2026 Isa Travel Guide: must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transport & travel experiences (updated in February)

#AbsolutelyFreeTrip The Former Sogi No. 1 Power Plant Head Tank Ruins, located within Sogi Falls Park in Isa City, Kagoshima Prefecture. This power plant-related facility was built to regulate the flow of water used for power generation. It features hand-dug tunnels and waterways, as well as cut-stone structures. It is a designated national tangible cultural property, part of the Industrial Cultural Heritage. Located slightly outside the center of Sogi Falls Park, it's inconspicuous and secluded. It felt like a lost ruin, and I enjoyed the Ghibli-esque atmosphere of the moss-covered greenery. Location: Sogi Falls Park, Oguchi Miyato, Isa City, Kagoshima Prefecture Free admission, free parking Access: Approximately 15 minutes by car from Isa City via National Route 267 and Prefectural Route 404, or approximately 25 minutes from the Kurino Interchange on the Kyushu Expressway #KagoshimaPrefecture #StunningView #GhibliWorld #IndustrialHeritage

#AbsolutelyFreeTrip Sogi Falls flows upstream from the Sogi Power Plant Ruins in Isa City, Kagoshima Prefecture. It's just a five-minute drive from the power plant, and we highly recommend stopping by. Measuring 210 meters wide and 12 meters high, this waterfall is also known as the "Niagara of the Orient," gushing forth with an overwhelming volume of water. It had just rained, so the water was even higher, making it quite thrilling. There are several observation decks, but don't miss the thrilling glass-panel observation deck tucked away above the falls. Sogi Falls Park is reasonably spacious, making it just the right size for a nature walk or picnic. There's also a shrine dedicated to the god of matchmaking, parts of the power plant ruins, and stone monuments associated with famous authors. The drive-in-like building also has a convenient food court. 📍Location: 628-41 Oguchi Miyato, Isa City, Kagoshima Prefecture 💰Free admission, free parking 🚗Access: Approximately 15 minutes by car from Isa City via National Route 267 and Prefectural Route 404, or approximately 25 minutes from the Kurino Interchange on the Kyushu Expressway #KagoshimaPrefecture #StunningView #Waterfall

