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Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park Was One of Japan's First National Parks Kirishima shrouded in cloud, the shimmering Kinkowan Bay, and the eversmouldering Sakurajima Volcano 20 Kirishima-Kinkowan Born in 1934 as Kirishima National Park, Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park was one of Japan's first national parks. The park can be broadly divided into northern and southern parts. The National Park northern Kirishima area is a mountainous zone featuring over 20 volcanoes of various sizes, which are also home to legends associated with Japanʼs creation myth, especially the descent of the Sun Goddess Amaterasu's grandson Ninigi-no-mikoto from the heavens. The southern Kinkowan Bay area is centered around Sakurajima Island, an active volcano which was once an island until a 1914 eruption connected it with the mainland. Sakurajima Island watches over the bay, sporadically emitting ash and creating a unique landscape that has become a symbol of the park. The area is home to many more still-active volcanoes and huge caldera craters formed by large eruptions over the millennia. The Kakuto, Kobayashi, Aira, and Ata caldera together form a line extending from north to south across southern Kyushu, Japanʼs main southern island. The volcanic area boasts many local specialties, including shochu liquor, black vinegar, green tea, and Satsuma sweet potato, and is dotted with onsen hot spring sites such as Kirishima Onsen Village, famous for its diverse range of hot spring types, and Ibusuki, featuring steamy sand onsen that utilize rising ground heat. ■Access Haneda Airport Kumamoto Hisatsu Line Prefecture Kagoshima Miyazaki Airport Prefecture Hisatsu Orange Railway Ebino Plateau Maruo Miyazaki Kagoshima Main Line Station Kyusyu Shinkansen Miyazaki Kagoshima Kirishima Jingu Station Bougainvillea Nippo Main Line Shigetomi Beach Prefecture Miyazaki Airport Expressway Tidal Flats, Kagoshima Aira City, Airport Kagoshima Prefecture National park area Major road Kagoshima Chuo Station Expressway Sakurajima Port Shinkansen Ibusuki Station Ogawa Waterfall JR Kagoshima Port Access route A p p r o x . Approx. Approx. Approx.15min Kagoshima 2 3 120min by 40min by airport 20min by Kagoshima by Sakurajima Sakurajima Chuo airplane shuttle bus bus or tram Port Ferry Port Station Haneda Kagoshima ※Nearest port Airport Airport to Sakurajima Visitor Center Approx. Approx. Approx. 30min by 120min by 35min by Kisirhima sightseeing Ebino ※Nearest bus stop to Ebino airplane Iwasaki Bus Maruo tour bus Plateau Eco Museum Center 5 （3 buses per day） Access route are given as example. Times indicated for each route section are approximately only. For more details , please visit the counter or websites of the transportation providers. ■Information counter 1 4 6 7 Please contact each provider directly. 1Mt. Kaimon as seen from Ohama Beach, Minamiosumi Town, Kagoshima Prefecture 2Sakurajima Ferry, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture ⒸJunyaHirosawa 3Black-faced spoonbill, Aira City, Kagoshima Prefecture 4Miyama Kirishima azaleas and Ohachi, Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture 5Deer parent and child, Ebino City, Miyazaki Prefecture 253 6Blooming nokaido crabapple, a Natural Monument, Ebino Plateau 7 Senrigataki Waterfall, Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture 254 アクティブ アクティブ 言語 個人向け 団体向け アクティブ 伝 統・文 化 食べる 買う EN EN 言語対応可 春限定 夏限定 秋限定 冬限定 FIT GROUP 初心者向け 経験者向け 対応可 （言語対応には事前の連絡が必要） Park16-Contents01-03 Park16-Contents04-06 Mashu Akan- ‒Recommended Activities‒ Daisetsuzan Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park A photogenic spot worth sharing: Visit the historical Kirishima-Jingu Shrine dressed in Japanese attire! Toya Shikotsu- Activity Make your very own footbath on the coast of Sakurajima Island, a still-active volcano emitting fumes even Activity 01 today! You can feel the power of magma and experience the bounties of nature and the volcano. 04 Walk through the red torii gate and take a stroll around the shrine's approach and elegant sanctuary. Hachimantai Towada- Make your very own natural spring footbath in a secluded hot spring area on the coast of Sakurajima Island Taking a stroll in Kirishima-Jingu Shrine in traditional Japanese dress FIT GROUP EN FIT Fukko Sanriku This activity takes place on a coastline that You can visit Kirishima-Jingu Shrine, the symbol of off ers a great up-close view of the form and lava Kirishima, wearing a kimono, take a stroll in nature, of Sakurajima Island. Experience the power of and experience culture as a Japanese person would. geothermal power by digging your very own hot This program was created based on the idea of local Asahi Bandai- spring and foot bath, before relaxing and enjoying residents. We off er about 90 kimono and 3 hakama your handiwork as you admire Sakurajima Island. for women and 8 hakama for men. The vermillion