Tanegashima Map Urata beach and Camp site● Kunigami elementary school○ Iseki elementary school○ ●Tanegashima Pottery, Tanegashima Kiln ○Yojo elementary school ●Tanegashima ranch ●Monument to the crew of the Cashmere shipwreck ●Colony of Natural Kandelia obovata mangrove ●Okigahamada Brown sugar workshop ●Monument to the crew of the Cashmere shipwreck ○Kaminishi elementary school ●Ise Shrine ●Takasaki Shuzo CO.,Ltd Genna police box● Tachiyama elementary school○ Sumiyoshi elementary school ○ ●Yokino Pottery Fukumoto Shop Tanegashima driving school● Tanegashima police station● National joint government building● Dolphin rock● ●Tanegashima Shuzo CO.,Ltd ●Mini Golf Center Wakasa ●Municipal Playing Field Shimonishi elementary school ○ ●Wakasa park Sumiyoshi Lighthouse● Annou elementary school○ Amamegakura ▲ Tanegashima Muhi● Kiln Rokudai● Appo Land Kunigami police box● ●Kishikazaki Lighthouse ●Urata Shrine ●Oku Shrine Kunigami Iseki Tachiyama Nakawari Kaminiahi Annou Genna Yojo Shimonishi 76 58 75 Anjo elementary school○ Kanehama beach Anjo Kazamoto Shrine● 75 ●Monument to First Japanese Sweet Potato Plantation Furuta Sumiyoshi ●Furuta police box Furuta elementary school○ ○Tanegashima High School Yukigaoka Otatsu-Metatsu rocks● Folk Heritage/Historical Museum● Nakatane junior high school○ Noma elementary school○ Nagahama beach○ ○Yuku elementary school ●Yotsumoto Shuzo CO.,Ltd ○Iwaoka elementary school ●The Largest sago palm in Japan Nankai elementary school○ Stone to Deflect Arrows●●House of the Furuichi Family ●Otsubo farm ruins / Tachikiri ruins ●Kumano Shrine ●Kumano beach ●Natural Recreation Village Nakatane town Onsen Center● Kumano post office ●Nakatane town Chamber of Commerce and Industry ○Tanegashima Chuo High School ○Masuda elementary school ●Obuchi and Mebuchi Waterfall ●Cosmo Resort Tanegashima Golf Resort ●Injou beach Matate-no-Iwaya Cave● ○Nokan elementary school ○Nokan Shrine ●Hoshihara post office Masuda Hoshihara Nokan ●Tanegashima Korina Hall 76 75 588 58 75 58 588 Iwaoka Nankai Yuku Tanegashima Airport Nishino police box ●Maenohama beach park Nishino post office● Shimama police box Shimama post office● ○ Nishino elementary school ●Houman Shrine Tanegashima Space Center ●Tanegashima Aka-gome kan elementary school ●Yoshinobu Launch Complex ●Space Museum Kukinaga police box● Minamitane Emergency Heliport ○Okawa elementary school ○Minamitane junior high school Minamitane post office ●Minamitane town Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chuhei elementary school Tanegashima Public Hospital● ○Hase elementary school ●Minamitane town Youth Outdoor Learning Center ●Hase park ●Maenomine ground Rocket Launching Observation Points Rocket Launching Observation Points Rocket Launching Observation Points ●Monument to Sunasaka Magozaemon Monument Hirayama post office ●Hamada beach ●Chikura-no-Iwaya Hirota Remains National Historic Site Kukinaga post office● elementary school Nishino Hase Kaminaka Shimama Shimama Phort Seikai Shimonaka Hirayama Kukinaga ○Shimama elementary school ●Uchugaoka park 58 58 75 75 588 75 586 586 75 Kawachi Onsen Center Daiwa Onsen Center ● Watari Onsen Nakatane police box● Kozuma Shuzo CO.,Ltd● Teppokan-Gun Museum● Tanegashima junior high school○ Nishinoomote Port Nishinoomote city Hall◎ Washrooms Surfing Areas Beach Camp site Fishing Spots