Recommended Travel via public transportation along our recommended courses. Highlights of Northern Satsuma Model 1 0：2 2 a . m . Gion-mae Bus Stop Here we introduce the spots visitors definitely want to Nangoku Kotsu Bus check out when coming to Northern Satsuma! 出水市 Izumi City 阿久根市 Akune City 1 0：2 7 a . m . 出水市公開武家屋敷「竹添邸」「税所邸」 Sightseeing Guide Map Come experience the real Japan at these great spots! Izumishikokaibukeyashiki”Takezoetei””Saishotei” Cuisine Course Satsuma Town Course Izumi City to Izumi Station Bus Stop 出水麓武家屋敷群 Izumifumotobukeyashikigun 1 0：3 7 a . m . 8:25 a.m. 阿久根大島公園 Akuneoshimakoen ボンタン狩り体験 Bontangaritaiken If heading to Northern Satsuma, (Weekdays) Izumi City Public Samurai Houses : Izumi Station Airport Shuttle Bus 1 Izumi-Fumoto Samurai Residences 23 Akune Oshima Park 24 Pomelo Picking 8:20 a.m. 2 Takezoe Residence & Saisho Residence make sure you try these! (Weekends & Holidays) Bus Stop 1 1：2 9 a . m . Satsuma Shisho-mae Bus Stop ☎099 6 - 63 -2111 map C-4 ☎0996-72-5920 map D-2 ☎099 6 -73 -1114 map E-2 Nangoku Kotsu Bus ☎0996-62-5505 map C-4 When heading all the Walk 20 min. The Izumi-Fumoto samurai residential area is the Akune Oshima Island has been selected as both Pomelos (bontan) are a large fruits which 8:30 a.m. largest in the Sastuma Domain (present day Ka- These samurai residences are open to the way out on a trip, it’s Koshikisima (Weekdays) Gion-mae one of the nation's“100 Best Waterside Areas” were gifted by a rescued Chinese vessel 8:25 a.m. Bus Stop Kannondaki Waterfall Park & goshima Prefecture). The Takezoe and Saisho resi- public. These residences have guides avail- as well as one of the nation's“Top 100 Pine Tree that washed ashore in Akune around 230 natural to want to try (Weekends & Holidays) KITASATSUMA Aosa Ramen dences are the most famous. The area has been able to show all there is to see, explain the Areas”. The park is known throughout the coun- years ago. Have fun going out and pick- Walk 3 min. Satsuma Glass Art Museum and eat the special cui- 甑島アオサらーめん designated as an Important Preservation history, and overall offer an even try for its beautiful beaches, campgrounds, and ing these big, yellow fruits! From mid-No- Lunch Aomaru Hana-chan Tsurunoshin Akkun Satsumaru-chan Districts for Groups of Historic Buildings. sine the area has to of- Satsumasendai City Yasaka Shrine (Satsumasendai City) (Nagashima Town) (Izumi City) (Akune City) (Satsuma Town) more enjoyable experience. fishing spots, and welcomes many vember through mid-January. Walk 20 min. fer. Here we highlight Walk 5 min. Time required: 30min～ Time required: 40min～ visitors from all over the country. (reservations required) 3：57 p.m. Satsuma Shisho-mae Bus Stop Use these QR codes to watch video guides on some of the best food Izumi-Fumoto Time required: 2hr.～ Time required: 2hr.～ Airport Shuttle Bus how to get to each location. and gifts in each area! ちんこだんご Satsumasendai City Samurai Residences 4：5 0 p . m . Go ahead and try some キビナゴラーメン (Takezoe Residence & Izumi Station Bus Stop Chinko Saisho Residence) Scan the QR code with a smartphone Example real local cuisine! dango Kibinago Ramen Walk 6 min. (iPhone, etc.) or tablet to watch the ac- Satsumasendai City cess guide videos for each location. QR code

