Exploring Sakurajima's History Half Day Walking Tour in Kagoshima

Name: Exploring Sakurajima's History Half Day Walking Tour in Kagoshima
Brand: Viator
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4.3(3)3 hoursEnglishBook 2 days aheadKagoshima, Japan

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The knowledgeable local guide will guide you through the lava flow from the eruption 100 years ago and talk about the lives of the people who still live on Sakurajima and the local specialties that hold a Guinness World Record. At the end of the tour, we will take a bus up to the observatory closest to the crater for a spectacular view. Visitors can experience the symbiosis between nature and humans where people live in an active volcano that is still active today.

Included

not included transportation fee from the meeting point to Mt. Sakurajima and on the site.

Not included

Private transportation

What you'll do

Sakurajima Visitor Center
1722-29 Sakurajima Yokoyamacho, Kagoshima, Japan
After watching a 15-minute video, the guide will give a brief overview of Sakurajima along with the exhibits in the center.
25 min
Sakurajima Nagisa Foot Bath Park
11-1 Yamashita-cho,, Kagoshima, Japan
At Nagisa Park adjacent to the Visitor Center, visitors can soak in a footbath and enjoy the hot springs blessed by the volcano and the magnificent view.
10 min
Yunohira Lookout
1025 Sakurajima Koikecho, Kagoshima, Japan
Your guide takes you to the highest spot where people can climb up by Sakurajima-island view bus. You will see the North peak and roughly shaped mountain surface right in front of you.
5 min
This observatory offers a panoramic view of Mt
Sakurajima and Kinko Bay. More than 100 years ago, this was a small island called Karasujima, 500 m offshore from Sakurajima; it was buried by lava from the 1914 Taisho eruption and is now part of Sakurajima. Look at the lava field spread out before you, Visitors can experience the horror of the explosion.
15 min

Meeting and pickup

3 locations

Pickup details

Kagoshima City View "Kagoshima -Aquarium-mae" 1 min. from the bus stop City, Nankoku, Kagoshima Kotsu Bus: 1 min. from "Aquarium-mae (Sakurajima Pier)" bus stop 5 minutes after getting off at the "Aquarium Exit" stop on the tramcar bound for Kagoshima Ekimae