Sea Turtle Landing Site Yokino beach● ◎Nakatane town Hall Taiyo-no-Sato● ○Hoshihara elementary school Homan Pond● Minamitane town Hall◎ ●Cape Kadokura ●Shimofutatugou-daki (Kappa-daki) waterfall ●Tide-water control forest of Akou banyan trees at Sumiyoshi ●Masuda Tracking and Communication Station ●Nanairosaka ●Tashiro Fossil ●Hachiman Shrine Yokomine Ruins ○Genna elementary school Colony of Natural Kandelia obovata mangrove● ●Hoshihara police box ●Tanegashima Tourism Association 49-1 Nishimachi Nishinoomote city Kagoshima Prefecture TEL 0997−23−0111 http://tanekan.jp ●Nishinoomote city Hall Economic and Tourism Division 7612 Nishinoomote Nishinoomote city Kagoshima Prefecture TEL 0997−22−1111 http://www.city.nishinoomote.kagoshima.jp ●Nakatane town Hall Planning Division 5186 Noma Nakatane town Kumage Kagoshima Prefecture TEL 0997−27−1111 http://www.town.nakatane.kagoshima.jp ●Minamitane town Hall Tourism Division 2793-1 Nakanokami Minamitane town Kumage Kagoshima Prefecture TEL 0997−26−1111 http://www.town.minamitane.kagoshima.jp *The numerical number indicates the travel time by car in minutes. Tanegashima Airport Shimama Port Nishinoomote Port Urata Appo Land Kanehama beach Noma Noukan Sakai Kaminaka Cape Kadokura Tanegashima Space Center Natural Recreation Village 20 20 20 20 30 35 35 15 10 15 15 15 15 15 10 10 10 25 15 Drive Time table Drive Time table Nishinoomote city ■City hall 7612 Nishinoomote Nishinoomote city TEL 0997-22-1111 ■City flower Easter lily ■City tree Akou tree ■Special Products : Sweet potato, sweet potato shochu, brown sugar product,Nagarame abalone, spiny lobster, flying fish,red frog crab, Tane-Basami scissors, knife,Tanegashima pottery ■Distance between municipalities Nishinoomote city… …Kagoshima city Nishinoomote city…Jetfoil 70min…Ibusuki Port Nishinoomote city…Jetfoil 45min…Miyanoura Port Nishinoomote city…Jetfoil 50min…Anbo Port Nishinoomote city - 44km - Minamitane town Nishinoomote city - 28km - Nakatane town Nishinoomote city - 48km - Shimama Port Jetfoil 90min Ferry 210mi Benny Chan Hinawajubei Minamitane town ■Town hall 2793-1 Nakanokami Minamitane town Kumage TEL 0997-26-1111 ■Town Flower Chinese ixora, Hibiscus ■Town Tree Asian bog myrtle ■Special Products Spiny lobster, red frog crab, Nagarame abalone,brown sugar, sweet potato, red rice, Shochu ■Distance between municipalities Minamitane town-44km-Nishinoomote city Minamitane town-17km-Nakatane town Nishinoomote Port…Jetfoil 90min・Ferry 210min…Kagashima city Kaminaka-8.2km-Shimama Port Shimama Port…Ferry65min…Miyanoura Port Chuta kun Nishinoomote City Nakatane Town Minamitane Town Teppokan-Gun Museum (Tanegashima Development Center) Statue of Tanegashima Tokitaka Wakasa park Appo Land Hongenji temple Dolphin rock Site of Akaogi Castle Akou Banyan tree Gessotei, Akaogi Castle Cultural Heritage Museum Yokino beach Otatsu-Metatsu rocks The Largest sago palm in Japan House of the Furuichi Family Ears of red rice Homan Pond Tanegashima Aka-gome kan Homan Shrine The view from Nanairozaka Maenohama beach park Sea turtle hatchling release Matchlock gun preservation society Southern branch Urata beach and Camp site Amamegakura Yukigaoka Kanehama beach Green arch of Ako banyan trees Injou beach Matate-no-Iwaya Cave Masuda Tracking and Communication Station Tanegashima Korina Hall Nakatane town