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Ohara Matsuri, the representative festival of the Southern Kyushu region, will be held on 2nd (Tue) and 3rd (Wed) November 2010. About 22,000 people from within and outside of Japan gather and dance at the busiest street of southern Kyushu - the central Tenmonkan area. So why don't you join us in the festival dance? There will also a practice session available! Each participant will receive a towel as a memento.
[Dance Practice Session]
■Date : 2nd November 2010 (Tue) 15:30 hrs ~ 16:30 hrs
■Venue : Kagoshima City Office Main Building 2F Seminar Hall (11-1 Yamashita-cho, Kagoshima-shi)
** We can also conduct lessons at hotels for tour groups staying over in Kagoshima city, please kindly contact us for more information.
[Gatecrash Participation - Anyone can just join in and dance!]
2nd November 2010 - Night Festival (19:20 ~ )
3rd November 2010 - First Segment (10:40 ~ ), Third Segment (14:00 ~ )
■ Enquiries : Ohara Festival Promotion Office (Kagoshima City Tourism Promotion Division)
■ Tel : +81-99-216-1327
The fish market excursion trip to Kagoshima Shinkō (Kagoshima New Port) in Kagoshima City in August has finally begun! This excursion trip to witness the rich diversity of the fishes of Kagoshima has been planned by a combined hotel group in Kagoshima city. Excursion buses will depart at 6:30 a.m. from each of the participating hotels, and arrive at the fish market at 7:00 a.m. The whole excursion will take about 60 minutes, starting with the witnessing of the fish auction, followed by the introduction to the types of the freshly caught fishes of the day, the dissection of tuna, and finally ending with the tucking in to a delicious fish cuisine at the fish market canteen.
For more information, please visit the following
URL http://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/for/whatsnew/2010/08/fish-mark.html
『Cosmos Fields』
★ Ikoma Highlands / Kirishima City (late September ~ late October)
http://www.miyakoh.co.jp/ikoma/
The Ikoma Highlands is a gently sloping highland of altitude 490m located at the foot of the Kirishima mountain range.
Spanning across a wide field area of 16m2, it has 18 species of Cosmos totalling about a million stalks,
■ Enquiries : Hana-no-Chaya
■ Telephone : +81-984-27-1919
■ Entrance Fee : \400 (Group Fee of \320 is applicable for a group of more than 15 members)
★ Kinko Bay Park / Kagoshima City (late October ~ early November)
http://www3.pref.kagoshima.jp/kankou/touris/shosai/545/
About 50,000 stalks of Cosmos spread across a flower bed of about 0.4 hectares while the fragrance of roses in full bloom fills the rose garden. From the high pedestal, one can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the colourful flowers in blossom against the backdrop of the glittering turquoise blue waters of the Kinko Bay.
■ Enquiries : Kagoshima City Park Greening Division
■ Tel : +81-99-216-1368
■ Address : Kagoshima-shi, Hirakawa-cho
★ Yoshino Park / Kagoshima City (mid October ~ early November)
http://www.nils.jp/~nkk-yoshinokouen/top.html
Yoshino Park is a large nature park of 30 hectares featured as a selected city park in the [City Parks 100 Selection]. In autumn, around 3000 stalks of vibrant Cosmos go into full bloom. Yoshino Park is also the designated venue for the [28th National City Green Fair] to be held in March next year. http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/ryokka/
■ Enquiries : Yoshino Park Management Office
■ Tel : +81-99-243-0155
■ Address : No. 7955, Yoshino-cho, Kagoshima-shi
『Rose Garden』
★ Kanoya Rose Garden / Kanoya City (mid October ~ end December)
The Kanoya Rose Garden boasts 40,000 rose bushes of 3000 different species housed in an 8-hectare enclosure. The autumn rose bloom features bouquets of big, vividly coloured roses. You can also get to try flower-cutting in the greenhouse where the roses bloom all year round.
■ Enquiries : Kanoya Rose Garden
■ Tel : +81-994-40-2170
■ Address : No. 1250, Hamada-cho, Kanoya-shi
■EntranceFee: 600yen
*Group Fee of 480yen is applicable for a group of more than 20 members)
『The Autumn Leaves of Kirishima』
Kirishima has the most beautiful autumn leaves within Kagoshima Prefecture. The enticing Kirishima-Yaku National Park is the very first designated national park in Japan; the majestic Kirishima mountain range and the natural hot springs that well from its foot can all be found in Kirishima.
Aflame with red and yellow autumn leaves, the Kirishima autumn leaves season is at its best from late October to late November!
★ Recommendation No.1 - The Kishishima Shrine
http://www3.pref.kagoshima.jp/kankou/touris/shosai/113/
The Kirishima Shrine is where the Ninigi deity, grandchild of the legendary Japanese Sun Goddess Amaterasu and protagonist of the ancient legend "Descending of the Heavenly Grandchild", is worshipped. Flaming red leaves fill the interior of the Kirishima Shrine, and its surrounding pathways are also favourite autumn leave viewing spots among the locals!
■ Enquiries : Kirishima Shrine
■ Telephone : +81-995-57-0001
★ Recommendation No.2 - The Husband and Wife Maidenhair (Gingko) Trees of Fukuyama Town
http://www3.pref.kagoshima.jp/kankou/touris/shosai/138/
In the precinct of the Miyaura Shrine near the Black Vinegar Pots of Fukuyama Town stand the loving Husband and Wife Maidenhair Trees. Said to be more than a thousand years old, both trees stand at 38m. Taking a stroll down the "yellow carpet" path (the path in-between the trees is filled with yellow-coloured fallen leaves) is like being in a different world.
■ Parking lots for buses are not available.
★ Recommendation No.3 Ōnami Lake
About 30 minutes drive from the Kirishima Shrine in the direction of the Ebino Highlands is the Ōnami Lake, the largest volcano summit crater lake in Japan measuring a diameter of 630m, circumference of 1.9km, and a water depth of 11m. The lake is surrounded by maple trees and Japanese red pine trees, with splendid autumn leaf sceneries. It takes about 90 minutes to go around the lake.
"Flower Park Kagoshima" is Japan's largest flower theme park that serves as a recreational spot to interact with the many flowers and trees. In fact, there are 2400 varieties of flowers and trees from around the world gathered here. Setting a sub-tropical mood in the midst of Ibusuki's Yamakawa region with its brilliant sunshine, warm weather and soothing sea breeze, the park is like a paradise with its vividly-colored landscape that perfectly fuses the surrounding flowers and trees.
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