Kasasa Ebisu Minamisatsuma City is blessed with a warm climate, bountiful nature and clean fresh air which helps to Toujinosato Kasasa (Shochu Distillery) produce delicious food. The City has various fun events including a sand dune festival, a bicycle race Jian Zhen Memorial Museum and activities put on by the locals. In the sea, in the mountains and in the sky, visitors can find leisure sports, The monument of 007 movie Jian Zhen history and culture. Memorial Museum Akime is the place where the Sunset Bridge Mt. Kamegaoka Chinese monk Jian Zhen of the At the mouth of the Manose River is the Tang Dynasty first set foot in Mt. Kamegaoka Fukiagehama Seaside Park, which has Japan in 753, and this facility pays Altitude 387 m a 405m suspension bridge for pedestrians Lunch: Yakiniku Jirocho tribute to his great contributions. Displays To the north you can and bicycles. Check out the beautiful sunset here include a replica of the statue of Jian Zhen, a diagram see one of Japan’s while watching waterfowls. of his travels and other items depicting his life. most famous sand dunes Fukiage Hama, Diving and to the west is the beautiful scenery of Cycling Terminal “Rin-Rin” the ria coastal inlet of MARS Tsunuki Distillery, Café Bar & Shop Bonotsu. The dawn and dusk sun is so beautiful and sooths the soul. Sunset Bridge It is also a paraglider launch site. The Sand Sculpture Festival in Fukiage Dunes
Lunch: Kyoto-style Udon Yazo
Kaseda Samurai Quarters Monument of 007 movie (Akime) Shiko-an blacksmith workshop In August 1966, Akime was the location for the James Bond movie “You Only Live Twice”. A plaque was erected by the Akime-based Seifukai in 1990. The plaque Takeda Shrine features a certificate from the producer Albert R. Broccoli and signatures of the stars Sean Connery and Tamba Tetsuro. Dinner: Yakitori Kushi KOZO OUR JAMES BOND FILM "YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE" Diving WAS FILMED ON LOCATION HERE AT AKIME. A great diving spot in Kagoshima! The sea stretching from Kasasa to Bonotsu is not only famous in Travel by bicycle Kagoshima, but is one of the top diving spots in Kyushu. Kasasa Ebisu Diving trials and lectures, fun diving and holistic diving to enjoy the long This hotel offers a view of the East China Sea, with all are just some of the fun dives you the seaside rooms being in a maisonnette (duplex) can experience here. Japanese/western style. The museum is separated into Travel by car to enjoy history and events Kaseda Samurai the four themes: The sea and fishing, The sea and Quarters yachts, The sea and nature, The sea and ships. A the culture and history of of Minamisatsuma In the Kaseda district, the region's variety of activities are available including sea kayaking, political center years ago, it is said sunset cruises, fishing and stargazing. Japanese ingenuity, breath- Cycling Terminal “Rin-Rin” that there were over 200 samurai houses This terminal has rental bicycles for children to adults, around the Befu Castle. You can still see the remnants taking scenery and an active sports scene. both road bikes and electrically assisted bikes for an of the Satsuma Clan era samurai quarters with stone easy, fun day of cycling. walls, Buddhist Pine hedges and samurai gates, The facility features angled hallways leading to the front door and hedges various bicycle-related concealing houses. information and also displays the history of bicycles.
Shiko-an blacksmith workshop This workshop has been carrying the tradition of the Kaseda Blacksmith for over 450 years. Try your hand at making a Kaseda nail.
Yakitori Kushi KOZO This yakitori (grilled chicken) restau- rant is a favorite of the locals. There is a wide variety of yakitori on the menu at a reasonable price, MARS Tsunuki Distillery, including crunchy "nankotsu" Tojinosato Kasasa (Shochu Distillery) Café Bar & Shop (cartilage) and chicken balls Kurose Toji distillers were renowned throughout Japan The MARS Tsunuki Distillery is Kyushu’s with cheese sauce. during the Meiji Era for their shochu distilling technique. southernmost (excluding remote islands) Try the beer set menu. whiskey distillery. The distillery adjoins the Yakiniku Jirocho The Sand Sculpture Festival in Fukiage Dunes The hand made shochu using the traditional methods is This BBQ restaurant is on sale here. A display room shows the shochu making Hombo family’s former residence “Hojo”, In the middle of a pine forest suddenly appears the fine directly managed by the process through videos and description panels. You can which has a MARS whisky and artistic lines of a dynamic sand dune. In the daytime Kyoto-style Udon Yazo renowned