Onsen Center Mangrove “Zo-no-mizunomi” rock reef, “Elephants’ watering place” Chikura-no-Iwaya Takesaki beach Kaguramai dance Lion Dance Men odori dance (dance with masks) Tanegashima Space Center ※ Pictures shown here are some of the many available on Tanegashima. Torisashimai dance Naginata odori dance (dance with long-handled sword) Anjo odori dance Hyotan odori dance Benkei odori dance Eisa dance Obuchi and Mebuchi Waterfall Gendara odori dance The earliest harvest of Koshihikari rice in Japan Anno bo-odori (stick dance) Sea kayak 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 8 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 3 2 1 4 5 7 9 8 7 8 1 9 1 1 2 2 1 3 5 4 6 2 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 6 From Tokyo By Air By Train / Ship Tokyo Station Shinkansen (289min) Hakata Station Shinkansen (79min) Kagoshima Chuo Station Station: Bus (20min) / Car (15min) Kagoshima Port North Wharf or South Wharf Jetfoil (95 min) or Ferry Princess Wakasa 210min Ferry Hibiscus 220min Nishinoomote Port Haneda Airport Airplane 105min Kagoshima Airport Airplane 35min Tanegashima Airport By Train / Ship Shin Osaka Station Shinkansen (226min) Kagoshima Chuo Station Station: Bus (20min) / Car (15min) Kagoshima Port North Wharf or South Wharf Jetfoil (95 min) or Ferry Princess Wakasa 210min Ferry Hibiscus 220min Nishinoomote Port From Osaka From Fukuoka By Ship Miyanoura port or Anbo port Jetfoil (30~50 min) or Ferry Taiyo 65min Nishinoomota port or Shimama port From Yakushima By Air By Train / Ship Hakata Station Shinkansen (79min) Kagoshima Chuo Station Station: Bus (20min) / Car (15min) Kagoshima Port North Wharf or South Wharf Jetfoil (95 min) or Ferry Princess Wakasa 210min Ferry Hibiscus 220min Nishinoomote Port Fukuoka Airport Airplane 40min Kagoshima Airport Airplane 35min Tanegashima Airport By Air Osaka International Airport(Itami Airport) Airplane 75min Kagoshima Airport Airplane 35min Tanegashima Airport Visitor Information 9 11 9 3 2 10 1 7 8 6 4 5 12 Tanegashima Tourism Association TANEGASHIMA Kagoshima Prefecture ACCESS Access to Tanegashima Tanegashima Firearms 7 Shimofutatugou-daki (Kappa-daki) waterfall Ferry Jetfoil Plane Kokura Station Hakata Station Kumamoto Station Kagoshima-Chūō Station Kagoshima Airport Kagoshima Port Tanegashima Airport TANEGASHIMA YAKUSHIMA Ibusuki Port Nishinoomote Port Shimama Port Anbo Port Miyanoura Port Space Museum 1 Cape Kadokura Nakatane town ■Town hall 5186 Noma Nakatane town Kumage TEL 0997-27-1111 ■Town Flower Shell ginger ■Town Tree Ubame oak ■Special Products : Brown sugar, spiny lobster, sweet potato Shochu, Nagarame abalone, broad-finned squid ■Distance between municipalities Nakatane town-28km-Nishinoomote city Nakatane town-17km- Minamiane town Nakatane town-20km-Shimama Port Nakatane town−Airplane 35min−Kagoshima Tanegashima is a long and slim island located 43km south of Cape Sata of Osumi penin- sula, the southernmost tip of Japan’s four big islands. It stretches 58km from north to south and is only about 12km at its widest point. It is known as a“Surfing Mecca”because of the many surfing points scat- tered all around the island. It is also known as the place where matchlock guns were introduced by the Portuguese. Tanegashima is renowned as a gateway to space because of its well-known “Space Center.”
