Kagoshima
One of southern Kyushu's great onsen regions at the foot of the Kirishima range. Villas with free-flowing baths and saunas dot the highlands, for Kirishima Shrine and quiet hot-spring days.
Access: About 40 min by car from Kagoshima Airport, 15 min from JR Kirishima-Jingu Station. A car is essential.
Regional flavours worth seeking out around here.
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KirishimaKagoshima
A whole-house villa at Izumi in Kagoshima. Beyond a private sauna and its own cold bath, there is a free-flowing hot spring with abundant water, taken in an indoor bath and a wide open-air one, the water faintly green.
2 bd
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Five standalone villas at Taguchi in Kirishima, taken one group at a time. Each differs in size and bath, some with an all-hinoki open-air bath and one looking out at Mt. Takachiho.
鹿児島県いちき串木野Official site
A glamping resort in Ichikikushikino, Kagoshima, facing Fukiagehama, one of Japan's three great sand dunes. It has 13 fully independent trailer rooms and 6 dome tents (some pet-friendly, with a seaside dog run), and a rooftop "TENKU FIELD" with a hot-spring pool, tent sauna and foot bath.
3 room types
鹿児島県阿久根Official site
A beach glamping next to Wakimoto Beach in Akune, Kagoshima. Its five 7-metre dome tents look out over a 3 km white-sand beach and the sunset, each with a private bathroom with a clawfoot tub, plus A5-wagyu BBQ, year-round SUP and a dog-friendly dome.
3 room types
鹿児島県霧島Official site
A glamping site fed by the famed hot springs of Kirishima, Kagoshima, where every unit has its own free-flowing open-air onsen bath. In what it calls Japan's first all-private-space setup, guests enjoy the skin-beautifying waters, a tent sauna and cold bath, and a bonfire, with a Kagoshima BBQ of black pork and chicken sashimi, and dog-friendly units too.
3 room types
鹿児島県薩摩川内Official site
An all-ocean-view resort glamping of five dome tents facing the East China Sea in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima. Each dome looks out over a white beach and the sunset behind the Koshiki Islands and has a bathtub with a sea view, with black-wagyu and oyster BBQ, plus tent-sauna and dog-friendly domes.
3 room types