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Festivals in Kagoshima vol. 2
Photo: Yagoro-don on the hill in Soo City Continuing on with the theme of festivals from last issue, I have a couple more festivals to introduce. To catch you up,...
Festivals in Kagoshima vol. 2
Photo: Yagoro-don on the hill in Soo City Continuing on with the theme of festivals from last issue, I have a couple more festivals to introduce. To catch you up,...
Festivals in Kagoshima vol. 1
Photo: Ohara Matsuri in 2017 It’s festival season in Kagoshima! A traditional or culture festival is called matsuri（祭り） in Japanese. While summer is a popular season for festivals, known as...
Festivals in Kagoshima vol. 1
Photo: Ohara Matsuri in 2017 It’s festival season in Kagoshima! A traditional or culture festival is called matsuri（祭り） in Japanese. While summer is a popular season for festivals, known as...
Autumn Leaves of Kagoshima
Photo: Trees in autumn at Kirishima National Park Summer is officially over, which means it’s that time of year again when the colors change all around us. The colorful and...
Autumn Leaves of Kagoshima
Photo: Trees in autumn at Kirishima National Park Summer is officially over, which means it’s that time of year again when the colors change all around us. The colorful and...
Sweet Potatoes, a Pillar of Kagoshima Culture
Photo: Kogane Sengan, Sweet Potato The harvest season of sweet potato just began this year in Kagoshima! In Japanese, sweet potatoes are called “Satsuma Imo.” For those that know a...
Sweet Potatoes, a Pillar of Kagoshima Culture
Photo: Kogane Sengan, Sweet Potato The harvest season of sweet potato just began this year in Kagoshima! In Japanese, sweet potatoes are called “Satsuma Imo.” For those that know a...
The Last Samurai
Image: Battle of Shiroyama (24 September 1877), Unknown artist The year of 2018 marks the 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration. For those that don’t know, the Meiji Restoration, to...
The Last Samurai
Image: Battle of Shiroyama (24 September 1877), Unknown artist The year of 2018 marks the 150th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration. For those that don’t know, the Meiji Restoration, to...
Sakurajima Volcano Half Day Tour
Photo: People are enjoying foot bath at Sakurajima Nagisa Park Sakurajima Volcano towers over the city of Kagoshima City and is often considered the symbol of Kagoshima. Being an active...
Sakurajima Volcano Half Day Tour
Photo: People are enjoying foot bath at Sakurajima Nagisa Park Sakurajima Volcano towers over the city of Kagoshima City and is often considered the symbol of Kagoshima. Being an active...