About Kagoshima, Japan:
Kagoshima, with a population of about 583,000 as of 2024, is a seaside city on Japan’s Kyushu Island and the capital of Kagoshima Prefecture. It’s best known for Sakurajima, an active volcano that faces Kinko Bay. At its base, the Nagisa Lava Trail winds through lava fields filled with boulders.
Once set on an isolated island, the volcano became connected to the Osumi Peninsula after an eruption in 1914.
Catholic places of interest in Kagoshima, Japan:
Cathedral of Saint Francis Xavier: historic Cathedral
Traveling to Kagoshima, Japan:
Kagoshima is 841 miles (1355 km) southwest of Tokyo.
By air: roughly a two-hour flight from Tokyo to Kagoshima International Airport (KOG).
By train: time is 6 hours, 22 minutes with one change of trains at Shin-Osaka Station.