Most Popular Places To Visit in Kagoshima: Top 21 by English-Reader Interest
These are the 21 places to visit in Kagoshima that English-speaking readers look up most, ranked by average monthly page views on English Wikipedia over the past 12 months. Number one is Sakurajima.
| # | Name | Type | Views / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sakurajima 桜島 | Mountain | 7,100 |
| 2 | Yakushima 屋久島 | Island | 4,800 |
| 3 | Tanegashima 種子島 | Island | 2,900 |
| 4 | Amami Ōshima 奄美大島 | Island | 2,800 |
| 5 | Aira Caldera 姶良カルデラ | Mountain | 900 |
| 6 | Yoronjima 与論島 | Island | 800 |
| 7 | Tokunoshima 徳之島 | Island | 800 |
| 8 | Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots 知覧特攻平和会館 | Museum | 700 |
| 9 | Kagoshima Castle 鹿児島城 | Castle | 700 |
| 10 | Okinoerabujima 沖永良部島 | Island | 600 |
| 11 | Mount Kaimon 開聞岳 | Mountain | 500 |
| 12 | Kikai Island 喜界島 | Island | 500 |
| 13 | Mageshima 馬毛島 | Island | 400 |
| 14 | Sengan-en 仙巌園 | Garden | 400 |
| 15 | Mount Miyanoura 宮之浦岳 | Mountain | 400 |
| 16 | Iōjima 硫黄島 | Island | 300 |
| 17 | Suwanosejima 諏訪之瀬島 | Island | 300 |
| 18 | Takarajima 宝島 | Island | 300 |
| 19 | Kuchinoerabu Island 口永良部島 | Island | 300 |
| 20 | Mount Shiroyama 城山 | Mountain | 200 |
| 21 | Nakanoshima 中之島 | Island | 200 |
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- Page views measure how often English-speaking readers look a place up. They are a sign of interest, not a quality score, and well-known names naturally rank higher.
- Open each place for its location, nearest station and distance from major cities.
Source: Wikimedia page view statistics (English Wikipedia, human traffic, 12-month average) and Wikidata (CC0). Compiled by this website.