Kagoshima Prefecture · Japan
Where to stay in Kagoshima
Kagoshima is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, home to about 594,000 people. This guide covers 4 hotels in Kagoshima.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 4
- Nearest airport
- KOJ28 km · Kagoshima Airport
- Currency
- JPYyen
- Time zone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Language
- Japanese
About
About Kagoshima
Kagoshima, is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 July 2024, the city had an estimated population of 583,966 in 285,992 households, and a population density of 1100 persons per km2.
Kagoshima is a historical city watched over by the looming bulk of Sakurajima (桜島), an active volcano that regularly dumps ash over the city and erupts a bit every now and then to remind people it's still there. It is a decade volcano, considered exceptionally dangerous because it has large eruptions and is near a city. The home of near-mythical samurai hero Saigo Takamori (see History), it's full of sites related to the Satsuma Rebellion. The local Convention and Visitors Bureau has a multilingual guide site.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Kagoshima
See
- Sakurajima
- Tsurumaru Castle
- Kagoshima Prefectural Museum of Culture
- Museum of the Meiji Restoration
- Sengan-en Garden
- Kagoshima City Aquarium
- The Nanshu Cemetery
- Kagoshima City Museum of Art
- Nagashima Museum
- Grass-covered tram lines
- Shiroyama Park
Do
Sunamushi or sunaburo is a hot spring and sand bath combined. "Bathers" are covered in hot sand. It can be found at Ibusuki Onsen, about an hour south of Kagoshima.
- Amuran
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Kagoshima
4 places to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
Where to stay
Which part of Kagoshima to stay in
If you're looking for inexpensive accommodation, the tourist information in the Kagoshima station can hand you a leaflet, where they have listed all the inexpensive options in Kagoshima. They can also check availability and book the accommodation for you.
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Where to stay
More hotels in Kagoshima
16 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shiroyama Hotel Kagoshima | 0.9 km | |
| Solaria Nishitetsu Hotel Kagoshima Nishitetsu Hotels | 1.9 km | |
| ART Hotel Kagoshima | 4.6 km | |
| Dormy Inn Kagoshima Dormy Inn | 1.0 km | |
| Guesthouse M104 kagoshima | 3.1 km | |
| Hotel Fukiageso | 0.6 km | |
| Hotel Hokke Club Kagoshima | 1.1 km | |
| Hotel Sunflex Kagoshima | 0.6 km | |
| Hotel Taisei Annex | 1.7 km | |
| Hotel Urbic Kagoshima | 2.1 km | |
| JR Kyushu Hotel Kagoshima | 2.0 km | |
| Kagoshima Sun Royal Hotel | 3.2 km | |
| Onsen Hotel Nakahara Bessou Nonsmoking, Earthquake Retrofit | 0.6 km | |
| Richmond Hotel Kagoshima Tenmonkan | 0.8 km | |
| Silk Inn Kagoshima | 2.0 km | |
| Toyoko Inn Kagoshima Chuo Station Nishi | 1.9 km |
All 20 hotels in Kagoshima, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Kagoshima
Kagoshima has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; June is the wettest, with about 507 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Kagoshima: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), about 28 km from the city centre in a straight line; Miyazaki Airport (KMI, 90 km) and Amakusa Airport (AXJ, 105 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
Upon arrival do consider buying a RapiCa IC card at the station (500¥ for the card and load with about 500¥ per day spent in Kagoshima) as the Welcome Suica cards do NOT work in Kagoshima. Streetcars are a convenient way to get around Kagoshima city. Both lines 1 and 2 can be boarded at the Kagoshima station; only line 2 runs by Kagoshima-chuo. Board the tram from the back door, and pay the ¥170 (verified March 2025) per ride fee when exiting the front door.
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KOJ · Kagoshima Airport
KMI · Miyazaki Airport
AXJ · Amakusa Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Kagoshima
Drink
Kagoshima is known throughout Japan for its sweet potato shochu, or imo-jochu (芋焼酎). While shochu is often compared to vodka, it first goes through a fermentation process. In Kagoshima, almost all restaurants have imo-jochu, and some have hundreds of different brands. Even the Shinkansen platforms at Kagoshima-chuo station have a bar/shop with more than 100 varieties of shochu. In Kagoshima, the most common way to drink shochu is mixed with hot water, or oyu-wari. This releases the fragrance of the shochu, and also reduces the alcohol content to be on-par with wine.
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Questions
Kagoshima: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kagoshima?
Kagoshima has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31 °C; June is the wettest, with about 507 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kagoshima?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Kagoshima Airport (KOJ), about 28 km from the city centre in a straight line; Miyazaki Airport (KMI, 90 km) and Amakusa Airport (AXJ, 105 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Kagoshima?
yen (JPY).
Nearby
Destinations near Kagoshima
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.