This activity can only be held in the right weather shrine and Japanese attire will make great souvenirs and tidal conditions. as well as a guaranteed social media hit! Nikko Season Year-round Time required 120 min Fee Adults Season Year-round Time required 150 min Fee Adults: and children: 5,500 yen, infants (age 5 and under): free, 4,000 yen *Not available for all-male groups *Participants groups (6 to 25 people): 30,000 yen *For groups of 26 must be 130 cm or taller to wear available kimono Hakone-Izu Fuji- people or more: additional 1,200 yen/person *Individual *Reservations must be made online at least 5 days in advance participants: 11,000 yen Inquiries NPO Sakurajima *Please bring tabi socks or be prepared to purchase/ Museum Phone 099-245-2550 (Japanese only) rent a pair for 500 yen Inquiries Kirishima City Tourism kogen Joshin’etsu E-mail [email protected] Association Phone 0995-57-1588 E-mail info@ URL http://www.sakurajima.gr.jp/ burarikirishima.com URL burarikirishima.com renzan Myoko-Togakushi Activity Only one bus a day: A bus tour around the Sata area, the southernmost part of Activity A tour where you can take in spectacular view of the whole Kirishima Mountain mainland Japan. You can enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of Cape Sata and Range from a chartered small plane! Experience the many charms of the 02 the spectacular sight of the emerald green Ogawa Falls. 05 Kirishima Mountain Range that change season to season. sangaku Chubu A sightseeing bus that takes you around Cape Sata and the Ogawa Falls, located in the southernmost part of mainland Japan Take flight on the“Kirishima Mountain Range Course” sightseeing charter tour FIT GROUP FIT Shima Ise- This once-a-day, round-trip bus tour connects with the A private tour where you can get a panoramic view ferry service from Yamagawa Port in Ibusuki. Along the of the Kirishima Mountain Range from the sky. A small way, you’ll be treated to 360-degree panoramas at Cape plane will take passengers to see Mt. Takachiho-no- Kumano Yoshino- Sata, a view of the stunning emerald-green waters of mine, Mt. Karakuni, the crater of Mt. Shinmoe, Onami Ogawa Falls, and other spectacular sights. On Saturdays, Pond, and Ebino Plateau, among other locations. Sundays, and national holidays, Cape Sata Concierge Flowers and fresh verdure in the spring, refreshing will provide guides to accompany you and provide greenery in the summer, red leaves in the autumn, and Kaigan San'in commentary on the natural wonders. The tours includes a snow in the winter—you can enjoy all the seasonal stop for lunch in the Izashiki shopping district. (Meals and charms of the Kirishima Mountain Range. the cost of ferries are not included in the program fee.) Season Year-round Time required 90 min Oki Daisen- Season Year-round Time required 350 min Fee Fee 50-min Cessna flight (up to 3 passengers): Adults (age 13 and over): 2,500 yen, children 66,550 yen, 45-min Islander fl ight (up to 9 passengers): (ages 6 to 12): 1,250 yen, infants (age 5 and 134,640 yen *The number of passengers may be Setonaikai under): free Inquiries Futagawa Kotsu Phone limited due to total payload Inquiries New Japan 0994-24-2763(Japanese only) E-mail info@ Aviation Co.,Ltd Phone 0995-58-2211 E-mail satamisaki.com URL https://satamisaki.com/ [email protected] URL https://www.newj.co.jp/ Uwakai Ashizuri- Activity Activity Ibusuki is one of the few places in the world where you can take a natural sand Activity Guided wildlife observation tour at the tideland of Kinkowan Bay! bath, which improves your blood flow and is said to give you beautiful skin. You can get a close-up view of a variety of rare wildlife including endangered species. Kuju Aso- 03 Listen to the sounds of the waves and surrender yourself to the elements. 06 Ibusuki natural sand bath“SARAKU” A guided wildlife observation tour of the single-biggest tideland in Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park Amakusa Unzedn- FIT GROUP ZH FIT GROUP EN When the spring tide is low and the weather and Kinkowan Bay is one of the world’s few sea beach conditions are just right, you can take a caldera craters, and Shigetomi Beach is its largest sand bath right next to the waves. Change into a tideland. In this unique tour, you can enjoy Kinkowan Kirishima- yukata and take a sand bath (about 10 min.). Post- the spectacular scenery of Mt. Sakurajima and sand bath, rinse yourself off with a shower and hop Kinkowan Bay, while an expert guide tells you in the nearby hot spring baths. A covered sand- about the wildlife of the area. You can enjoy Yakushima bath area is also available, so you can enjoy the looking for tideland wildlife, classifying and benefi ts of sand-bathing whatever the weather. observing wildlife, and taking souvenir photos. Season Year-round Time required 60 min Season Year-round Time required 120 min Yambaru Fee Adults (age 13 and over):
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