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Tuesday · Culture Day · 2026/11/03

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Festival · Kagoshima · Kyushu

Ohara Festival

Mass dancing in vibrant costumes and powerful taiko drumming celebrate Kagoshima's regional identity in this southern Kyushu autumn festival.

Kagoshima · 2–3 Nov 2026

Shrine · Kagoshima · Kyushu

Kirishima Shrine

A shrine below the peak of Takachiho in Kagoshima, its vermilion halls of 1715 made a National Treasure in 2022.

Kirishima

Sport & Competition · Kagoshima · Kyushu

T-rex Race

Footraces run in inflatable T-rex costumes, held in parks, on beaches and at local festivals across Japan since 2022, with adult and juvenile classes.

Kanoya · 29 Nov 2026

Onsen & Wellness · Kagoshima · Kyushu

Ibusuki Sunamushi Onsen Saraku (Sand Bath)

A sand bath on the shore at Ibusuki, where hot spring water heats the beach and bathers are buried in black volcanic sand.

Ibusuki

Kagoshima

Festival

Ohara Festival

Mass dancing in vibrant costumes and powerful taiko drumming celebrate Kagoshima's regional identity in this southern Kyushu autumn festival.

2–3 Nov 2026Kagoshima

Sport & Competition

T-rex Race

Footraces run in inflatable T-rex costumes, held in parks, on beaches and at local festivals across Japan since 2022, with adult and juvenile classes.

29 Nov 2026Kanoya · Kagoshima

Festival

Fukiage-hama Sand Festival

The Fukiage-hama Sand Festival turns a Kagoshima beach into a gallery of large-scale sculptures made by artists and volunteers, with cultural performances.

3–5 May 2027Exact date not confirmed yetMinamisatsuma · Kagoshima

Quick poll

Zoo & Wildlife

Io World Kagoshima City Aquarium

An aquarium facing Kinko Bay with about 800 species from the bay and the Nansei Islands, and dolphins that swim out into a channel open to the sea.

Kagoshima

Museum

Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots

Chiran museum dedicated to preserving artifacts and personal narratives from kamikaze pilots and soldiers during the war's final stages.

Minamikyushu · Kagoshima

Museum

Kagoshima Prefecture History and Art Center Reimeikan

Prefectural museum of Kagoshima archaeology, history, folklore, and art and crafts, built on the site of the main enclosure of Kagoshima Castle.

Kagoshima

National Park

Yakushima Island

Subtropical island of ancient cedar forests and mossy landscapes that inspired Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke, one of Japan's first World Heritage Sites.

Yakushima · Kagoshima

Castle

Kagoshima Castle

Built in 1601 by the Shimazu clan, this castle was notably small by design, with only its moat, walls, and the recently reconstructed Otemon Gate remaining.

Kagoshima

Museum

Uenohara site

Jomon-period archaeological site with pit dwellings dating back 9,500 years, now a 36-hectare park and exhibition centre in Kagoshima.

Kirishima · Kagoshima

Museum

Museum of the Meiji Restoration

A Kagoshima museum chronicling the Meiji Restoration of 1868, when the Satsuma-Choshu Alliance restored imperial rule and transformed Japan.

Kagoshima

Museum

Bansei Tokko Peace Museum

A museum in Minamisatsuma honoring the pilots of Bansei Air Base, Japan's last kamikaze airfield, with aircraft, artifacts and personal messages from WWII.

Minamisatsuma · Kagoshima