Large raindrops began falling like sleet on the evening of May 29 near the Kagoshima prefectural office, creating thick, dark ...

Located on the southern tip of Japan’s third largest island, Kyushu, Kagoshima is a picturesque city known for its stunning landscapes, historical significance, and unique cultural attractions.

Rising up from Kagoshima Bay, the peaks of Sakurajima form the dramatic backdrop to the city of Kagoshima, just 4 kilometers away. The island—technically a peninsula since a lava flow in a 1914 ...

A guide to Kagoshima, home to traditional pottery villages and the forest that inspired “Princess Mononoke.” A lounge at GuestHouse Carapan in Kagoshima City, Japan, looks across to the Sakurajima ...

Marriott has expanded its portfolio of hotels in Japan with the opening of a Sheraton in Kagoshima, the brand’s 150th property in Asia-Pacific and the first Sheraton in Japan. Situated on a ...

TOKYO A volcano has erupted in southwestern Japan and coated a nearby city with a layer of ash. People in Kagoshima city wore masks and raincoats and used umbrellas to shield themselves from the ash ...

“How did you learn about Kagoshima?” Bro. Lawrence Aikee Esmeli asked. “I’m surprised you found out about Kagoshima. Usually, tourists would go to the famous prefectures.” Bro. Aikee is a teacher in ...

When you think of Japan, you’d probably think of world-famous places like Tokyo and Kyoto. But there are also places less traveled in Japan–even by Japanese people–that are absolutely worth visiting.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the 1868 Meiji Restoration, which opened the path to Japan’s modern age. Many outstanding figures of this great historical movement, which overthrew the ...

A volcano has erupted in southwestern Japan and coated a city with a layer of ash. People in Kagoshima city wore masks and used umbrellas to shield themselves from the falling ash after the Sakurajima ...