#Domestic Travel Strategy Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southern tip of Kyushu, and many remote islands are lined up to the south. It is rich in magnificent nature, represented by Sakurajima, and has many attractions such as hot springs such as Ibusuki and Kirishima, and historical spots. If you are planning a trip to Kagoshima, I hope you will read to the end and use it as a reference. 🔸Area: Chiran, Ibusuki, Aira, Isa, Kiri 　　　　　　　Minami Osumi Town, Kagoshima City ────────────────────── 🔸Time required: 3 days ────────────────────── 🔸Transportation method: Rental car ────────────────────── This time we visited 15 spots. 🔹Day 1 11:00 Start from Kagoshima Chuo Station 　　　　　🚶About 240m About 5 minutes ❶ 11:20 Tonkatsu Kuroda ↓ ↓ 🚗About 38km About 50 minutes ↓ ❷ 13:30 Chiran Peace Hall ↓ ↓ 🚗About 2.5km About 5 minutes ↓ ❸ 14:20 Chiran Farm ↓ ↓ 🚗About 35km About 50 minutes ↓ ❹ 15:30 Sand Bath Hall Sunaraku ↓ ↓ 🚗About 53km About 1.5 hours ↓ 18:30 Rem Kagoshima Check-in °•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°• Tonkatsu Kuroda 📍1-4 Chuo-cho, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, 890-0053 Maki Building Chiran Special Attack Peace Hall 📍17881 Chiranchogun, Minamikyushu, Kagoshima Prefecture, 897-0302 Chiran Farm 📍6219-3 Chiranchogun, Minamikyushu, Kagoshima Prefecture, 897-0302 Sand Bath Hall Sunaraku 📍5-25-18 Yunohama, Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, 891-0406 Rem Kagoshima 📍1-32 Higashisengokucho, Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, 892-0842 °•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°• 🔹Day 2 8:30 Depart from hotel 🚗Approximately 5.5km, approximately 20 minutes ❶ 9:00 Starbucks Coffee Kagoshima Sengan-en Store ↓ ↓ 🚶About 100m About 1 minute ↓ ❷ 9:30 Sengan-en ↓ ↓ ❸ 10:00 Ryobo Mochiya (inside Sengan-en) ↓ ↓ 🚗About 3km About 10 minutes ↓ ❹ 11:20 Kagoshima Castle Ruins ↓ ↓ 🚗About 68km About 1.5 hours (toll road) ↓ ❺ 13:30 Kirishima Art Forest ↓ ↓ 🚗About 30km About 45 minutes ↓ ❻ 15:00 Sogi Falls ↓ ↓ 🚗About 75km About 1.5 hours (toll road) 18:30 Arrived at Hotel Rem Kagoshima °•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°• Starbucks Coffee Kagoshima Sengan-en Store 📍9688-1 Yoshino-cho, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, 892-0871 Sengakuen Ryobo Mochi Shop 📍9700-1 Yoshino-cho, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, 892-0871 Kagoshima Castle Ruins 📍7-2 Shiroyama-cho, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, 892-0853 Kirishima Art Forest 📍6340-220 Kiba, Yusui-cho, Aira-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture, 899-6201 Sogi Falls 📍895-2526 628-41 Oguchi Miyato, Isa City, Kagoshima Prefecture °•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°• 🔹Day 3 9:40 Depart from hotel 🚗Approx. 36km, approx. 40min (toll road) ❶ 10:30 Kanayama Bridge ↓ ↓ 🚗Approx. 14km, approx. 30min ↓ ❷ 11:00 Jidori no Sato Eirakuso ↓ ↓ 🚗Approx. 90km, approx. 2.5hrs ↓ ❸ 14:30 Okawa Falls ↓ ↓ 🚗Approx. 27km, approx. 40min ↓ ❹ 16:00 Sugawara Shrine Arahira Tenjin ↓ ↓ 🚗Approx. 27km About 40 minutes ↓ ❺ 17:00 Arimura Lava Observatory ↓ ↓ 🚗 About 75km About 1.5 hours (toll road) ↓ 　　19:00 Arrive at Hotel Rem Kagoshima °•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°•°• Kanayama Bridge 📍6096-2 Oyamada, Kajiki-cho, Aira City, Kagoshima Prefecture, 899-5203 Local Chicken Village Eirakuso 📍3766-6 Matsunaga, Hayato-cho, Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, 899-5112 Okawa Falls 📍12222-2 Nejimegawa, Minamiosumi-cho, Kimotsuki-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture, 893-2501 Sugawara Shrine Arahira Tenjin 📍4014 Tenjincho, Kanoya City, Kagoshima Prefecture, 891-2313 Arimura Lava Observatory 📍952 Arimuracho, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, 891-1545 #Kagoshima #KagoshimaTourism #DomesticTravel #SoloTravel #Cafe #Gourmet #GourmetTrip

[Hayamisou] A traditional hot spring inn with a simple and nostalgic feel✨ For dinner, we grilled charcoal around the hearth🔥 We had a line-up of local vegetables such as Japanese black beef and log-grown shiitake mushrooms, and we also had Kagoshima specialties such as simmered black pork♪ It was refreshing to blow into the bamboo tube yourself to adjust the fire⭐️ The hot spring in the detached building, which can be reached through a charming corridor, is 100% natural hot spring water that flows directly from the source. ♨️ It's not large, but there is an open-air bath and a cypress bath, and the water is soft👍 The quality of the spring water, which sways gently, is soothing♪ Isa City is famous for its shochu, which is the representative of "Isa-mi"🍶 The hot springs can also be used as a drop-in bath♨️ 📍Location: 2280-14 Hishikarigawakita, Isa City, Kagoshima Prefecture 💰Price per person: 15,000 yen #Kagoshima #Kagoshima trip #Isa city #0 yen trip November

The scene before me was like a crack in the earth, which seemed to have been formed over a long period of history, and the amount of water was astonishing. Sogi Falls Park is located in Isa City, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is 210 meters wide and 12 meters high. It is so large and magnificent that it is known as the "Niagua of the East" waterfall and was selected as the 24th of the 100 Scenic Spots of the Heisei Era. Although Sogi Falls is not very high, its width of 210 meters and the surrounding scenery make it a truly magnificent sight. It is a rare and spacious waterfall. It is like a huge staircase with flood water gushing out continuously, which is very spectacular. There are other things to see, including an exhibit of a sluice facility that was once used to divert water for power generation and mushroom cultivation. 📍Address: 628-41 Oguchi-miyato, Isa City, Kagoshima Prefecture #Fall #100 Ways to Travel

