Location: Kagoshima Prefecture
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Things to do in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu-Okinawa: The Best Mountains
Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県, Kagoshima-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Kagoshima.
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1. Mt. Nagatadake
2. Mt. Kaimondake
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 413 reviews
Reviewed By xlne - Singapore, Singapore
I wanted to take my time climbing Mt. Kaimondake because I’m almost recovered from my knee injury, so I took the 9.10am bus from Ibusuki to Kaimon Station. While walking to the trail head on my way in from the main road, I was greeted warmly by a lady sweeping in the Shinto shrine at the bottom of the mountain. At about 11am, I started my slow ascent and reached the top of the mountain around 1.20pm. There were not many people on the trek but I adopted a snail pace anyway. Sadly, this is one of those trails that doesn’t have many nice viewpoints enroute, even though the view from the top is indeed marvellous. At the summit, you’ll actually be standing higher than Tokyo Skytree itself! The curious sight of small groups of trekkers sitting around eating their bentos at the summit was accompanied by the fragrance of cooking noodles, making me regret not bringing some food of my own as well. I only had crackers and water, so I made the most of them while waiting in vain for the clouds to clear. At 3.30pm, I started down at a brisk pace because I don’t want to get caught trekking after sundown. I reached the base of the mountain around 6pm. Most of the nearby restaurants seem to be closed so I had to walk out further to find food. End up taking the 9pm train back to Ibusuki after eating a hearty local teppenyaki dinner some way down the main road.
3. Mt. Takakuma Range
4. Mt. Shinmoe
5. Mt. Onodake
6. Mt. Miyanouradake
7. Mt. Tachudake
8. Mt. Mocchomudake
9. Mt. Kamegaoka
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
Altitude 387 m to the north you can see one of Japan’s most famous sand dunes Fukiage Hama, and to the west is the beautiful scenery of the ria coastal inlet of Bonotsu. The dawn and dusk sun is so beautiful and sooths the soul. It is also a paraglider launch site.