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●Kumano beach●Natural Recreation VillageNakatane town Onsen Center●
Kumano post office
●Nakatane town Chamber of Commerce and Industry
○Tanegashima Chuo High School
○Masuda elementary school
●Obuchi and Mebuchi Waterfall
●Cosmo Resort Tanegashima Golf Resort
●Injou beach
Matate-no-Iwaya Cave●
○Nokan elementary school○Nokan Shrine
●Hoshihara post office
Masuda
Hoshihara
Nokan
●Tanegashima Korina Hall
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Iwaoka
Nankai
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Tanegashima Airport
Nishino police box
●Maenohama beach park
Nishino post office●
Shimama police boxShimama post office●
○Nishino elementary school
●Houman Shrine
Tanegashima Space Center
●Tanegashima Aka-gome kan
elementary school
●Yoshinobu Launch Complex
●Space Museum
Kukinaga police box●
Minamitane Emergency Heliport
○Okawa elementary school
○Minamitane junior high school
Minamitane post office
●Minamitane town Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Chuhei elementary school
Tanegashima Public Hospital●
○Hase elementary school
●Minamitane town Youth Outdoor Learning Center
●Hase park
●Maenomine ground
Rocket LaunchingObservation Points
Rocket LaunchingObservation Points
Rocket LaunchingObservation Points
●Monument to Sunasaka Magozaemon Monument
Hirayama post office
●Hamada beach●Chikura-no-Iwaya
Hirota Remains National Historic Site
Kukinaga post office●
elementary schoolNishino
Hase
Kaminaka
Shimama
Shimama Phort
Seikai
Shimonaka
Hirayama
Kukinaga
○Shimama elementary school
●Uchugaoka park
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Kawachi Onsen Center
Daiwa Onsen Center
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Watari Onsen
Nakatane police box●
Kozuma Shuzo CO.,Ltd●
Teppokan-Gun Museum●Tanegashima junior high school○
Nishinoomote PortNishinoomote city Hall◎
Washrooms
Surfing Areas
Beach
Camp site
Fishing Spots
Sea Turtle Landing Site
Yokino beach●
◎Nakatane town HallTaiyo-no-Sato●
○Hoshihara elementary school
Homan Pond●
Minamitane town Hall◎
●Cape Kadokura
●Shimofutatugou-daki
(Kappa-daki) waterfall
●Tide-water control forest of
Akou banyan trees at Sumiyoshi
●Masuda Tracking
and Communication Station
●Nanairosaka
●Tashiro Fossil
●Hachiman Shrine
Yokomine Ruins
○Genna elementary school
Colony of Natural
Kandelia obovata mangrove●
●Hoshihara police box
●Tanegashima Tourism Association 49-1 Nishimachi Nishinoomote city Kagoshima Prefecture TEL 0997−23−0111 http://tanekan.jp
●Nishinoomote city Hall Economic and Tourism Division 7612 Nishinoomote Nishinoomote city Kagoshima Prefecture TEL 0997−22−1111 http://www.city.nishinoomote.kagoshima.jp
●Nakatane town Hall Planning Division 5186 Noma Nakatane town Kumage Kagoshima Prefecture TEL 0997−27−1111 http://www.town.nakatane.kagoshima.jp
●Minamitane town Hall Tourism Division 2793-1 Nakanokami Minamitane town Kumage Kagoshima Prefecture TEL 0997−26−1111 http://www.town.minamitane.kagoshima.jp
*The numerical numberindicates the traveltime by car in minutes.
