Located on the southern tip of Japan’s third largest island, Kyushu, Kagoshima is a picturesque city known for its stunning landscapes, historical significance, and unique cultural attractions.

Tapping strong demand for travel to Japan, Hong Kong Airlines resumed direct flights from Hong Kong to Kagoshima on March 31. One of the largest cities in Kyushu, Japan’s southernmost main island, ...

TOSHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--A volcano on a small island here with an 80-strong population erupted early Dec. 28, spewing large rocks and other debris into the sky, prompting the Japan ...

Rising up from Kagoshima Bay, the peaks of Sakurajima form the dramatic backdrop to the city of Kagoshima, just 4 kilometers away. The island—technically a peninsula since a lava flow in a 1914 ...

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the 1868 Meiji Restoration, which opened the path to Japan’s modern age. Many outstanding figures of this great historical movement, which overthrew the ...

When you think of Japan, you’d probably think of world-famous places like Tokyo and Kyoto. But there are also places less traveled in Japan–even by Japanese people–that are absolutely worth visiting.

Poppy Kuroki’s Gate to Kagoshima is a captivating blend of historical fiction, romance, and time travel, immersing readers in ...

Fireworks every night and a four-story boat filled with food and merriment overlooking the Pacific Ocean, the Sakurajima Summer Night Cruise should be a fixture on your August calendar. The first ...