2025 Satsumasendai Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in June)

📍Address Koshikijima Islands (Kamikoshiki Island, Nakakoshiki Island, Shimokoshiki Island), Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture 👉 The Koshikijima Islands are volcanic archipelagos located off the western coast of Kagoshima Prefecture. They consist of three main islands—Kamikoshiki, Nakakoshiki, and Shimokoshiki—and several smaller islands. The area is renowned for its stunning coastal erosion landscapes, pristine nature, and fishing village culture. ⸻ 🕒 Operating Hours The islands are open year-round and accessible at all times. • Certain facilities, such as observation decks and information centers, operate from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. • No admission fees; however, some ferry services, shuttles, or accommodations require prior reservations. ⸻ 🚍 Transportation ✅ How to get there (from Kagoshima City): 1. 🚢 Ferry (most common method) • Take the high-speed ferry "Koshiki" or a regular ferry from Sendai Port. • Approximately 50 minutes to Kamikoshiki Island's Ri Port (via high-speed ferry). • Ferries also directly connect to Nakakoshiki or Shimokoshiki Islands depending on the route and schedule. 🔗 Check schedules: Satsumasendai City Port Information Website 2. 🚄 Shinkansen + Ferry Combo: • From Kagoshima-Chuo Station → Take JR to Sendai Station (about 40 minutes). • Transfer to a shuttle bus or taxi to "Sendai Port" for ferry boarding. 3. Island Transportation: • Renting a car or using shuttle services provided by accommodations is recommended. • The three islands are now connected by the **"Koshiki Bridge"**, allowing for inter-island self-driving tours. ⸻ ✅ Reasons to Visit • Spectacular cliff formations, often referred to as "Japan's Little Iceland." • Iconic attractions such as "Kashima Cliffs," "Nagame-no-Hama," and "Koshiki Daimyojin Rock." • The opening of Koshiki Bridge has made inter-island exploration by car more convenient. • Well-preserved natural environment featuring wildlife, sea caves, crystal-clear waters, and forest trails. • Traditional fishing villages, wooden architecture, and stone wall alleys remain intact, such as "Ri Samurai Residence Street." • Activities include snorkeling, fishing, coastal photography, hiking, and firefly observation. • Selected as a recommended destination in "National Geographic Japan's Hidden Gems" in 2022.

The Koshikijima Islands, an archipelago in Kagoshima Prefecture, are connected by bridges to Kami-Koshikijima, Naka-Koshikijima, and Shimo-Koshikijima, and are loved by anglers and people who enjoy touring. We would like to introduce you to a recommended hotel, Hotel Area One Koshikijima, as a base for the islands. 🏨 It is right in front of you when you get off at Sato Port on Kami-Koshikijima from Kawauchi Port or Kushikino Shinko Port in Kagoshima Prefecture. 👀 Hotel Area One Koshikijima was a comfortable accommodation. It has hot springs, is clean, and above all, the food is delicious. 😋 I stayed here for four nights, and they had "raw kibinago" twice for breakfast. (Apparently it is served when there is a catch.) The raw kibinago, which you don't often have the chance to eat, has a meltingly delicious flavor, and I enjoyed my homemade bowl of rice with negitoro and sweet shrimp from the morning. The dinner was delicious, motorcycle parking is available, and the room and hot spring are clean. The room has a harbor view! Just a short walk from the inn you can also enjoy a stroll around the ruins of a samurai residence in Satoroku. Please make this your base for your trip to the Koshikijima Islands of Japan's remote islands!

Koshikijima is a beautiful group of islands in Kagoshima Prefecture💖 Koshikijima has a unique topography created by volcanic erosion, and is characterized by a landscape of cliffs and reefs💠 In particular, the spectacular scenery of the sea and mountains, such as "Nagame Beach" and "Kashima Cliffs", attracts visitors🌟🌟 There are abundant fishing grounds around Koshikijima, so you can enjoy fresh seafood🐟 In particular, amberjack and mackerel are landed, and the local cuisine is also excellent💕 On the island rich in nature, you can enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, and kayaking. You can also enjoy the beautiful sea by diving and snorkeling🤿🌟 Popular tourist spots on Koshikijima include Nagame Beach, the cliffs of Koshikijima, and observation spots with untouched nature. In particular, the opening of the Koshiki Ohashi Bridge has made it easier to access, and the number of tourists is increasing 🌉 Koshikijima is a place where you can enjoy a quiet, relaxed time that you can't experience in urban areas 🚢💖 Please come and visit 🚶 #0yentravelautumn

