RV Park Drive-in Obama

At the junction of the Oosumi Peninsula and Satsuma Peninsula
Stay overnight in the car with a view of Sakurajima

Located 5 minutes from the Hayato West Interchange and 30 minutes from Kagoshima Airport by expressway. With easy access to both the Osumi Peninsula and Satsuma Peninsula, the hotel is ideal for a car trip in Kagoshima. Sakurajima can be seen over Kinko Bay, and the hotel is also close to the nearby Hittozan Hot Spring Resort and Myoken Hot Spring Resort, both associated with Takamori Saigo. At the restaurant of Drive-in Obama, you can enjoy fresh seafood from Kagoshima for lunch and dinner. The staff will serve as a friendly travel concierge.

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Chomei Helsinn Vinegar Brewing

Giant dragons, gilded statues, thousand-armed Avalokitesvara... It's chaos, but it's a black vinegar factory!

On the right side of the entrance to the Nokumida Tunnel on the Higashi-Kyushu Expressway, a huge dragon is painted on the slope of a mountain, and what appears to be a golden Buddha statue can be seen in a row. One can't help but be taken aback by the sight of them. and your eyes are drawn to it. This is Chomei Helsinn Vinegar Brewery, which manufactures and sells pure rice black vinegar brewed in a turtle pot, and this "Iwaryujin" is located on its premises. The founder thought that the rocks on the mountainside behind the brewery looked like dragons, so in 2001 he had the rocks painted and prayed to Kirishima Jingu Shrine, Meiji Jingu Shrine, and Hokkaido Jingu Shrine to enshrine them. After that, Buddhist and other statues were dedicated around it, creating a seemingly chaotic space with a torii gate, Buddhist statues such as the Thousand-Armed Kannon, statues of the Seven Deities of Good Fortune, and even a statue of Kinjiro Ninomiya. It is recommended to buy black vinegar at the factory's direct sales shop, where you can get it at a discount.

Kagoshima Prefecture Uenohara Jomon no mori

The oldest and largest settled settlement ruins in Japan. See how the Jomon people lived!

The "Uenohara Ruins" are the remains of a settlement from the Jomon Period, approximately 9,500 years ago, and are one of the oldest and largest in Japan, and are designated as a national historic site. With the aim of preserving and utilizing the Uenohara Ruins, the park is divided into two areas: a "tour area" with earthenware and stoneware excavated from the ruins, an exhibition hall with a diorama by Tsuburaya Productions, and a restored village, and a "hands-on area" where visitors can experience Jomon culture by making earthenware and making fires. Each of these areas has a restored forest of 9,500 years ago and a forest of 7,500 years ago, respectively. The park has also been selected as one of the "100 Best Historical Parks in Japan. From the hill with a view, visitors can see Sakurajima, Kinko Bay, and the mountains of Kirishima.
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Kakuda, the home of black vinegar

Good to drink, good to eat Japan's first black vinegar restaurant

Fukuyama Town, overlooking Kinko Bay, has been active in black vinegar production since the end of the Edo period. Vinegar is brewed in jars called aman-tsubo, which are lined up outdoors. Black vinegar has long been the focus of attention due to the health boom. Fukuyama Kurozu Corporation, which brews black vinegar for a minimum of three years and a maximum of 10 years, opened Japan's first black vinegar restaurant in 2005. The restaurant offers a limited lunch course and black vinegar drinks, all of which use the company's own brand of black vinegar, "Kapposhida. Enjoy black vinegar cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere with a view of the jar fields, Kinko Bay, and Sakurajima from the restaurant windows. Visitors can also tour and taste the largest jar field in Fukuyama Town, and purchase black vinegar at the black vinegar store.

Nittoyama Onsen and Myoken Onsen

Myoken Onsen, a hot spring in Hittozan where Saigo Takamori soaked and healed his illness with a long sojourn.

The Hittoyama Hot Spring is lined with inns along both banks of the Amori River, and is known as a hot spring frequently visited by Saigo Takamori. It is said to be the oldest hot spring in Kagoshima Prefecture, and it is said that the two gods Izanagi and Izanami sent Hiruko-no-mikoto, who was unable to stand on his legs, to this place to recuperate. The only realistic record of this event dates back to 1825 or later. The sodium bicarbonate spring is said to be effective for rheumatism, neuralgia, cuts, chronic skin diseases, and hives.
Myoken Onsen is located upstream of the Amagari River from Nittozan Onsen and was discovered in the middle of the Meiji period. Since then, it has been known as a therapeutic hot-spring bath, and self-catering inns still remain along with high-class ryokan (Japanese-style inns). The sodium-calcium-magnesium bicarbonate spring is effective for neuralgia, muscle pain, joint pain, skin diseases, oversensitivity to cold, recovery from illness, fatigue, burns, and cuts. © K.P.V.B.

Tatsumonji-zaka

Bakumatsu Taiga Drama? Ancient stone-paved road in Satsuma

It was part of the old Oguchi-suji, one of the main highways in Satsuma during the Edo period, and was built over a period of 100 years from 1653. It was 1.5 km long, but what remains today is a 486.8 m stone-paved slope leading from Takaida in Kida to Kegami, and the stones are said to have been quarried from the nearby Hinosako Mountain. In 1877, during the Seinan War, the Satsuma Army led by Saigo Takamori headed for Kumamoto along this slope. The road has been selected as one of the "100 Historical Roads" by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, and has been used as a filming location for the historical dramas "Atsuhime," "Ryomaden," and "Saigo-Don," as it preserves the roadways of Satsuma in the late Edo period.

Kirishima Shrine

A treasure trove of history and power spots Gorgeous and majestic shrine pavilions are national treasures

The shrine was founded in the 6th century and enshrines Ninigi no Mikoto, the deity mentioned in the mythology of the founding of Japan. The shrine was originally built on Seimon Hill, between Takachiho peak and the Mihachi "crater," but was repeatedly lost and rebuilt due to several Kirishima eruptions. The shrine was moved to its current location more than 500 years ago. The shrine pavilion was built and donated by Yoshitaka Shimazu, the fourth lord of the Satsuma domain, in 1715. The shrine is a treasure trove of historical and power spots, including an over 800-year-old sacred cedar tree and the "Sazare-ishi" stone, which is mentioned in "Kimigayo" (the Japanese poem "Kimigayo"). Of the shrine buildings, the main hall, the hall of offerings, and the hall of worship were designated as national treasures in February 2022. The Noborogiwa and the Imperial Audience Hall are also designated as National Important Cultural Properties.
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Yanbian garden

The villa of the lord of Satsuma at the end of the Edo period was also the foundation of Japan's modernization.

From RV Park Drive-in Obama to Kagoshima City, drive National Route 10 along Kinko Bay for about 30 minutes to Senganen Garden. Built in 1658 by Shimazu Mitsuhisa, Senganen is a villa with a magnificent view of Kinko Bay as a pond and Sakurajima as a mountain, and also shows the influence of Chinese culture. The palace also serves as a guest house. The area was registered as a World Heritage Site in 2015 as part of the "Industrial Revolutionary Heritage of Meiji Japan. There is also a store selling Satsuma faceted glass, which was originally made at the Shoko Shuseikan.

Pet hospitals in the area

Taira Veterinary Hospital

Kirishima Animal Hospital

Central Animal Hospital

two-member veterinary hospital

Kajiki Veterinary Hospital

Family Animal Hospital

Matsumoto Veterinary Hospital

Yoshihara Veterinary Hospital

Kawabata Animal Medical Center

Dog cafes in the area

mijicafe

Cafe Milk

Camp&Cafe Wandafuru Garden (with dog run)