Tanegashima Airport
Shimama Port
Nishinoomote Port
Urata
Appo Land
Kanehama beach
Noma
Noukan
Sakai
Kaminaka
Cape Kadokura
TanegashimaSpace Center
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DriveTime tableDriveTime table
Nishinoomote city■City hall 7612 Nishinoomote Nishinoomote city TEL 0997-22-1111■City flower Easter lily■City tree Akou tree■Special Products : Sweet potato, sweet potato shochu, brown sugar product,Nagarame abalone, spiny lobster, flying fish,red frog crab, Tane-Basami scissors, knife,Tanegashima pottery■Distance between municipalities
Nishinoomote city… …Kagoshima city
Nishinoomote city…Jetfoil 70min…Ibusuki PortNishinoomote city…Jetfoil 45min…Miyanoura PortNishinoomote city…Jetfoil 50min…Anbo PortNishinoomote city - 44km - Minamitane townNishinoomote city - 28km - Nakatane townNishinoomote city - 48km - Shimama Port
Jetfoil 90minFerry 210mi
Benny Chan
Hinawajubei
Minamitane town■Town hall 2793-1 Nakanokami Minamitane town Kumage TEL 0997-26-1111■Town Flower Chinese ixora, Hibiscus■Town Tree Asian bog myrtle■Special ProductsSpiny lobster, red frog crab, Nagarame abalone,brown sugar, sweet potato, red rice, Shochu■Distance between municipalities Minamitane town-44km-Nishinoomote city Minamitane town-17km-Nakatane town Nishinoomote Port…Jetfoil 90min・Ferry 210min…Kagashima city Kaminaka-8.2km-Shimama Port Shimama Port…Ferry65min…Miyanoura Port
Chuta kun
Nishinoomote City
Nakatane Town
Minamitane Town
Teppokan-Gun Museum (Tanegashima Development Center)
Statue of Tanegashima Tokitaka
Wakasa parkAppo Land
Hongenji temple
Dolphin rock
Site of Akaogi CastleAkou Banyan tree
Gessotei, Akaogi Castle Cultural Heritage Museum
Yokino beach
Otatsu-Metatsu rocks The Largest sago palm in Japan
House of the Furuichi Family
Ears of red riceHoman Pond
Tanegashima Aka-gome kanHoman Shrine
The view from Nanairozaka
Maenohama beach parkSea turtle hatchling release
Matchlock gun preservation societySouthern branch
Urata beach and Camp site
Amamegakura
Yukigaoka
Kanehama beach
Green arch of Ako banyan trees
Injou beach
Matate-no-Iwaya Cave
Masuda Tracking and Communication Station
Tanegashima Korina Hall
Nakatane town Onsen Center
Mangrove
“Zo-no-mizunomi” rock reef, “Elephants’ watering place”
Chikura-no-Iwaya
Takesaki beach
Kaguramai dance
Lion Dance
Men odori dance (dance with masks)
Tanegashima Space Center
※ Pictures shown here are some of the many available on Tanegashima.
Torisashimai dance
Naginata odori dance (dance with long-handled sword)
Anjo odori dance
Hyotan odori dance
Benkei odori dance
Eisa dance
Obuchi and Mebuchi WaterfallGendara odori dance
The earliest harvest of Koshihikari rice in Japan
Anno bo-odori (stick dance)
Sea kayak
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From TokyoBy Air By Train / Ship
Tokyo Station Shinkansen (289min)Hakata Station Shinkansen (79min)Kagoshima Chuo Station Station: Bus (20min) / Car (15min)
Kagoshima Port North Wharfor South Wharf
Jetfoil (95 min) or Ferry Princess Wakasa 210min Ferry Hibiscus 220minNishinoomote Port
Haneda Airport
Airplane 105min
Kagoshima Airport
Airplane 35min
Tanegashima Airport
By Train / ShipShin Osaka Station Shinkansen (226min)Kagoshima Chuo Station Station: Bus (20min) / Car (15min)
Kagoshima Port North Wharfor South Wharf
Jetfoil (95 min) or Ferry Princess Wakasa 210min Ferry Hibiscus 220minNishinoomote Port
From Osaka
From Fukuoka
By ShipMiyanoura port or Anbo port
Jetfoil (30~50 min) or Ferry Taiyo 65min
Nishinoomota port or Shimama port
From Yakushima
By Air By Train / ShipHakata Station Shinkansen (79min)Kagoshima Chuo Station Station: Bus (20min) / Car (15min)
Kagoshima Port North Wharfor South Wharf
Jetfoil (95 min) or Ferry Princess Wakasa 210min Ferry Hibiscus 220minNishinoomote Port
Fukuoka Airport
Airplane 40min
Kagoshima Airport Airplane 35min
Tanegashima Airport
By AirOsaka International Airport(Itami Airport)
Airplane 75min
Kagoshima Airport
Airplane 35min
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ACCESS Access to Tanegashima
Tanegashima Firearms
7Shimofutatugou-daki (Kappa-daki) waterfall
FerryJetfoilPlane
Kokura Station
Hakata Station
Kumamoto Station
Kagoshima-ChūōStation
Kagoshima Airport
Kagoshima Port