出水観光牛車 Izumikankogissha 箱崎八幡神社 Hakozakihachimanjinja 鎮国山感応禅寺 Chingokuzankannozenji 出水市ツル観察センター Izumishitsurukansatsucenter 3 Izumi Sightseeing Ox Carriages 4 Hakozaki Hachiman Shrine 5 Chingokuzan Kannozenji Temple 6 Izumi City Crane Observation Center 陶芸体験 Togeitaiken にぎわい交流館阿久根駅 北薩摩 Nigiwaikoryukanakuneeki ☎099 6 - 62-1511 map C-4 ☎0996-62-2219 map C-3 ☎099 6 - 8 4 -3111 map C-3 ☎0996-85-5151 map C-3 25 Pottery Making Nigiwai Community Center ‒ The largest bell of its kind in Japan standing at The municipally designated Important Cultural Only open in the winter, this center offers a pan- ☎0996-73-1395 map D-2 26 Akune Station in Kagoshima These ox-led carriages offer a differ- ent view of the samurai residences 4 x 4.5 m and weighing in at 5 tons, the“Garge Properties such as an 11-faced and 1,000-hand- oramic view of the area from the 2nd floor. Look out Enjoy a casual pottery-making session in ☎0996-73-4850 map D-2 than experienced just by walking. Bell of Accomplished Dreams” at Hakozaki ed Kannon Bodhisattva statue accompanied at the magnificent natural scenery and watch the Akune City. Experienced staff offer instruc- Hachiman Shrine is said to help the one who by statues of the Four Heavenly Kings tions so even those with no experience can Built with a generous amount of wood, (reservations required) cranes fly in to their natural habitat. Open rings it in accomplishing his or her desires. (Buddhist protectors of the four directions participate. Why not try and make some the natural interior decor offers a relaxed November 1～4th Sunday of March. atmosphere. The center is equipped with ※The word for“to succeed” and“to ring” known as“Shitenno”), and other cul- original pottery? (Closed on Tues- a multi-purpose hall and sells English Time required: 30min～ in Japanese are phonetically identical. tural properties, are stored here.. Time required: 45min～ days; reservations required) special Akune products. Time required: 20min～ Time required: 20min～ Time required: 2hr.～ 英語 Time required: 20min～

いずみ親子 さばめし ステーキごはん

Saba Meshi Izumi Oyako Akune to Nagashima Course Satsumasendai to Akune City Steak Gohan 8：3 0 a . m . 1 0：5 0 a . m . Izumi City Sendai Station Bus Stop Sendai Station Kurukuru Bus 1 1：2 8 a . m . (Eastbound) Yokoso! 8：4 3 a . m . 0：0 4 p . m . 宮崎神社 Miyazakijinja 鳥越古墳 Torigoekofun Taiheiji Bus Stop Nigiwai Community Center - Akune Station 薩摩川内市 Satsumasendai City Miyazaki Shrine Torigoe Kofun-era Tomb Akune City, Izumi City, Satsumasendai City 黒毛和牛たけのこ丼 27 28 Taiheiji Temple 入来麓武家屋敷群 Irikifumotobukeyashikigun 新田神社・可愛山陵 Nittajinja/Enosanryo 泰平寺 Taiheiji 藤川天神 Fujikawatenjin ☎099 6 -73 -1114 map C-2 ☎0996-72-1051 map D-2 Satsuma Town, Nagashima Town Kurogewagyu Lunch 1：5 1 p . m . Akune Eki-mae Bus Stop 7 Iriki-Fumoto Samurai Residences 8 Nitta Shrine (+ Enoyama Imperial Tomb) 9 Taiheiji Temple 10 Fujikawa Tenjin Shrine Miyazaki Shrine is said to house a A stone chamber constructed in the 9：11 a . m . Takenoko Don Taiheiji Bus Stop map F-4 map F-3 map F-3 map E-3 split divine spirit shared from Itsuku- early Kofun period (4th century), the Nangoku Kotsu Bus ☎099 6 -2 3 -5111 ☎0996-22-4722 ☎0996-22-4593 ☎099 6 - 42-1111 Akune City Satsuma Town Kurukuru Bus shima Shrine. The deity here is tomb is said to be the oldest high The Iriki-Fumoto Residences are an accessible Sitting at the summit of Mt. Shinki (70 m), this is a This old temple in Satsumasendai City is known Fujikawa Tenjin Shrine is dedicated to Suga- (Westbound) 2：19 p.m. prayed to for safe sea voyag- mound-type tomb (takatsuka-kofun) in Dandan Ichiba-mae Bus Stop samurai residential area from feudal times. shrine dedicated to Ninigi-no-Mikoto, the grandson of as the location where one of Japan’s “great wara no Michizane, a deity of scholarship. Takaebi Don タカエビ丼 es and bountiful catches. the prefecture. The stone 9：2 9 a . m . Nitta jinja Bus Stop See beautiful, old townscapes with old stone legendary Sun Goddess, Amaterasu. This shrine was unifiers”, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and local feudal The shrine is also called,“Sugawara chamber is open to the public. walls, numerous historical sites, and once known as the greatest shrine in the Satsuma lord, Shimazu Yoshihisa made peace during Shrine”. The plum trees around the grounds Time requied: 20min～ Izumi City Kuro-no-Seto Time required: 20min～ important cultural properties. Province (present day Kagoshima Prefec- Hideyoshi's invasion of Satsuma called“Garyubai plum trees” (plum trees Dandan Market 出 水いもクッキー Nitta Shrine ture). Its style is still preserved to this day. (present day ). shaped like a dragon laying down) (Michi no Eki) Time required: 40min～ are national natural monuments. (+ Enoyama Imperial Tomb) Time required: 30min～ Time required: 20min～ Izumi Time required: 30min～ Imo Cookies 3：4 5 p . m . Dandan Ichiba-mae Bus Stop Izumi - Amakusa 長島ど～ん鰤 1 0：2 9 a . m . Nitta jinja Bus Stop Roman Shuttle Bus 出 水ようかん Kurukuru Bus Nagashima Donburi 4：2 5 p . m . Izumi Station Bus Stop Izumi Yokan Nagashima Town (Westbound)

