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Kagoshima Highlights - Sakurajima exploring & Sengan-en garden strolling
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Joined 2017
Easy to start from Marine Port Kagoshima and the downtown, Kagoshima Highlights include 2 must-go destinations in the area.
At Sakurajima, you can feel up the active volcano close and enjoy the foot bath for refreshing. Hop on a ferry and you will get there in 15 minutes!!
Visit Sengan-en garden, well-conserved feudal lord's garden from Edo period (1600s-1800s) for the great view of Sakurajima and the unique history and culture of the area.
Let's enjoy Kagoshima to the fullest together!!
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
At Marine Port Kagoshima, Kagoshima airport, or your hotel.
- I will come to pick you up at Marine Port Kagoshima, Kagoshima airport, or your hotel.
Sakurajima exploring
Hop on the ferry and enjoy the 15-minutes ride to Sakurajima. Nice to walk on Nagisa Lava Trail along the ocean to experience the volcano's dynamism and take the foot bath for refreshing afterwards. The visitor's center is also available near the ferry terminal.
Lunch or tea break
Lunch or tea break. A variety of choice is available. Please let me know your preference so that I will arrange it for you.
Sengan-en strolling
We will visit Sengan-en garden for the unique mix style of Japanese, Western, and Chinese conserved from Edo period (1600s-1800s) with serene ponds, bubbling streams, and mysterious shrines. The garden will give you a spectacular view of Sakurajima.
Satsuma Kiriko glasswork factory
Satsuma Kiriko is a traditional style of cut glass born in Kagoshima at the end of Edo period (1600s-1800s). It is made by layering colored glass over clear glass and carefully cutting patterns into the outer layer. At the factory, you can watch the master craftsmen creating the glassworks.
Back to Marine Port Kagoshima, Kagoshima airport, or your hotel.
I will drive you back to Marine Port Kagoshima, Kagoshima airport, or your hotel.
Ending Point
Marine Port Kagoshima, Kagoshima airport, or your hotel.
Want to personalize this tour?
This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
-Transport (Toyota Voxy or Suzuki Hustler)
-Gas
-Parking fees
-Guide
-Ferry tickets for Sakurajima / ¥250 one way
-Entrance fee for Sengan-en / ¥1.600
-Lunch or tea break
Tour Important Information
-Sengan-en is closed on the 1st Sunday of March, so the tour is not conducted on the day.
-Satsuma Kiriko glass work factory is closed on Monday and 3rd Sunday. In that case, the alternative itinerary will be Shuseikan (the oldest stone-made factory in Japan), located near Sengan-en.
-If you would like to explore Sakurajima by car, I will take my car onto the ferry and drive around the island. In that case, please pay the extra fee for the car.
-There are much more spots in Kagoshima where you may be interested in. Please let me know your preferences and interests so that I will suggest other destinations to create your tour.
Cancellation Policy
- Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
- 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
- No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Joined 2017
About Tour Guide Eiji K.
Hi I'm Eiji, an English-speaking tour guide in Kagoshima and Amami Oshima.
Born in Tokyo and left the bustling capital when I was 22 years old with my little backpack. After spent my youth to see and experience the world, more than 25 countries in total, and lived in several areas of Japan, such as Yakushima, Izu, Kochi, and Amami Oshima. Now, I’m based in Kagoshima, still have a wanderlust…
Since 2010, I have worked as an English-speaking tour guide in Japan, for INTREPID TRAVEL for 3 years, as a sea kayak tour guide in Izu for 3 years, and as a self-employed in Amami Oshima for 9 years, love to show people around my favorite places.
My interests are traveling, birding, playing with nature, and cooking as well...
I'm looking forward to sharing our time together!!
Reviews
Choon heong K.
“Sakurajima and Chiran Peace Museum and Samurai District”
We are a group of 4 adults from Singapore on a Japan cruise holiday stopping in Kagoshima for a day. Mr Eiji K was our private guide in Kagoshima. Eiji-san is a very knowledgeable and enthusiastic guide, with a very pleasant and friendly personality. He speaks very fluent English, communicates well and has a good sense of humour. He is punctual and covers the itinerary of our tour very efficiently with due consideration to our cruise ship's departure time from the port. Due to rainy weather condition, we decided, after visiting Sakurajima, to skip the Sengan-en Garden strolling part of our tour and instead requested Eiji-san to take us to the nearby small town of Chiran to visit the Peace Museum (history of Kamikaze pilots) and the Samurai District. Eiji-san was very flexible and amenable to switch the itinerary, although the driving distance from Sakurajima was quite far and knowing the change would result in our agreed tour time period being exceeded. Both these places were surprisingly very interesting and educational although they are not well advertised in travel websites. The mini-van used for our trip was very comfortable, clean and safe. Overall, we had a very enjoyable day with Eiji-san as our guide. We highly recommend Mr Eiji K as a private guide for Kagoshima. CH Koh Singapore
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Eiji K.
Thank you for the great review, Choon-san! Very happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour a lot :) I hope you will keep on your journey safe and enjoyable. Hope we will see each other in the future. Arigato! Eiji
Taewoong L.
“Best choice for Kagoshima whisky tour”
If you are looking for whisky tour for Kanosuke and Tsunuki in a day, Eiji guide will be the best choice! Otherwise, I wouldn't have any chance to visit both distilleries in this short period.
Eiji K.
Thank you for coming to my tour, Taewoong. Very happy to hear that you enjoyed the whiskey tour. I was very glad that you as our country’s neighbor are interested in Japanese culture which made me want to visit your country again! Arigato!! Eiji
Brigitta I.
“Unforgettable Chiran and Eiji”
Among all the trips that I have undertaken so far in Japan the trip to Chiran, to the Samurai Residence Gardens and the Peace Museum dedicated to the kamikaze pilots of WWII, is one of those that will stay in my memory the longest. The well-kept Samurai residences and their sophisticated gardens are beautiful (quiet and uncrowded) and the Peace Museum heart-rending. However, what truly made the experience unforgetable was Eiji’s company: Eiji is an excellent guide with an outstanding personality, reliable, cultivated and open-minded, he speaks better English than I do ;-) and patiently answered my hundreds of questions with sincerity and profound knowledge. Without him my trip to Chiran, although impressive, would have lingered on the surface, thanks to him I learned so much about the places we visited and on Japan’s past and present in general. Thank you, Eiji, I truly appreciated your company !
Eiji K.
Thank you for coming to my tour, Brigitta. Very happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour! I also enjoyed sharing our time and chatting together. I hope we will see each other again! Arigato! Eiji
$245/ per group
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