#樱花2024 #Register for hotel test sleeper 👉The room is comfortable overall, but there is no bathroom in the room. You have to go to the big bath to take a shower, which may be inconvenient for some people. The lady at the front desk didn't speak English, but she still tried her best to explain the hotel information, very enthusiastic‼ ️😍 📌The room has a park view and there is a tent camp outside. Although the temperature was only 2 or 3 degrees that night, there were still several families camping outside. It was amazing! ! 📌The hotel has a restaurant, and the dinner set is about ¥1,000. We haven't eaten it, so we don't know how it tastes. 📌There is a shower and shampoo bar in the hotel lobby, you are welcome to enjoy it yourself. . There is a rest area in the lobby, which provides instant coffee, tea bags and a microwave. You can heat up your own dinner. 📌Breakfast is a small buffet, providing the most basic Japanese and Western breakfast. It is filling but not surprising. ✅ follow IG: @shylau_ . #hkig #hkfoodie #hkfoodblogger #foodlover #deliciousfood #hkfoodstagram #foodie #shylau #Overseas Travel #Japan Travel #Japan Hotel #Japan Free Travel #Kagoshima #Satsumasendai City #Hot Spring Hotel

[Cherry Blossoms 🌸 and Rapeseed Flowers 💛] Rest Forest Maruyama Nature Park 💖💛 When you come to Kagoshima in March, in addition to seeing cherry blossoms🌸, you can also see the traces of rapeseed flowers💛~ So is there any place where you can enjoy all these two kinds of flowers at once? have! Come to "Aki no Mori Maruyama Nature Park" and you can satisfy your two wishes at once🤩✨! Located in Kawachi, it is a park with flowers or plants to see all year round - the rapeseed flowers bloom in early March, and the cherry blossoms bloom around the end of March. To see this beautiful picture 😎, you have to come at the right time 👍 ~! If you enjoy the golden rapeseed flowers 💛 and the pink cherry blossoms 🌸 separately, you can say that each has its own charm 👍, but when it appears at the same time, there is no feeling of competing for beauty 🥰, but each other adds a bright color to the screen 🤩 ~ Very beautiful 😚 ~! Good weather plus good composition📸, you can enjoy the picture of rapeseed flowers + cherry blossoms + mountain scenery + blue sky and white clouds, it's like a beautiful painting 🖼～! There are facilities such as Ichihino Onsen and a road rest stop "Eki-Waki Tour Yukan" nearby. Take a rest and buy souvenirs when you are tired of walking ========================= いこいの森 Maruyama Park Address: 〒895-1202 Tower Nohara, Hiawaki-cho, Samokawauchi, Kagoshima Prefecture #Cherry Blossom 2024

Kagoshima has many famous islands, such as Yakushima and Amami Oshima, but Koshikijima is one of the best islands in Kagoshima🙌 Staying at a super stylish HOSTEL on Koshikijima☺️✌️ Is there really such a stylish hostel on such a quiet, natural island? It was such a stylish hostel 🥺💕 The concept of the hostel is to be somewhere between a home and a hotel, so the drinks are free 🍺 (You don't pay for alcohol every time you drink at home, do you?!) So you can drink as much Kagoshima shochu as you want ❣️ Isn't that amazing? (All you alcohol lovers out there!) The food was also super delicious, and we were able to relax. It was a really happy time 🥺🙏 Unfortunately, it was raining heavily when I visited, so I couldn't see the stars... 🥺 Apparently, you can see so many stars that they're falling! At night, take a walk to watch the stars with the lantern provided at the hostel. How romantic! ⭐️⭐️ When you check in at FUJIYA HOSTEL, they give you a blank map 🗾 The hostel staff will recommend great spots to you based on your schedule and they will even make a map just for you 🥺✨ 📍FUJIYA HOSTEL  172 Satomachi, Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture, 896-1101 TEL 070-2385-3663 / FAX 09969-3-2212 #Accommodation #Kagoshima #Koshikijima #hostel