Places to Visit near Aira (Kagoshima): Top 25 of 83 places to visit within 25 km
There are 83 places to visit within 25 km of central Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture in a straight line. The closest is Kenshō Castle, about 1 km away. The one English-speaking readers look up most is Sakurajima.
| Name | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sakurajima 桜島 | Mountain | 17 km |
| Aira Caldera 姶良カルデラ | Mountain | 11 km |
| Kagoshima Castle 鹿児島城 | Castle | 16 km |
| Sengan-en 仙巌園 | Garden | 13 km |
| Mount Shiroyama 城山 | Mountain | 16 km |
| Kagoshima City Aquarium いおワールドかごしま水族館 | Park | 16 km |
| Shōko Shūseikan 尚古集成館 | Museum | 13 km |
| Kagoshima Jingū 鹿児島神宮 | Shinto shrine | 11 km |
| Museum of the Meiji Restoration 維新ふるさと館 | Museum | 18 km |
| Ishibashi Park 石橋記念公園 | Park | 15 km |
| Kagoshima City Museum of Art 鹿児島市立美術館 | Museum | 16 km |
| Terukuni Shrine 照国神社 | Shinto shrine | 17 km |
| Kokubu Castle 国分城 | Castle | 14 km |
| Ōsumi Kokubun-ji Temple 大隅国分寺跡 | Buddhist temple | 14 km |
| Kiyoshiki Castle 清色城 | Castle | 21 km |
| Imuta-ike 藺牟田池 | Lake | 18 km |
| Matsushita Museum of Art 松下美術館 | Museum | 20 km |
| Reimeikan, Kagoshima Prefectural Center for Historical Material 鹿児島県歴史・美術センター黎明館 | Museum | 16 km |
| Nagashima Museum 長島美術館 | Museum | 19 km |
| Kagoshima Botanical Garden かごしま熱帯植物園 | Park | 19 km |
| Kagoshima University Museum 鹿児島大学総合研究博物館 | Museum | 19 km |
| Kenshō Castle 建昌城 | Castle | 1 km |
| Yoneyama Shrine (Aira) 米山神社 | Shinto shrine | 2 km |
| Osumi Hirayama Castle 平山城 | Castle | 3 km |
| Hachiman Shrine 八幡神社 | Shinto shrine | 3 km |
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- Distances are straight-line figures from the centre of Aira, calculated from map coordinates. Real travel time depends on the route and transfers.
- The list shows the places English-speaking readers look up most (by English Wikipedia page views), not simply the nearest ones.
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