Event calendar Flight Access Early Feb. / Nagashima 川内戦国村 Sendaisengokumura 藺牟田池 Imutaike 長目の浜 Nagamenohama 観光船かのこ Kankosenkanoko Shishijima Trail-to-Town Walk Events Transportation Guide Bullet Train Access 11 Sendai Civil War Attractions Village 12 Imuta Pond 13 Nagame Beach 14 Sightseeing Ship“Kanoko” 長島町 Nagashima Town Mar.10 (Lunar Calendar) / Akune ☎0996-26-3113 map F-2 ☎0996-25-4700 map F-5 ☎09969-6-3930 map F-6 ☎09969-2-0001 map G-6 Kompira Fish Festival Railway Access 針尾公園 Hariokoen 行人岳 Gyonindake There’s a variety of public transportation available to get around Northern Satsuma. Come and check out armor (suits, Imuta Pond is a quiet lake surrounded by 7 One of the most prominent view spots on the Koshiki The“Kanoko” sightseeing ship is a cruise ship Festivals Mar. 4 - 5 / Izumi helmets) used in movies and histori- mountains. The natural environment around Islands, Nagame Beach was designated as a natural which circles the area around the Koshiki Islands. 29 Hario Park 30 Gyonindake Pk. Bus Access Kashikuri Shrine Spring Festival Introducing the Recommended Kagoshima can be accessed by both airplane and shinkansen bullet train. In Northern Satsuma, try using the cal dramas on display and learn the area is home to a variety of plants and monument of the nation in March, 2015. The beach Take in the impressive size of cliffs and unique rock ☎0996-86-1137 map B-2 ☎0996-86-1137 map B-2 was formed as a result of the ocean waves wearing Festivals and Events Late Mar. ‒Early May / Nagashima Orange Railway trains as well as buses and other public transportation to get around. Boat/Ferry Access about how they are made. animals and its wetlands are des- formations over 200 m tall. The scenery From Hario Park, one can see Ikarajima Island, Gyonindake Pk. sits on a sacred Nagashi- down the foot of the island’s northwest- Yumeoi Nagashima Flower Festival ignated as a Ramsar Site. really takes one back to ancient times! Shourajima Island, and Shishijima Island. Off ma mountain and was a site for Shugen- of Northern Satsuma! ern mountains since ancient times. Time reqruied: 40min～ Time required: 40min～ Time required: 1hr,40min. into the distance, one can even see Amakusa do religious practices during the Edo peri- There are a number of events held Spring Equinox (2 days) / Izumi Time required:15min～ Hakata eki eki ﹇ 鹿児島空港 Tokyo Island () and od. Deities known as Zao Gongen and throughout Northern Satsuma every Takaono “Chu-no-ichi” Market 博多駅 熊本駅 東 京 獅子島 1hr.55min. Mt. Unzen (Nagasaki Prefecture). Fudoson are enshrined atop the peak. Ev- ［］ ［］ Kagoshima Airport ［Haneda Airport］ year. Enjoy these events and get a Early May / Nagashima Shishijima ery year from mid-February to March, you taste of the local culture! Potato Festival Time required: 20min～ can witness cranes in the mid- dle of their northern migration. Jun. / Satsumasendai 20min. 1hr.12min. 33min. 愛 知 Aichi ❹ Nitta Shrine Rice Planting Festival 1hr.20min. Time required: 20min～ 1hr.25min. ［Chubu Airport］ Late Jul. / Nagashima 1hr.15min. Summer Festival in Nagashima 長島町 出水市 Izumi City

Kagoshima kuko Kagoshima 1hr.10min. 大 阪 Aug. 13 / Satsumasendai Nagashima Town

33min . ［Itami Airport］ 25min . Kazuratate (Vine Festival) 12min . 39min.