Tanegashima Airport
TANEGASHIMAYAKUSHIMA
Ibusuki Port
Nishinoomote Port
Shimama PortAnbo Port
Miyanoura Port
Space Museum
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Cape Kadokura
Nakatane town■Town hall 5186 Noma Nakatane town Kumage TEL 0997-27-1111■Town Flower Shell ginger■Town Tree Ubame oak■Special Products : Brown sugar, spiny lobster, sweet potato Shochu, Nagarame abalone, broad-finned squid■Distance between municipalities Nakatane town-28km-Nishinoomote city Nakatane town-17km- Minamiane town Nakatane town-20km-Shimama Port Nakatane town−Airplane 35min−Kagoshima
Tanegashima is a long and slim island located 43km south of Cape Sata of Osumi penin-sula, the southernmost tip of Japan’s four big islands. It stretches 58km from north to south and is only about 12km at its widest point. It is known as a “Surfing Mecca” because of the many surfing points scat-tered all around the island. It is also known as the place where matchlock guns were introduced by the Portuguese. Tanegashima is renowned as a gateway to space because of its well-known “Space Center.”
Hamada beach July.1 – Aug.31 20min. by car from Kaminaka 0997-26-1111
Beach
*Open hours are subject to change. Please contact each swimming beach / facility directly for more details.
Camp siteLocation Name Open Transportation TEL
Nishinoomote city
Urata Camp site Apr.30 – Sep.20Nishinoomote → Kunigami/Urata (20min. by car,12km)
0997-28-1187
Nakatane town
Natural Recreation Village July.1 – Aug.31
Airport → Kumano beach(25min. by car, 19km)
0997-27-8785
Minamitane town
Uchugaoka park All yearKaminaka → Uchugaoka park(20 min. by car from Kaminaka)
Minamitane Town Construction Division0997-26-1111
■ Shochu brewery tour Takasaki Shuzo Co., Ltd(Nishinoomote city) TEL 0997-22-0707 FAX 0997-23-0036■ Shochu brewery tour Tanegashima Shuzo Co., Ltd(Nishinoomote city) TEL 0997-22-0265 FAX 0997-23-0015■ Beach seine experience Planning Division, Nakatane town Hall(Nakatane town) TEL 0997-27-1111 FAX 0997-27-3634■ Experience Tsukiage (fish paste) making Make Tsukiage using fresh fish caught in the sea near Tanegashima. Mitsuwa Kamabokoten(Nishinoomote city) TEL 0997-22-0433 FAX 0997-22-2571■ Experience pottery making Try making Tanegashima Pottery T.N.A Tours(Minamitane town) TEL 0997-26-1595 FAX 0997-26-1222 http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~minamiso/■ Experience pottery making Experience pottery making using local soil Yokino Pottery Fukumoto Shop(Nishinoomote city) TEL 0997-23-1410■ Experience pottery making Make a choice between a potter’s wheel or your own hands. Tanegashima Pottery, Tanegashima Kiln(Nishinoomote city) TEL 0997-22-1350■ Kokuto zukuri Experience traditional brown sugar making . (December to March) Nakatane-fureai-no-sato TEL 0997-27-3990 Nakatane town Hall Planning Division TEL 0997-27-1111 http://www.town.nakatane.kagoshima.jp
Tanegash ima Rocket Marathon
Tanegashima Cup
Tanegashima Sunset Wheelchair Marathon
Tanegashima Firearms festival
Yoira-iki festival
Rocket festival
O-mato Hazimeshiki
Name
Land Earth
Ocean Guides
TEL
0997-23-5139
0997-22-0880
Nishinoomote city
Location
6387-30 nishinoomote nishinoomote city
14477 nishinoomote nishinoomote city
Name
T.N.A ToursTEL
0997-26-1595
Minamitane town
Nishinoomote city
Nishinoomote city
Nakatane town
Nakatane town
Location
2237-2 nakanokami minamitane town
Name
Island JamTEL
0997-27-3110
Nakatane town
Location
16464-7 noma nakatane town
Sea kayak, others
Dive shops
Name
Sea-Mail TanegashimaTEL
0997-24-3960
Nishinoomote city
Location
7253-15 nishinoomote nishinoomote city
Name
Nakatane Town Onsen Center
TEL
0997-27-9211
Nakatane town
Type
Large public bath / Sauna
Name
Daiwa Onsen
Kawachi Onsen Center
Watari Onsen
TEL
0997-26-1888
0997-26-2510
0997-26-0900
Minamitane town
Type
Large public bath / Sauna / Family bath
Large public bath / Sauna / Family bath / Pool
Private room bath
Onsen (Hot spring)
Fishing
Name
Shiozaki fishing tackle shopTEL
0997-23-0306Location
7462-11 nishinoomote nishinoomote city
Nishinoomote city
Ticket ReservationsTaneyaku Jatfoil Co.Ltd Reservation center
Tanegashima offers many products unique to the island. Local products are available for purchase at various locations.
