Kagoshima, Japan Port Reviews

Interesting port, and doable on your own if you're adventurous. There is a nice park area at the pier, with great views, but everything else is quite a bit away. We took the provided shuttle bus into town and rode the ferry to Sakurajima. We then walked to the Geopark, where there are free hot-spring-fed footbaths that were fun and relaxing to use. Also had lunch at a conveyor-belt sushi restaurant near the shuttle stop prior to getting on the ferry. Recommend bringing a parasol for some shade. Immigration process when getting off the ship in the morning was quite slow. (This only applies if your ship has been outside of Japan before docking here. We had just come from Busan, Korea.)

Visited the live volcano and gardens. Our guide was excellent really giving a background to Kagoshima and it’s place in the Meiji restauration.

Visited: Apr 11, 2019

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Adequate facilities... tour of Chiran family gardens and Chiran Peace Museum, very intereting

Visited: Oct 17, 2017

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Great view of Sakurajima which is an active volcano when the weather is clear.

Visited: Feb 02, 2019

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Couldn't understand tour guide

Visited: Sep 17, 2018

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Great views of volcano.

Locals very nice, beautiful views of Volcano and gardens

The excursion was rated wrong when we booked and was much too difficult for my husband and anyone else with limited mobility. Oceania changed the rating, but did not tell us they changed it - so like many of the passengers were not able to fully do this tour.

information about transportation was very limited