Kagoshima Kuroge also visit the adjacent distillery. tasting BAR and shop Wagyu beef specialty butcher the dunes co-star with bright spring flowers, in the evening The owner did his apprenticeship at a Kyoto restaurant, with goods and and specializes in undon noodle and bowl dishes using Shimizu (Shin) butchery. A5 ranked the illuminated sand dunes are the stage for the music, liquor on sale. meat is on the menu, and for lunch light and fireworks display titled “Sound and Light Fantasy” carefully selected ingredients and methods. This 130 Enjoy this relaxing try Jirocho’s Special Yakiniku held in May. Each year a theme is selected for sand year old traditional Japanese house recreates the space where East Lunch Set. The Prawn Broth sculptures. The venue features giant sand sculptures (3m atmosphere of Gion, in the ancient capital of Kyoto, meets West. Shabu-Shabu Set and the Pork Loin to 8m) as well as about 100 other smaller ones. creating the feeling of being in Kyoto. Cutlets Set are also recommended. Hioki City
Fukiage Dunes/Beach Kinpo Daisaka Fureai-kan Mt. Kinpo
The Sand Minamisatsuma City Map Sculpture Festival in Fukiage Dunes Kinpo branch office of Minamisatsuma City Hall 8 Must-See Spots along Minamisatsuma Coast Kinpo Dam Sunset Bridge Extensive view of Cycling Terminal “Rin-Rin” View of Terraced fields Satsuma Peninsula and Kaseda Bussan Center Rupinasu from Taniyama Observatory Sakinoyama from Kosakiyama Observatory Bansei Tokko Peace Memorial Hall Kyoto-style Udon Yazo
Kasasa Ebisu Nansatsu-line Museum Yakitori Kushi KOZO Minamisatsuma City Hall Kasasa branch office of Shiko-an Minamisatsuma City Hall Whale Museum blacksmith Minamisatsuma Mt. Noma Takeda Shrine Extensive view of Kujira-kan Konpira Market workshop 8 Must-See Spots Cape Noma Samurai residences along Minamisatsuma Coast from Ushirohama Observatory Ruins of Toujinosato Kasasa Kaseda Kasasa Shrine (Shochu Distillery) Oura branch office of Minamisatsuma City Hall Kasasa Mt. Choya Kasasa Museum Oura View of Okiakime Island Takayagao Extensive view of from Kasasa Museum Observatory Satsuma Peninsula and Sakinoyama Kamegaoka MARS Tsunuki Distillery, from Kosakiyama Observatory Okiakime Island Café Bar & Shop Jian Zhen Memorial Museum Monument of Niinanamaru 007 movie (Akime)
View of Kamegaoka’s rocky cliff from Ochimizu Observatoy View of Terraced fields from Taniyama Observatory
Kuniyoshi Obara Memorial Park (the founder of Tamagawa Gakuen) Kushi Bay Kushi branch office of Minamisatsuma City Hall Extensive view of Extensive view of Bonotsu Tomariura from Cape Noma from Marukihama beach Marukizaki Ushirohama Extensive view of Tomariura Observatory Observatory from Marukizaki Observatory Yakiniku Jirocho Tomariura View of Sokenseki twin rocks Bonotsu Town Museum of History and Folklore (Kishinkan) from Kishinkan Observatory View of Makurazaki’s downtown and Kaimondake Volcano from Mimitori Pass Observatory Bonoura Bonotsu branch office of Minamisatsuma City Hall View of Sokenseki View of Okiakime twin rocks from Island from Kasasa Kishinkan Observatory Museum Observatory Located on the west coast of Sanyo Shinkansen Hakata Station Fukuoka the Satsuma Peninsula Prefecture View of Makurazaki’s View of Saga downtown and Kamegaoka’s rocky of Kagoshima Prefecture, Prefecture Kyushu Kaimondake Volcano cliff from Ochimizu Shinkansen Oita from Mimitori Pass Observatoy Takeda Shrine Prefecture Observatory Kumamoto The Takeda Shrine is dedicated to Minamisatsuma City Prefecture Nagasaki the restorer of the Shimazu Clan is closer than ever before Prefecture Shimazu Tadayoshi (AKA Jisshin). Miyazaki The grounds of the shrine feature a Prefecture line of Buddhist with the Kyushu Shinkansen. Sapporo Pine trees along the “Road to Ancient Kagoshima Airport Times”, and stone Access Wide Area Map plaques with Jisshin’s Kagoshima “Iroha Uta” poems. By Airport Shuttle Bus Minamisatsuma Prefecture Sendai Kagoshima Kotsu : Airport - Kaseda (60 min.) City Kagoshima-Chuo Station By Car Kagoshima - Kaseda (60 min.) Ijuin - Kaseda ( 50 min.) Ibusuki - Kaseda (90 min.) Chiran - Kaseda (25 min.) Japan Tokyo Nagoya Makurazaki - Kaseda (35 min.) Satsumasendai - Kaseda (70 min.) Hiroshima Osaka Via Expressway Ibusuki Skyline Taniyama Exit - Kaseda (35 min.) Fukuoka Minamikyushu Expressway Ichiki Exit - Kaseda (50 min.) Kyushu Tourist By bus Association Kagoshima-Chuo Station - Kaseda (85 min.) Website Ijuin Station - Kaseda ( 60 min.) Kagoshima
Inquiries Minamisatsuma City Hall Tourism Exchange Division 2648 Kasedakawabata, Minamisatsuma City, Kagoshima Prefecture 897-8501
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