Tadama Park, located in Isa City, Kagoshima Prefecture, is a scenic spot renowned for its magnificent cherry blossoms. The park boasts a two-kilometer-long cherry blossom avenue lined with approximately 1,000 cherry trees, making it a popular location for "hanami" (cherry blossom viewing). In 1990, Tadama Park was named one of the "100 Best Cherry Blossom Spots in Japan." During the cherry blossom season, the park transforms into a dreamlike scene, with over 1,000 paper lanterns illuminating the night, allowing visitors to enjoy the beauty of the cherry blossoms both day and night. Besides cherry blossoms, Tadama Park offers various facilities, including spacious natural lawns, a children's plaza, and playgrounds, making it a vibrant place suitable for families and visitors of all ages. The park also houses Tadama Shrine, a Shinto shrine dedicated to the Shimazu deity, adding a cultural element to the area's natural beauty.

#AbsolutelyFreeTrip Sogi Power Plant Ruins in Isa City, Kagoshima Prefecture This hydroelectric power plant, built during the Meiji period, boasted one of the largest scales in Japan at the time. It is usually submerged in a dam lake and only emerges during the dry season from May to September. As a result, it resembles a lost civilization or a medieval brick castle, and in recent years has attracted attention as a social media-friendly sight. The area around the ruins is normally off-limits. Access is permitted only on limited-time guided tours. The observation deck is easily accessible via a flat, 10-minute walk from the parking lot, perfect for forest bathing. Remains of some kind of brick structure lie dormant in the forest. 📍Location: Oguchi Sogi, Isa City, Kagoshima Prefecture 💰Free admission to the observation deck, free parking (access to the power plant ruins is prohibited). 🚗Access: Approximately 15 minutes by car from Isa City, approximately 5 minutes by car from Sogi Falls Park. #KagoshimaPrefecture #StunningView #Industrial Heritage #The World of Ghibli

Breakfast, coffee, and this view. 😘😘

The water was murky because it was the day after it rained, but the volume was high and it was very impressive!! I love waterfalls and have seen famous waterfalls all over Japan, but this is the first time I've seen one of this size. There is an observation deck so you can go right up to it and take photos. The water spray is amazing. A must-visit when sightseeing in Kagoshima There is also a restaurant nearby where you can eat tonkatsu champon (featured on the Secret Kenmin Show), which is very satisfying It was a weekday, but there were groups and locals visiting, so it seemed like a popular spot in the area #SogiPark #SogiWaterfalls #Kagoshima #IsaCity

#cherryblossom2024 Tadamoto Park is located in the vicinity of the city of Isa in the north of Kagoshima Prefecture. This is one of the best places in Japan for hanami parties and admiring the cherry blossoms. The picturesque park stretches for more than two kilometers and in spring it is almost completely painted in all shades of white and pink for a short time. How to get there The park can be reached by bus. It takes one hour to drive from Shin-Minamata Station on the Kyushu Shinkansen Line. A bus from Kagoshima Airport also stops at the park. When does the sakura blossom? Sakura usually blooms here from the end of March to the beginning of April. During this period, in the early evening, the trees are illuminated with lanterns. The park also hosts large-scale light shows, during which the trees shimmer with many colors.

Summer is the season of blueberry harvest. This farm in Iza City has 7 species of more than 4,000 blueberry trees, all of which are grown without pesticides. Come to "Kagoshima's Hokkaido" Iza, the restaurant in the farm offers Hokkaido's specialty Genghis Khan lamb, a collaboration with an old-fashioned brand to restore the classic taste of Hokkaido. After picking blueberries in the hot weather, you can also try the blueberry pasta salad. The pasta is pink because fresh blueberries were left in it. It's really full of blueberry flavor Become a member on Trip.com to share travel information or experiences and save trip coins as money to spend! That's how my travel tickets and hotels played back. #Free lounge replacement on Member Day 27th of every month

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