Kagoshima
It is easy to understand why Kagoshima and Naples are sister cities, given the warm climate, energetic locals, and lush foliage. One of Kyushu's southernmost urban areas and the capital of Kagoshima Prefecture, appealing Kagoshima is dotted with palm trees, broad roadways, and blooms.
Sakurajima, a working fountain of liquid magma that appears to rise from the ocean off the coast, is visible from the city's spectacular entrance. When nightly light displays take place over the sound from July through August, the spectacle is especially breathtaking. The village is frequently covered in an odd layer of white debris from the fountain of liquid magma's constant ejections.
Kagoshima is one of the simplest places to get up up and personal with real volcanoes, some of which are so active that specific hiking trails are closed owing to ash and hazardous gas releases. Kagoshima is sunken under one of the region's major caldera systems. Daily eruptions are to be expected; listen for a rumble, experience a brief ground tremble, and watch enormous grey plumes shoot into the sky.
- Location: Kagoshima Prefecture
