Beginner's Guide to Kagoshima: 3-Day Itinerary

📍Travel Overview
・2 nights, 3 days in Kagoshima
Tenmonkan ⇆ Sakurajima ⇆ Sengan-en

🚩Route
・Day 1: ✈️ Arrive at the airport in the evening 🚌 Tenmonkan
・Day 2: ⛴️ Sakurajima 🚕 Around Shiroyama 🚌 Tenmonkan
・Day 3: 🚌 Sengan-en 🚃 Around Shiroyama 🚌 Evening flight ✈️

🏖️Instagram-Worthy Spots
・Shiroyama Hotel Terrace⛲️
・Shaved ice at Sengan-en 🐻❄️🍧
・The natural beauty of Sakurajima 🌋🌿

🚇Transportation
・Fly to Kagoshima
Sakurajima → Ferry ⛴️
City → Train 🚃, Bus 🚌, Taxi 🚕
(Free shuttle bus available at Shiroyama Hotel)

📷Recommended Photo Spots
・Cat Shrine at Sengan-en 🐈
・Sakurajima 🌋🌿

🍜Must-Try Local Cuisine
・Shaved ice 🐻❄️🍧
You can create your own shaved ice face at Sengan-en!
・Udon 🍜 on the Sakurajima ferry
Tastes even better when eaten on the ferry!
・Kibinago fish 🐟
A specialty of Kagoshima!
Enjoyed at Goaisan in Tenmonkan.
Both sashimi and grilled dishes were delicious 🫶🏻
Goaisan offers a full range of Kagoshima cuisine, highly recommended! (Reservation required)

🏠Recommended Accommodation
・Shiroyama Hotel 🏰
Surprisingly affordable for a hotel of this class 💸
Unbelievable prices for a major tourist destination!
The staff are all friendly, and the hotel itself offers plenty of facilities to enjoy.
(Includes a beer factory tour 🍻)
The baths and terrace offer stunning views of Sakurajima ◎
Would love to stay here again when visiting Kagoshima 🥺

💡Tips
・Even in May, the sunlight at Sakurajima was intense, so make sure to prepare for sunburn and heatstroke 💦