We’ve arrived at the furthest point of our journey, in Kagoshima, the “Naples of Japan”.
Right next door is Sakurajima, an active volcano. It constantly gives off smoke and ash, which luckily mostly drifts over the sea and not over the city. Very rarely, it even spits out stones.
We took the ferry over to Sakurajima and visited a viewing point where you can watch the volcano from a safe distance. An impressive natural spectacle!
Kagoshima is famous for its sweet potatoes, which grow really well in the nutrient-rich soil and are used, for example, to distil shochu or make crisps.
Tomorrow we’re moving on. Tomorrow we’re going to hell… 😆