Souvenir shopsName
Aoyasu shop
Tsuchiya Souvenir shop
Souvenir shop “Higesan-no-mise”
Challenged People’s Association Shop in Nishinoomote
Maternal Welfare shop
Matsushita Souvenir shop
Maruyama Souvenir Center
TEL
0997-22-0224
0997-22-1569
0997-23-2428
0997-23-0375
0997-22-0819
0997-22-0634
0997-23-0220
Nishinoomote city
Location
In front of Nishimachi Shinko port
7603 Nishinoomote
36 Nishimachi
49-1 Nishimachi
49-1 Nishimachi
49-1 Nishimachi
7-1 Nishimachi
Name
Hime Studio
Ryuseikan
TEL
0997-27-5678
0997-27-7936
Nakatane town
Location
Masuda
6624 Nokan
Name
Daiwa tourist souvenirs center
TEL
0997-26-2800
Minamitane town
Location
2128 Kaminaka
Tanegashima Scissors / Kitchen KnifeName
Ikenami cutlery shop TEL
0997-22-0513
Nishinoomote city
Location
9881 Ikeda, Nishinoomote city
Name
Tanegashima Pottery, Tanegashima Kiln
Yokino Pottery Fukumoto shop
Tanegashima Muhi
Kiln Rokudai
TEL
0997-22-1350
0997-23-1410
0997-28-1802
0997-23-2612
Nishinoomote city
Location
6463 Nishinoomote, Nishinoomote city
Kamiyokino, Sumiyoshi, Nishinoomote city
Kamifuruta, Kunigami, Nishinoomote city
259-4 Nishinoomote, Nishinoomote city
“Good materials and ingredients” unique to Tanegashima, fresh air and the sound of waves“Spring” “Summer” “Autumn” “Winter”Please enjoy all the seasons.
Name
Tanegashima Shuzo Co., Ltd【Kinbe】
Takasaki Shuzo Co., Ltd【KANRO】
TEL
0997-22-0265
0997-22-0707
Nishinoomote city
Location
13589-3 Nishinoomote, Nishinoomote city
6993-1 Nishimachi Nishinoomote city
Name
Yotsumoto Shuzo Co., Ltd【SHIMANOIZUMI】
TEL
0997-27-9015
Nakatane town
Location
323 Tajima Nakatane town
Name
Kozuma Shuzo Co., Ltd【NANSEN】
TEL
0997-26-0012
Minamitane town
Location
2480 Nakanokami Minamitane town
http://www.tanegasima.co.jp/
http://www.takasakishuzo.com/
Shochu, loved by many people, is producedon land where Japan’s first sweet potatoes were cultivated.
※ Pictures shown here are some of the many available on Tanegashima.
YAKUSHIMA
Shochu breweryKAGOSHIMA
Event Information
Guide to tourist facilities
Tour information ※ For more information, please check directly to each contact.
