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The ruins of Kagoshima (Tsurumaru) Castle, built in 1601 by the Satsuma Domain and destroyed by a fire in 1874. Famously small and intentionally unimpressive to avoid attack from Tokugawa Ieyasu, only the moat and stone walls of the castle are still intact and the moat is full of beautiful lotus flowers. Inside the grounds are a library and Reimeikan, a prefectural center for historical material. There are also still bullet holes in the wall near the statue of Tenshōin Atsuhime ���璋院篤姫像 うまかっ！ #ウエルかご #kagoshima #kagoshimafan #どんどん鹿児島 #歴史 #鹿児島城 #kagofancreator #鹿児島観光 #kagoshimacity #kagoshimaholic #kyushu #visitjapan #japan #japanese #beautifuljapan #鹿児島 #鶴丸 #薩摩 #はす #花 #夏 #青空 #自然 #城山 #鹿児島市 #徳川家康 #castles #ruins #lotus #flowers https://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/for (at 鶴丸城跡) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg6x_PGJFnv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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薩摩壺焼芋 TODOROKI Kagoshima is famous for sweet potatoes and even the name for sweet potatoes in Japanese, Satsuma-imo, is named after the former Kagoshima region. Satsuma Tsuboyaki-Imo Todoroki (@tsuboyakiimo_todoroki ), located near Kagoshima University in Kagoshima City, serves up some of the finest treats made using local sweet potatoes. We had a "Beni Haru" potato baked in a clay vase and a sweet potato smoothie, but you can also order cheesecake, pudding, brûlée, butter, ice cream, and a honey cheese potato. Other Kagoshima City finds include a fake CostCo store, caramel popcorn soda (would not recommend), and butter coffee (one of my favs). #kagoshima #kagoshimafan #ウエルかご #どんどん鹿児島 #薩摩 #kagofancreator #鹿児島観光 #kagoshimacity #kagoshimaholic #kyushu #visitjapan #japan #japanese #beautifuljapan #鹿児島 #鹿児島市 #芋 #さつまいも #スイーツ #おいしい #美味しい #焼き芋 #壺焼き芋 #sweetpotato #potato #japanesefood #food #japanese #smoothie #buttercoffee #delicious (at Kagoshima, Kagoshima) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cig6RPlpOUn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Last Sunday was the 3rd annual Amami Heiwa Ongakusai (Amami Peace Music Fest) featuring lots of Amami Shima-uta music from @shingomaeyama , @toomoookiii , Sato Alice, and Nishi Kazumi! A lovely musical call for peace in these wild-ass times ☮️ #kagoshimafan #鹿児島観光 #amami #amamioshima #island #kagoshimaholic #visitjapan #japan #japanese #beautifuljapan #kagofancreator #奄美 #奄美大島 #島唄 #ライブ #鹿児島 #海 #島暮らし #三味線 #民謡 https://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/for (at 奄美文化センター) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cieel-4J5FD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Dear interwebz, Pardon me as I gradually post about 100,000 pictures from the last month that I spent returning home to Kentucky for the first time in 3 years. In order for me to go home, I finished up my epic English Summer Camp duties, took a nice alkali bath, and had to: Take a 2 hour bus ride from Setouchi Town to Amami Airport. Take a 2 1/2 hour flight from Amami to Narita Airport in Tokyo (I love that the Amami flight crews always wave goodbye). Stay overnight near Narita to catch the 14 hour flight to Toronto the next day. We ate some katsudon and this wild 梅鶏卵蕎麦 plum chicken egg soba concoction. Wait for a 5 hour delay (to replace a hydraulic pump) for said @aircanada flight to Toronto, thus pushing us beyond our connection to Cincinnati, forcing us to make an hour-long stop in Vancouver to change flight crews, and leaving us stuck overnight in Toronto for half a day. They did give us water and muffins for our trouble before boarding. 