There are many reasons why I love traveling to Kagoshima. Fresh and delicious ingredients,an incredible variety of shōchū,the hot spring at Shiroyama Hotel, and the view of Sakurajima — all those things, of course. But there’s one more reason.And it’s a bit unusual. Kagoshima has only one downtown area. Of course, there are shopping malls […]

These are photos and clips I took during my Kagoshima trip, mostly around Kagoshima-Chuo Station (鹿児島中央駅). It’s the biggest station in the city. There is also another one called Kagoshima Station (鹿児島駅), but that one doesn’t serve the shinkansen and sits in a quiet area. The busiest district in Kagoshima is Tenmonkan (天文館),but around Kagoshima-Chuo […]