General Information of Kagoshima Prefecture

Kagoshima, Japan 

 

　World-class Natural Environment

Kagoshima is blessed with a diverse array of rich natural environments, including Yakushima Island, the first site in Japan to be registered as a World Natural Heritage; unique islands such as the Amami islands, which boasts coral reefs and rare wild animals; active volcanoes like Mount Sakurajima, Kirishima, etc., lush green forests, and varying coastlines.

　　　source：http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/af09/foreign/english/profile/gaiyou/pref_main.html

　Mt. Sakurajima

Mt.Sakurajima, which is enshrined sedately on a deep-blue bay called "Kinko wan", is one of the greatest active volcanoes in the world, once it erupts, it is as if the eruption burnt the sky black.
So what's the fascination with Mt.Sakurajima, which stands only about 4 km from the downtown area?

●STRUCTURE

A long time ago, before Mt.Sakurajima had a major eruption, there used to be a huge hole in kinko-wan.
The hole was called the "Aira-caldera" and was formed by a major eruption about 29,000 years ago.
From the eruption, a large amount of magma was released and filled all of the southern area of Kyusyu.
After that, a mountain, which was formed by another major eruption in southern area of Aira-caldera about 26,000 years ago, is Mt.Sakurajima.
Therefore Mt.Sakurajima is like a child of Aira-caldera.

 

 ●Access    
Take a ferry from Sakurajima ferry terminal next to Kagoshima Aquarium. Ferry runs everyday 24 hours. Every 10 minutes in daytime. About 13 minutes to Sakurajima. Fare: Children \80 / Adults \150

 　　　　source：http://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/sakurajima-ferry/english/guides-02.html

　　

 

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