14 hours later, we arrived in Toronto to an almost empty airport with zero Air Canada employees around to request a hotel room. We had to wait 3 hours until the first employee came in and, even then, they couldn't do anything, so we had to wait another hour until someone who could (begrudgingly) help us was there. After a bit of stern prodding, at 5AM, we napped for 5 hours then returned from the hotel to finish the 3 hour flight to Cincinnati. All the planning, strain, and effort was totally worth it to show my beautiful Kentucky home to @life_for_pianos and see my dear family and friends again. 🙏😊💕 #奄美 #奄美大島 #空港 #島 #自然 #島暮らし #海 #夏 #鹿児島 #kagoshima #kagoshimafan #鹿児島観光 #amami #amamioshima #island #kagoshimaholic #visitjapan #japan #japanese #beautifuljapan #travel #summer #kagofancreator #wave #departure #goinghome #成田空港 #蕎麦 #カツ丼 #お風呂 https://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/for (at 奄美大島) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiUV43oJUt2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Amami passionfruit yogurt Lavender potatoes Paper Kite Butterflies🦋 #奄美 #奄美大島 #パッションフルーツ #ヨーグルト #島 #自然 #島暮らし #海 #夏 #鹿児島 #kagoshima #kagoshimafan #鹿児島観光 #amami #amamioshima #island #kagoshimaholic #visitjapan #japan #japanese #beautifuljapan #art #passionfruit #yogurt #butterflies #kagofancreator #lavender #potato #growyourown https://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/for (at 奄美大島) https://www.instagram.com/p/Chhdo7quSzO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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So happy to see that Houroukan Art Museum in Tatsugo has reopened with lots of new pieces. The location is primo! Also salad and yakitori at @nomikuidojo_maeyama and Shichimi cheese 🧀🧀🧀 #奄美 #奄美大島 #放浪館 #龍郷 #美術館 #焼き鳥 #島 #自然 #島暮らし #海 #夏 #鹿児島 #kagoshima #kagoshimafan #鹿児島観光 #amami #amamioshima #island #kagoshimaholic #visitjapan #japan #japanese #beautifuljapan #art #artmuseum #yakitori #chicken #sculpture #cheese #kagofancreator https://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/for (at 奄美大島) https://www.instagram.com/p/ChEIUb7hvyu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Even in the urban, Kagoshima City has some stellar hot springs underground and way up top. Onsen Hotel Nakahara Bessou has a sodium chloride bath pulled from 800 meters below the hotel. The reddish-brown bath is super hot (around and rich with iron. I slept like a baby after just soaking for 15 minutes. @kagoshima_sun_royal_hotel also has a lovely bath and sauna on the 13th floor of the hotel, overlooking Sakurajima. Shoutouts to Egg Sandwich flavored @pringles and the Rokugatsudo Lantern Fest marking a series of festivals happening in Kagoshima throughout July. #鹿児島 #鹿児島市 #温泉 #ホテル #kagoshima #kagoshimafan #どんどん鹿児島 #kagofancreator #鹿児島観光 #kagoshimacity #kagoshimaholic #kyushu #visitjapan #japan #japanese #beautifuljapan #kagofan #food #japanesefood #pringles #eggsandwich #chips #snacks #sakurajima #mosaic #hotsprings #hotspring #nature #bath #festival https://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/for (at Kagoshima, Kagoshima) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgt_zoYpBIG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#tbt to thicccc honey toast at @panis_kagoshima_ and mutton/spinach naan with soup curry at @bishnu.curry in Kirishima 🍯 #インド料理 #パン #トースト #蜂蜜 #霧島 #カレー #スープカレー #honey #マトン #bread #kagoshima #toast #どんどん鹿児島 #kagofancreator #鹿児島観光 #kagoshimacity #kagoshimaholic #kyushu #visitjapan #japan #japanese #beautifuljapan #鹿児島 #kagofan #food #japanesefood #curry #kirishima #mutton https://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/for (at