Kagoshima is located on the western shore of Kinko Bay, a large natural harbour on the southern end of Kyushu. Kyushu is one of the four main islands that form the Japanese "mainland" (Honshu, Shikoku and Hokkaido being the others). Due east of the city and a short ferry ride from the port of Kagoshima lies the volcanic island of Sakurajima. Today we took a trip to the Arimura Lava Observatory to get a closer view of the volcano. We were downwind of the cinder cone and the air was thick with ash and soot. To the locals, a belch of smoke from Sakurajima is a regular and rather unimpressive event. For us, it is somewhat more of a novelty.
Kagoshima is located on the western shore of Kinko Bay, a large natural harbour on the southern end of Kyushu. Kyushu is one of the four main islands that form the Japanese "mainland" (Honshu, Shikoku and Hokkaido being the others). Due east of the city and a short ferry ride from the port of Kagoshima lies the volcanic island of Sakurajima. Today we took a trip to the Arimura Lava Observatory to get a closer view of the volcano. We were downwind of the cinder cone and the air was thick with ash and soot. To the locals, a belch of smoke from Sakurajima is a regular and rather unimpressive event. For us, it is somewhat more of a novelty.
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