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Your half-day narrated tour begins as you board your motorcoach for a short transfer to Kagoshima port. Upon arriving, you'll travel by ferry for nearly 15 minutes to Sakurajima, one of Japan's most active volcanoes. Considered the symbol of Kagoshima, Sakurajima rises over 3,600 feet above the waters of Kagoshima Bay. The volcano has erupted many times and is still mildly active today with minor eruptions taking place multiple times per day. After a visit to Arimura Lava Observatory for sweeping views of the crater and the island's lava fields (weather permitting), you'll hop on board the ferry back to Kagoshima port. Here, you'll board your motorcoach for a drive to Sengan-en (Iso Garden).

Sengan-en (Iso Garden) was constructed in 1658 by Daimyo Shimazu Mitsuhisa, the feudal clan that controlled Kagoshima and the Satsuma-hanto Peninsula from the Feudal Era to the Meiji Restoration of 1868 (Edo period; 17th through mid-19th centuries). With Sakurajima and Kagoshima Bay as its backdrop (weather permitting), Sengan-en boasts cherry blossoms in the spring, and a variety of plants and trees that make for an interesting landscape, as well as small ponds, streams, shrines and a bamboo grove.

Also on the grounds is Shoko Shuseikan Museum. Housed in one of the first Western-style factories ever built in Japan, the museum chronicles over seven centuries of Shimazu clan history. Among the items exhibited are materials and records related to the factories built during the Edo Period to support the modernization of Kagoshima, including models and documents about cannon production, traditional glassware such as Satsuma Kiriko, and other industrial advancements. You'll have a chance to visit the museum before boarding your motorcoach for a relaxing drive back to the pier.