Kagoshima, Kagoshima) https://www.instagram.com/p/CglbJdNJCPB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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@kumasotei in Tenmonkan, Kagoshima City is a most excellent example of traditional Satsuma/Kagoshima cuisine. The name derives from the ancient Kumaso 熊襲 people who lived in southern Kyushu until their leader was killed by Prince Yamato Takeru, son of Emperor Keiko, in 397. The name of Kumamoto Prefecture is based on these people. The restaurant has a variety of traditional dishes that we tried including Satsumajidori chicken, shochu and miso stewed Kurobuta pork spare ribs, Satsumaage fried fish cakes (served with pineapple), Katsuo Shiokara fermented bonito fish entrails, and Sakezushi, the real star of the show. Sakezushi is made up of rice fermented overnight in sake rather than vinegar. This recipe has been developed over more than 400 years and reminds me a lot of Oshizushi in Nara. We finished the meal off with some sweet potato shochu and Imo yōkan made from three different types of potatoes. うまかっ！ #ウエルかご #kagoshima #kagoshimafan #どんどん鹿児島 #熊襲亭 #薩摩 #伝統的 #kagofancreator #鹿児島観光 #kagoshimacity #kagoshimaholic #kyushu #visitjapan #japan #japanese #beautifuljapan #鹿児島 #kagofan #food #japanesefood #sake #sushi #寿司 #酒 #酒ずし #カツオ #塩辛 #豚骨 #芋 #羊羹 https://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/for @kagoshimaholic (at 熊襲亭) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cginr44pv_Z/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Today's tiny harvest for smoothies and dinner: My first fig Handama Cinnamon basil Thai basil Holy Basil Terragon Lemongrass Lemon balm Lavender Eggplant Red shiso Ghost peppers Carolina Reaper peppers Shimatogarashi peppers Purple habanero peppers Green bell peppers Oregano Marjoram Moroheiya greens Cranberry hibiscus leaves Rosemary And finally my first passionfruit finally ripened! Additional shoutouts to: @healthyisland for their Amami goat yogurt and tasty goat milk ice cream. 🐐 The homie @eternal_dao for kickin it at @katokujurassicbeach and @chiruchirucafe 🌊 Naze Bay for lovely sunsets 🌆 And the fine dragonfruit farmers of Amami for helping me make the most vivid smoothies. 🧑‍🌾👩‍🌾 ✌️ #奄美大島 #農業 #無農薬 #自給自足 #島 #自然 #島暮らし #イチジク #野菜 #ジョロキア #激辛 #スムージー #パッションフルーツ #kagoshima #kagoshimafan #鹿児島観光 #amami #amamioshima #island #kagoshimaholic #visitjapan #sakurajima #japan #japanese #beautifuljapan #nature #naturelovers #魅力 #kagofancreator #山羊 https://www.kagoshima-kankou (at 瀬戸内町) https://www.instagram.com/p/CggxHFRp1Es/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Life on Amami as of late: As the first typhoon of the season rolled through, we were saying farewell to the good brother @eternal_dao and drinking our last Banana Milk together. Just a few days before, the Indiana homie Logan moved into town and we had some keihan and kaisendon at Seafood Restaurant with @rosebudcraig as well as a steak at Rib and an Ottongaeru frog sighting in the eve.🐸 I've been teaching maybe my last summer English day camp and an article in the Amami Shimbun newspaper popped up. Nearly every day this week, I've been enjoying wild sunsets and freshly-harvested lavender baths during the Amami lunar calendar Tanabata holiday. A chill calmness before an epic journey. ✌️ #奄美大島 #七夕 #島 #自然 #島暮らし #台風 #送別会 #鶏飯 #海 #英会話 #夏 #オットンガエル #バナナミルク #kagoshima #夕焼け #ラベンダー #kagoshimafan #鹿児島観光 #amami #amamioshima #island #kagoshimaholic #visitjapan #japan #japanese #beautifuljapan #nature #naturelovers #魅力 #kagofancreator https://www.kagoshima-kankou (at 瀬戸内町) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg3Is0Xp75B/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=