Kagoshima City Museum of Meiji Restoration (4 min)
Small history museum dedicated to the Meiji restoration period in 19th-century Imperial Japan. Kagoshima City Aquarium (9 min)
Popular aquarium featuring a variety of native marine life, along with feedings & dolphin shows. Saigo Takamori Statue (17 min)
8-meter-tall monument depicting an iconic, 19th-century general & leader of the Meiji Restoration. Yoshino Park kagoshima (20 min) Shoko Shuseikan Museum (13 min)
History museum charting Japan's industrial revolution in an 1865 factory & World Heritage site. Mt Shiroyama (9 min)
Once a historic battle site, this urban peak offers a promenade & observation deck with city views. Terukuni Shrine (16 min)
Landmark, 19th-century Shinto shrine featuring a tree pruned into the shape of a flying bird. Sengan-en (12 min)
Traditional Japanese garden & former residence of a feudal lord, with guided tours & volcano views. 湯之平展望所 Yunohira View Place (1 hr) | 
