Cape Nagasakibana, Kagoshima
長崎鼻 (鹿児島県)
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Our guide
Nagasakibana, also called Cape Nagasakibana or Cape Ryūgū, is the southernmost headland of the Satsuma Peninsula, at the entrance to Kagoshima Bay. It has a lighthouse, a statue of Urashima Tarō, the fisherman of the Japanese folk tale, and Ryūgū Shrine.
We have not checked a public-transport route, so plan the journey on the map and look for local information before you go.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Kagoshima-nagasakibana — Taka-0905 · Public domain · source · resized
- Kaimondake frm sea — 名古屋太郎 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Kaimondake — Taka-0905 · Public domain · source · resized
- Nagasakibana - panoramio — abu_9495 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Nagasaki-bana lighthouse - panoramio — BirdsEyeLV · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Nagasaki-bana- lawa rocks - panoramio — BirdsEyeLV · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Nagasaki-bana - panoramio — BirdsEyeLV · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Nagasaki-bana-lawa rocks - panoramio — BirdsEyeLV · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- View to Kaimondake - panoramio — BirdsEyeLV · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Nagasakibana (長崎鼻, Nagasakibana), also known as Cape Nagasakibana (長崎鼻岬, Nagasakibana Misaki) or Cape Ryūgū, is the most southern headland on the Satsuma Peninsula at the entrance to Kagoshima Bay. The cape has a lighthouse, is the location of a statue of Urashima Tarō, the fisherman in a Japanese fairy tale, and the Ryūgū Shrine.
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Coast
Getting there
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