Sights in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima

See

• JAXA Uchinoura Space Center

  

  Kimotsuki, Kagoshima · 050-3362-3111

  Rare rocket launch site on mountain terrain that launched Japan's first satellite Ohsumi in 1970.

• Todoroki Falls

  

  Kimotsuki, Kagoshima · 0994-67-2888

  Three-tier falls, 6 meters high and 30 meters wide, on the lower Arase River. Crowded in summer.

• Shijukusho Shrine

  

  Kimotsuki, Kagoshima · 0994-65-2938

  Founded in 984; horseback archery, a nearly 900-year tradition, is held the third Sunday of October.

• Nikaido Family Residence

  

  Kimotsuki, Kagoshima · 0994-31-5252

  Former Representative Susumu Nikaido's home, a large southern Kagoshima farmhouse. National Important Cultural Property.

• Tsukazaki Camphor Tree

  

  Kimotsuki, Kagoshima · 0994-65-0170

  Camphor tree over 1,200 years old on Tsukazaki Kofun No. 1. Legend of a giant snake at the roots.

• Hetsuka Coast

  

  Kimotsuki, Kagoshima · 0994-67-2888

  Scenic white-sand inlet; turtles nest in May and June. Swimming is not recommended.

• Honjo Giant Ginkgo

  

  Kimotsuki, Kagoshima · 0994-65-2594

  Giant ginkgo at the old Honjo school site; nationally designated Takayama Castle ruins stand just behind.

• Doryu-ji Temple Ruins

  

  Kimotsuki, Kagoshima

  Doryu-ji ruins in woods hold stone pagodas and statues; former hall is rice paddies, with autumn maples.

• JAXA Space Science Museum (Uchinoura Space Center)

  

  Kimotsuki, Kagoshima · 050-3362-3111

  Five-story museum beside the launch site displaying rocket and satellite models in a star-shaped building.

• Tsukazaki Kofun Group

  

  Kimotsuki, Kagoshima · 0994-65-0170

  Five keyhole and 54 round tombs. Tomb 51, 52 meters long, is Japan's southernmost keyhole tomb. National historic site.

• Uchinoura Kaizo Fortress Ruins

  

  Kimotsuki, Kagoshima · 0994-67-2888

  Battery and observation post in Kaizo; seven cannons stood at six Shibushi Bay sites. Observation post entry is prohibited.