Sakura-jima Island travel guide

Sakurajima Island is the symbol of Kagoshima.
The smoke and steam rises almost every day from the active volcano

Minamidake. Formerly an island, it became connected with the Osumi

Peninsula in 1914 when lava from its summit closed the channel between

the two. Observation points on the island can be accessed by ferry.

Access to Sakura-jima Island

Sakura-jima Ferry connects Kagoshima-city and Sakurajima in 15 minutes and is

operated for 24 hours.

Kagoshima port

To Sakura-jima Island

Sakura-jima Island

Exploring Sakura-jima Island

Michino eki Sakura-jima

Kinko Bay from Sakura-jima

Yunohira Observatory

Stand at the Observatory

Arimura Lava Observatory

Lava Observatory

General information

Access to Sakurajima Ferry Kagoshima port

45 minutes by a vehicle from Kagoshima Airport

15 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kagoshima-chuo Station

Access to Sakurajima

15 minutes by Sakurajima Ferry from Kagoshima port to Sakurajima port

Sakura-jima Island