[2026 year edition] recommendation cherry tree spot in Kagoshima and a Kirishima area

Kirishima area located in a border between prefectures of Kagoshima and Miyazaki. I possess the Kirishima mountain range designated in a national park for the first time in Japan, and hot spring where it can be said a volcanic favor is springing at all part. It's learned even that there are a lot of material and spot for a historical origin and a myth of the Japanese origination to which "legend of god's descendants to earth" is transmitted from the old days. It'll be blessed with grand nature and hot spring by this article, and I introduce 5 flower viewing spots I'd like to visit in the cherry tree season in the Kirishima area where a myth breathes.

Costarring of national treasure and a weeping cherry tree can't be overlooked.

Weeping cherry tree and hall of worship. For bloom time to slip by the kind of cherry trees, flower viewing can be enjoyed lengthily relatively.
Weeping cherry tree and hall of worship. For bloom time to slip by the kind of cherry trees, flower viewing can be enjoyed lengthily relatively.

The "Kirishima shrine" where a spot necessary to Kirishima sightseeing is one. A main shrine, an offering place and a hall of worship made NINIGINOMIKOTO where I'm a main character of a myth of god's descendants to earth the main festival god, and were designated by a national asset as around 6th century foundation in 2022 at the shrine where transmitted history is here.
About 200 weeping cherry trees and double flowering cherry trees bloom with some Someiyoshino cherry trees as a start at the beginning of April from the end of ordinary year March, and the people who visit are charmed. A shot with the weeping cherry tree which made the hall of worship back in particular is beautiful, and a cameraman of the photography aim visits much, too. The state by which vermilion Torii, assortment of a cherry tree and a pink petal color Sando, only in this time, you're enjoying yourself.

[Cherry tree best time] at the end ofordinary year March-at the beginning of April.
[The kind of cherry trees] Someiyoshino cherry tree, double flowering cherry tree and weeping cherry tree and others

Kirishima shrine
  • The addressKagoshima Kirishima city Kirishima Taguchi 2608-5 MAP
  • DirectionIt's a car more than the JR Nippo Main Line "Kirishima shrine" station, about 12 minutes
  • Bus DirectionAfter I get off embussment and "Kirishima shrine" more than the JR Nippo Main Line "Kirishima shrine" station, immediately.
  • Business hoursWorship freedom in a precinct (at a reception desk at the reception desk and the giving of※ prayer, 8:00-17:00)
  • Days closedOpen everyday
  • AdmissionFree
  • TEL0995-57-0001
  • Parkingari (no charge)

The superb view spot which can look down upon Kinkouwan Bay and Sakurajima over a cherry tree

The place I'd like to visit on a fine day
The place I'd like to visit on a fine day

The park where it's in the location of about 7 minutes by car from a Kirishima shrine. You can even get a bird's-eye view of Kinkouwan Bay, Sakurajima and far place Kaimondake on the day which cleared up because it's located in a hill of altitude 670m.
About 500 Someiyoshino cherry trees of "cherry tree garden" which will be in front of the road station at the beginning of April from the end of March are in full bloom, and best time is met. The scenery of Kirishima abundant naturally seen over a cherry tree from a hill is magnificent. "Gathering of a cherry tree" is held on Sunday of an ordinary year and a cherry tree season, and Kirishima nine performances of a drum and hometown snacks are stood.
A super slider and an attraction of putting golf of road train, a sightseeing lift and the full length 390m assemble in the wide park. "Road station Kirishima" is also juxtaposed, the local cuisine which bought local specialty of Kirishima and used a Kirishima black pig by Restaurant "relievedly, Kirishima house" can be tasted, and if, the spot which can be enjoyed throughout the day.

[Cherry tree best time] at the end ofordinary year March-at the beginning of April.
[The kind of cherry trees] Someiyoshino cherry tree other ones

Sato park of a paulownia striped myth (road station Kirishima)
  • The addressKagoshima Kirishima city Kirishima Taguchi 2583-22 MAP
  • DirectionIt's a car from JR "Kirishima shrine" station, about 15 minutes
  • Bus DirectionI get off embussment and "Sato park entrance of" the paulownia striped myth from JR "Kirishima shrine" station, immediately.
  • Business hours9:00-17:00
  • Days closedOpen everyday (March 16, 2026 and the 17th are closed specially. March 18, 2026 and the 19th run only Restaurant and Shop and close park Property specially.)
  • AdmissionSightseeing lift (round trip): 600 yen (more than 4 years old)
    Super slider: 600 yen (more than 4 years old. For less than 6 years old, guardian accompanying)
    Road train (one way): 200 yen (more than 4 years old)
    ※ Additionally please check it in formal HP for details.
  • TEL0995-57-1711
  • Parkingari (no charge)

A Ferris wheel as well as the best cityscape and a full-blown salted cherry leave and a go-cart can be enjoyed.

A retrospective Ferris wheel is colorful and receives. It's also popular as a night view spot.
A retrospective Ferris wheel is colorful and receives. It's also popular as a night view spot.

