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Henn na Hotel To Open in Kagoshima
HIS Hotel Holdings will open "Henn na Hotel Kagoshima Tenmonkan" in Tenmonkan, located in the center of Kagoshima City, on December 15. A hologram check-in system will be introduce...
New International Hotel In Kagoshima City
Nangoku Hotels (Kagoshima City) announced on November 28 the outline of the Sheraton Kagoshima, a hotel scheduled to open in mid-May 2023 in Kagoshima City, located in the city cen...
Rocket Carrying Satellites Developed in Fukuoka Fails
Epsilon No. 6 was launched from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki Town, Kagoshima Prefecture, at around 9:50 a.m. on Oct. 12. According to the Japan Aerospace Exploration Age...
Kagoshima And Okinawa Offer Additional Sightseeing Subsidies
A nationwide tourism subsidy program began on Oct. 11 (*Tokyo: Oct. 12,) including discounts for Okinawa and Kagoshima (and now all other prefectures). Okinawa offers up to 30% off...
Eco-focused Circular Park Kyushu
Kyushu Electric Power aims for further resource circulation by developing Circular Park Kyushu in Kagoshima. Partnering with Waseda University and five more local companies, Kyuden...
Unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft Dispatched To Kanoya Base, Kagoshima
U.S. Army Japan’s uncrewed reconnaissance aircraft will be dispatched at Kanoya Air Base in Kagoshima Prefecture. Kanoya City recently signed an agreement to accept up to eight MQ9...
Sakurajima Volcano Erupts – 33 Households Evacuated
On the evening of July 24, Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture erupted explosively, sending large cinders flying as far as 2.5 km from the crater. The Japan Meteorological Agency is...
Kagoshima House Builder Use Only Kyushu Grown Lumber
Mec Industry sells houses made of domestic lumber alone at around 20% lower prices than average. The Kagoshima-based house builder was launched by Mitsubishi Estate and...
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 ...
Ponytails Considered Too Stimulating In Kagoshima Junior High Schools
Have you wondered why some school prohibits girls’ ponytails? A junior high school student in Kagoshima became skeptical when her teacher explained that boys become aroused by unaj...