by pinguina
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.)
by RaymondoCoombo
Kagoshima seems to have a reasonably new cruise terminal that is some distance south of the city, so we recommend taking the ship’s shuttle bus ($20) to Waterfront Park from where you can walk to the Sakurajima Island (volcano) Ferry terminal (Y500 return) or catch the City View Bus (Y600 Day Pass) at Stop 17. Easy to hop on - hop off to see Kagoshima City Station area, (1), Terekuna Shrine and Saigo statue (4), Tsurumaru castle, Shiroyama Observatory (7), and Senganen Gardens (13).
by mimirose
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
by rhondie
Adequate facilities... tour of Chiran family gardens and Chiran Peace Museum, very intereting
Visited: Oct 17, 2017
by msmr1974
Great view of Sakurajima which is an active volcano when the weather is clear.
Visited: Feb 02, 2019
by larrycgaines
Couldn't understand tour guide
by nadine30040
Visited: Sep 17, 2018
by rsribnik
Great views of volcano.
by coptleigh
Locals very nice, beautiful views of Volcano and gardens
by NancyfromMiami
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.
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