Kagoshima, Kagoshima / 桜島
Sakurajima
The symbol of Kagoshima: a compound active volcano formed by the North and South peaks, still sending up smoke and ash, and rare in the world. It is 1,117 m high, about 52 km around, and was joined to the Osumi Peninsula by the eruption of 1914 (Taisho 3). It is about 15 minutes by ferry from Kagoshima Port; the Sakurajima Visitor Center near the port explains its great eruptions and changing landforms, and the Yunohira Observatory is the highest point the public can reach.
Last official check
26 Sept 2026
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Next scheduled check
25 Dec 2026
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- Getting there
8 minutes on foot from the Suizokukan-guchi tram stop to the Sakurajima Ferry Terminal at Kagoshima Port, then about 15 minutes by Sakurajima Ferry.
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Address: Kagoshima, Kagoshima (Japanese address: 鹿児島県鹿児島市桜島横山町61-4)
Official site: https://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/guide/10578
Location
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Nearby spots
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- No photo yetKagoshima Castle Goromon GateKagoshima4 km away (straight line)
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- 26 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/guide/10578Access, description and address read from a tourism organization's site.