The park where it's in the location of about 10 minutes by car from a Kirishima city. They're Sakurajima, Kinkouwan Bay and the scenic area where I wish for Kokubu plains under the eyes in a Kirishima mountain range and the south in the north in a hill of height 192m. About 30,000 of Azalea as well as about 550 salted cherry leaves meet best time and bustle with a flower viewing visitor in ordinary year April. Because there is also wide lawn space, a seat, it's opened, and, it also fits flower viewing. Playground equipment is also enriched, I pass through the tunnel which gets on a Ferris wheel, looks at a cherry tree in the park from the sky, gets on a go-cart and runs through a course in Sakuranamiki, and it's a cherry tree by an ordinary roller slider, and if, how to enjoy oneself various cherry trees can be tasted.

An art object of the swing type "spatiotemporal swing" is installed in a view square, and it's the popular photo spot which can take photogenic photograph with the cityscape in Kokubun city, Kinkouwan Bay and Sakurajima in the background.

[Cherry tree best time] at the end ofordinary year March-at the beginning of April.
[The kind of cherry trees] Someiyoshino cherry tree, double flowering cherry tree and mountain cherry

Shiroyama park
  • The addressKagoshima Kirishima city Kokubun 3819, Kamiogawa MAP
  • DirectionIt's a car from JR "Kokubu" station, about 10 minutes
  • Business hours4-September 9:30-18:00 and 10-March 9:30-17:00
  • Days closed※ July 20, Monday (The next day is closed in case of a holiday.)-August 31 is open everyday.
  • TEL0995-46-1561 (Shiroyama Park Management Office)
  • Parkingari (no charge)
  • MemoThe under construction which is part playground equipment until March, 2026 (schedule)

The pink superb view about 2000 cherry trees color

The whole hill with a park is dyed pink in spring.
The whole hill with a park is dyed pink in spring.

A vast park of the total area 27ha in the hilly area where I get a bird's-eye view of a Kirishima mountain range. There is a cherry tree as much as about 2000 in in the park and the neighborhood, and many people visit from prefecture outside in the bloom season. The weeping cherry tree which looks at a pink superb view from a scenic area "Maruoka big bridge" and crosses an age of the tree for 100 years of a Japanese garden, it can be satisfied with flower viewing while taking a walk through love adequacy and a wide site slowly. A light up at night (sunset-around 21 o'clock) is also put into effect according to the ordinary year best time, and the daytime is in the atmosphere from which a member was different.
It's also a landmark of the Azalea which represents Kagoshima, and multicolored Azalea as much as about 50,000 as well as a salted cherry leave can also be enjoyed.

[Cherry tree best time] at the end ofordinary year March-at the beginning of April.
[The kind of cherry trees] Someiyoshino cherry tree, weeping cherry tree and azalea

Maruoka park
  • The addressKagoshima Kirishima city 3590-9, Kamino, Yokogawa-cho MAP
  • DirectionIt's a car from JR "Osumi Yokokawa" station, about 8 minutes
  • Business hours4-September 9:00-18:00 and 10-March 9:00-17:00
    Restaurant10:00-18:00 (meal 11:00-)
  • Days closedProperty Restaurant is Tuesday (The next day rests in case of a holiday.) and January 1.
  • TEL0995-72-1362 (MARUO or sakuraen)
  • Parkingari (no charge)

The prefecture a tunnel of cherry blossoms by night and a street stall can also enjoy, outstanding flower viewing spot

The cherry tree which is planted so that a park may be circled turning around. In the landscape when the wind blows, a pink petal dances, and which is fantastic  cULTRA - C.
The cherry tree which is planted so that a park may be circled turning around. In the landscape when the wind blows, a pink petal dances, and which is fantastic cULTRA - C.

The famous place for beautiful cherry blossom in the Isa city located in the most north of Kagoshima. It's in the distance of about 1 hour by car from a city in Kirishima. Sakuranamiki over about 2 km which is also chosen as "100 elections of cherry tree landmark" (meeting selection of a Japanese cherry tree) and called "one thousand cherry tree" learned about is famous as a definitive edition of a flower viewing spot.
"Tadamoto park Cherry Blossom Festival weeks" hold it in best time at the beginning of April from the end of ordinary year March. A street stall equals pedestrian road in the park during a period, and it's festival mode filling. The cherry blossoms by night lit up by a paper lantern are also fantastic. An expression of a cherry tree different from noon in the evening can be tasted. MARCHE, a flea market and a musical event are opened on a weekend at the end of March, and a flower viewing visitor is livened.

[Cherry tree best time] at the end ofordinary year March-at the beginning of April.
[The kind of cherry trees] Someiyoshino cherry tree other ones

▼ Tadamoto park Cherry Blossom Festival week
Date: Friday, March 20, 2026-Sunday, April 5
Lighting: 18:00-21:00
Detailed:https://www.city.isa.kagoshima.jp/blog/info-residency/info-event/71292/

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Tadamoto park
  • The addressKagoshima Isa city big Harada 2484-193 MAP
  • DirectionIt's a car from JR "Kirishima shrine" station, about 60 minutes
  • TEL0995-29-4113 (Isa city office Regional Promotion Division)
  • Parkingari (no charge)
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