Aug. 16 / Satsumasendai Sendai River Fireworks Festival 50min. 福 岡 ［］ 黒之瀬戸大橋 Kuronosetoohashi 上 り 浜 、汐 見 の 段 々 畑 First Sunday of Aug. / Satsuma 1hr.58min. さつま町 Satsuma Town 宮之城伝統工芸センター Agarihama、shiominodandambatake Satsuma Summer Festival Kuro-no-Seto Ohashi Bridge 阿久根大島 10min. 阿久根市 永野金山跡 Naganokinzanato Miyanojodentokogeicenter さつま町ガラス工芸館 satsumachoGarasukogeikan 北薩広域公園 Hokusatsukoikikoen 31 Agarihama Beach, ❸ ﹈ Okinawa ❶ Aug. 8 / Nagashima Akuneoshima 1hr.15min. 沖 縄 15 Nagano Gold Mine Remains 16 Miyanojo Traditional Arts and Crafts Center 17 Satsuma Glass Art Museum 18 Hokusatsu Regional Park ☎0996-86-1137 map C-2 32 Shiomi Terraced Fields Goyoka-odori Bon-dance Festival Akune City ［ Airport］ ☎0996-57-0970 map E-6 ☎0996-52-1313 map E-5 ☎0996-58-0141 map E-6 ☎0996-21-3939 map E-4 The“Kuro-no-seto Current” is known as one ☎0996-86-1137 map C-1 of Japan's“Three Great Currents”, and the Ku- Mid Oct. / Satsumasendai The Nagano Gold Mine operated for The Miyanojo Traditional Arts and Crafts Center is At this art museum, a variety of glass art, The Hokusatsu Regional Park is a lush, 57min .

36min . Selected as a “New Kagoshima Koshiki Island Aquathlon 甑 島 Koshikishima ro-no-seto Ohashi Bridge, a tourist destination ■ Hisatsu Orange Railway around 300 years, starting in 1640. The an iconic establishment in Miyanojo, a town of bam- including Satsuma Kiriko cut glass, is on nature-rich park featuring a large, Scenery” among “100 Scenic Plac- 50min. 46min . famous for its whirlpools. It is also a well-known Mid Oct. / Nagashima TEL 0965-32-5678 mine closed in 1958, but one can still boo. The center offers bamboo crafts classes while display and purchasable. Here visitors also multi-purpose exercise park, adven- 1hr.10min. fishing location, with people coming es in Kagoshima to Preserve Nagashima Sweet Potato Shochu catch glimpses of its prosper- serving as a sort of bamboo museum have the chance to try and make ture playground, and camp- 1hr.12min from far away just to fish here.. for Future Generations”. Liquor Festival - “Yoimai” ■ Koshikishima Shosen ous bygone days. which displays various bamboo goods. their own original glass creation. ground. Sendai Sales Office Time required: 15min～ Time required: 15min～ Late Oct. ‒ Early Nov. / Izumi Time required: 20min～ Time required: 1hr.～ Time required: 1hr.～ Time required: 1hr.～ Lantern of Bamboo Festival in Izumi Fukuoka 薩摩川内市 TEL 0996-41-5100 Saga 54min. Nov. 3 / Izumi Satsumasendai City さつま町 ■ Nangoku Kotsu Western Japan Old Car Festival Oita Izumi Branch Office Nagasaki Satsuma Town Early Nov. / Izumi TEL 0996-62-1626 50min. 12min. Izumi Fumoto Parade Kumamoto 北薩摩 ■ Nangoku Kotsu ❺ First Sunday of Nov. / Satsumasendai Sendai Branch Office Kita Kagoshimacyuo eki ❷ Satsumasendai Hanya Parade satsuma 鹿児島中央駅 TEL 0996-23-8400 ［Kagoshima cyuo Station］ Late Nov. / Satsumasendai ■ Iwasaki Bus Network ①Apr. 8 (Lunar Calendar) / Akune Ichihino Onsen Hot Springs Yosakoi Festival Miyazaki TEL 099-258-0668 杉本酒造 Sugimotoshuzo Hina Matsuri Doll Festival 3rd Sunday of Nov. / Satsuma 鶴田ダム Tsurudadamu 奥薩摩のホタル舟 Okusatsumanohotarubune 宮之城温泉 Miyanojoonsen 紫尾温泉 Shibionsen Using the Sugimoto Shochu Distillery Kagoshima ■ JR Kyushu ■ JR Kyushu Bus Company 33 ②Mid ‒ Late May/Satsuma Satsuma Farmer’s Market Festival *Times are rough estimations. 19 Tsuruda Dam (Sendai River Dam) 20 Okusatsuma Firefly Boat Trips 21 Miyanojo Hot Springs 22 Shibi Hot Springs *Listed Shinkansen bullet train, train, and bus times are Information Center - Kagoshima Branch Hot Springs ☎0996-88-5335 map B-1 Firefly Boat Trips Late Nov. / Nagashima map D-5 map E-5 map E-5 map E-5 Nagashima Fish Festival fastest available times. TEL 050-3786-1717 TEL 099-247-2057 ☎0996-59-2030 ☎099 6 -53 -1111 ☎099 6 -53 -1111 ☎099 6 -53 -1111 (onsen) At the Sugimoto Shochu Distillery, a shochu brand ③Late Jul. / Izumi The Tsuruda Dam was built on Kyushu's 2nd Watch fireflies dance through the air along These historic hot springs (onsen) have Tucked away, deep in the quiet Shibi called“Satsuma shima-Bijin”is made from blending Dec. 31 / Satsumasendai Summer Festival̶Izumi kakushosai the banks of the Sendai River from these fire- Iriki Kammai (The Divine Dance longest river, the Sendai River, and is the stood along the Sendai River since the late mountains, these secluded hot springs and brewing 5 different shochu brands made at 5

