Tanegashima

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# Found Near the Ocean

You can encounter the various appearances of Tanegashima by traveling from the northernmo…
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# Found from Hills

Tanegashima is a flat island with no high mountains. Even so, you will encounter landscap…

# Found on Detours

Enjoy a little detour just before your destination. There are paths on Tanegashima where …

Access
  • Airplane: Kagoshima Airport ←→ Tanegashima Airport (40 minutes)
  • High-speed boat: Kagoshima Port ←→ Nishinoomote Port (1 hours and 35 minutes)
  • Ferry: Kagoshima Port ←→ Nishinoomote Port (3 hours and 30 minutes)

Access to Kagoshima

  • Airplane: Haneda Airport ←→ Kagoshima Airport (Approx. 2 hours)
  • Shinkansen: Tokyo Station ←→ Hakata ←→ Kagoshima-Chuo Station (Approx. 5 hours) (Approx. 1 hour and 40 minutes)

Tane-mania

Tanegashima is a treasure trove of tourist attractions to satisfy enthusiasts: Tane-maniacs

Cycling

Tanegashima: Attracting attention from cyclistsSeaside Road allows you to cycle while fee…

Yoga

A trip to soothe both your body and mind at Japan’s first sacred yoga spotTennyogakura, U…

Surfing

Tanegashima: a dream island for surfing reminiscent of HawaiiTanegashima has a long shape…

Rocket Launches

One of Japan’s largest rocket space centersThe undoubted highlight of Tanegashima is the …

Fishing

The ocean of Tanegashima attracts anglers looking for big catchesNorthernmost Limit for G…

Anime

Tanegashima: anime spot©M/NTanegashima has been selected as one of the Japanese Anime 88-…