A 924-metre volcano near Ibusuki whose near-perfect cone rises straight from the sea, earning it the nickname 'Satsuma Fuji'.
Capture month unconfirmed · Historical photo, not a live view
AUTUMN · Oct
Weather for your date
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15°C
Clear sky
💧 0% rain chance · wind 21 km/h
Hourly forecast
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Packing checklist
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Parking
Parking has not been verified for this place.
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A DIFFERENT JAPAN, EVERY MONTH
When to see this place
Typical viewing windows. Weather and bloom dates vary each year; these are not live forecasts.
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Suitability
Stroller: Not verified
Nursing room: Not available
Noise level: quiet
Rules
Drones: banned
Nearby places
Within 30 km, closest first.
KagoshimaHirasaki Shrine
A shrine at the foot of Mount Kaimon in Ibusuki, one of the claimed chief shrines (ichinomiya) of former Satsuma Province.
KagoshimaIbusuki Onsen
A seaside hot-spring area famous for its natural sand baths, where you are buried in geothermally heated sand on the beach.
Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-10-06
- 1. Kaimondake volcano · alpsdake · Source ↗ · Public domain