Information Municipal Contact 1. Remove all articles of tallest of its kind in Kyushu. The is a park fly boat trips (hotaru-bune). The countless Edo period (1603-1868). These baths leave (onsen) are especially relaxing. The waters, different distilleries on Nagashima. The Sugimoto ④Sep. 22 / Satsumasendai of the Gods Festival) Akune City Commerce & Tourism Division Akune City Tourism Association "Akune Machi no Eki" clothing and place them in a locker 200 Tsurumicho, Akune TEL 0996-73-1114 Akune City Hall, 200 Tsurumicho, Akune TEL 0996-72-3646 nearby which is a well-known floating fireflies and their faint glows against its customers’skin smooth so springing up from the Shibi Shrine Shochu Distillery is one of these 5 distilleries on Sendai Otsunahiki Great Tug-of-War Dec. 31 / Satsumasendai map D-2 map D-2 or on a shelf. the night sky calm all their watching guests. Nagashima and offers tours as well as Koshiki Island's “Toshidon” cherry blossom viewing spot. they’re called “beauty baths”. grounds, are said to be holy. 2. Rinse with hot water, starting with ⑤Mid Oct.‒Mid Nov.(Biannually)/Nagashima From mid-May through late May. taste-testing (reservations required). (Festival of Visiting Deities) Izumi City Tourism & Exchange Division Izumi City Tourism Association Time required: 30min～ Time required: 20min～ Time required: 20min～ your feet and moving up, and Nagashima Art Festival (reservations required) 1-3 Midorimachi, Izumi TEL 0996-63-2111 map C-4 715-6 Kami-sababuchi, Izumi TEL 0996-79-3030 map C-4 adjust to the temperature. Time required: 30min～ Time required: 40min～ 3. Wash your entire body in the shower Satsumasendai City Tourism & City Sales Division Satsumasendai City Tourism & Specialty Products Association area before entering the bath. ★北薩摩振興推進協議会事務局 map F-3 3-22 Kandacho, Satsumasendai TEL 0996-23-5111 map F-3 Sendai Station 2F, 1-1 Torioicho, Satsumasendai TEL 0996-25-4700 map F-3 4. Quietly enter the bath. 5. Towels are NOT allowed in the bath. Satsuma Town Commerce & Tourism Division Satsuma Town Tourist & Specialty Association 6. Leave the bath once you start to Northern Satsuma Promotional Council Office 1565-2 Miyanojo-Yachi, Satsuma TEL 0996-53-1111 map E-5 2036-4 Miyanojo-Yachi, Satsuma TEL 0996-53-0525 map E-5 sweat. (Kagoshima Prefecture Hokusatsu Regional Promotion Bureau General Affairs and Planning Division) 7. Completely wipe down your body 1-22 Kandacho, Satsumasendai Nagashima Town Fisheries & Commerce Division Nagashima Town Tourism Association map B-2 before returning to the changing room. 1875-1 Takanosu, Nagashima TEL 0996-86-1137 map B-2 Nagashima Town Fisheries & Commerce Division, 1875-1 Takanosu, Nagashima TEL 0996-86-1137 8. Be sure to rehydrate yourself after the ☎0996-25-5107 FAX0996-25-5555 bath. Feb. 2016 Issue