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Sep 26, 2023 Local News
High-Flying Luxury: Kyushu Resort Adds Helicopter Tours
The luxury resort "Tenku no Mori" in Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, has launched helicopter tours targeting...
Apr 22, 2022 Local News
Kyuden to Build New Geothermal Power Plant in Kagoshima, Japan Construction to Begin Next June
Kyushu Electric Power Co. will begin construction of a new geothermal power plant in Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture. Kyushu Electric Power has been investigating underground ...
Nov 29, 2021 Local News
Shochu Distillery To Use Sweet Potato-powered EV
The Kagoshima-based major shochu distillery, Kirishima Shuzo Co., Ltd., aims to reduce CO2 emission to zero by the fiscal year of 2030. To step up efforts to utilize biogas produce...
Jul 13, 2021 Local News
JR Kyushu Ekiben Ranking Won by Kagoshima
JR Kyushu announced its ‘ekiben’ box meals ranking for Kyushu Shinkansen stations in Kagoshima and Kumamoto. Among the twenty-one nominees, ‘Hana no Matsu Kawa Kareigawa’ (¥1,200) ...
Feb 19, 2021 Local News
Vinegar Gateau Chocolate Debust From Kagoshima
Fukuyama Kurozu, the amber rice vinegar producer in the Kirishima City of Kagoshima, has developed a chocolate cake made with vinegar. The fruity aroma of vinegar-marinated blueber...
Oct 27, 2017 Local News
Shinmoe-dake Eruption Costs Tourism ¥250 Million
Kirishima City announced that the eruption of Shimoe-dake resulted in sightseeing-related economic losses costing up to ¥250 million so far. The city looked at how...