Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park

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Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park was born in 1934 as Kirishima National Park, which was one of Japan’s first national parks. This park is largely divided into the northern and southern parts, and each has its own characteristic landscapes as the Kirishima area and the Kinko Bay area, respectively. The Kirishima area, the northern part of the park, has a series of more than 20 volcanoes of various sizes as well as much native vegetation along with crater lakes, fumaroles and hot springs all created by this volcanic activity.The Kinko Bay area, on the southern part of the park, has unique scenery centered on an active volcano, Mt. Sakurajima which is a symbol of the area. It includes Mt. Kaimondake, Lake Ikeda and Chiringashima Island of the Satsuma Peninsula as well as Cape Sata, the home of many subtropical plants, on the Osumi Peninsula along with coral reefs and the area of hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor.

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Audrey L.

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Beautiful and underrated hiking trails in the heart of the National Park

Oct 2019 • Couples

The Lake Omani/Mount Karakuni loop (9km return) is a great half day hike with rewarding views of a giant crater lake (Lake Omani) or being able to summit the highest mountain in national park (Mount Karakuni, 1700m).

Can’t wait to return to discover the rest of the trails that the national park has to offer.

Written October 25, 2019

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