Teppokan-Gun Museum (Tanegashima Development Center)〈Individuals〉 Adult 420yen、Elementary and junior high school students
130yen、High-school student 270yen〈Groups of 20 or more〉 Adult 360yen、Elementary and junior high school
students 80yen、High-school student 220yen■ Contact: TEL 0997-23-3215■ Open: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM(Last admission at 16:30)■ Closed: 25th of every month (Except in July / August)
Teppokan-Gun Museum (Tanegashima Development Center)
Gessotei, Akaogi Castle Cultural Heritage Museum
Masuda Tracking and Communication Station
Folk Heritage/Historical Museum
Kyodo-kan (Museum of Local history and folklore)
Tanegashima Aka-gome kan
Space Museum
※ Admission fees and/or opening hours are subject to change. Please contact each facility directly for more details.
● Folk Heritage/Historical Museum〈Individuals〉 Adult 157yen、Elementary and junior high school students 52yen、
High-school student 84yen〈Groups of 20 or more〉 Adult 105yen、Elementary and junior high school students
31yen、High-school student 52yen■ Open:09:00 AM to 17:00 PM (Last admission 4:30 PM)Closed: Mondays, The year-end and New Year holidays (Dec.28 ~ Jan.4) During exhibit change (temporary)■ Contact: TEL 0997-27-2233
● Masuda Tracking and Communication Station■ Admission :Free■ Open:10:00 AM to 17:00 PM■ Closed:Rocket launching days ■ Contact: TEL 0997-27-1990
● Kyodo-kan (Museum of Local history and folklore)■ Admission :Free■ Open:09:00 AM to 17:00 PM■ Closed:Monday, the fourth Friday of each month, (Dec.28 ~ Jan.4) ■ Contact: TEL 0997-26-0663
●Tanegashima Aka-gome kan■ Admission :Free■ Open:09:00 AM to 17:30 PM■ Closed:31 December & 1 January■ Contact: TEL 0997-26-7444
●Space Museum(Tanegashima Space Center )■ Admission :Free ■ Open:09:30 AM to 17:00 PM (May to August 07, 09:30 to 17:30)■ Closed:Every Monday (If Monday is a national holiday, it is closed on the following day.) January to 1 December 29, Rocket launching days ※ Generally open every day in August■ Other : Guided tour Three times a day facility (11:00, 13:30, 15:30) Required time: 1hour 15min.※ Admission free. Booking necessary. Admission fee to Space Museum is not included. ■ Contact: TEL 0997-26-9244
Minamitane town
Minamitane town
Minamitane town
Gessotei,Akaogi Castle Cultural Heritage Museum〈Individuals〉 Adult 200yen、Elementary and junior high school students 100yen、
High-school student150yen〈association〉 Adult 150yen、Elementary and junior high school students 50yen、
High-school student 100yen※ Discount tickets for Tanegashima Development Center (Teppokan - Gun Museum) are available.■ Contact: TEL 0997-22-2101■ Open: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Last admission 4:30 PM) ■ Closed: 25th every month (Except in July / August)
JanuaryO-mato Hazimeshiki(Nishinoomote City/Cultural properties designated by Kagoshima prefecture)
Uchu e habatake, “Fly into space” kite flying event(Minamitane town)◎Kaikomai dance(Minamitane town/Cultural properties designated by Kagoshima prefecture)
MarchRice Planting Ritual at Yahata Shrine(Minamitane town)
Tanegashima Rocket Marathon(Minamitane town)◎
AprilUrata Beach and Camp Site open(Nishinoomote city)
Rice Planting Ritual at Homan Shrine(Minamitane town/Cultural properties designated by
Kagoshima prefecture)
MayTanegashima Cup(Nishinoomote city)◎Children’s festival at Tanegashima Teppo-mura (Gun village)(Nishinoomote city)
JulyMunicipal swimming pool open to the public.(Until August 31)(Nishinoomote city)
NovemberFestival for commercial and industrial products(Nishinoomote city)◎Festival for agricultural, forestry and fishery products(Nakatane town)
Furusato (hometown) festival (Nov.2-3)(Minamitane town)◎
※◎ Marked events include matchlock guns test firing programs※ The month of each event is subject to change.
Pottery Kilns
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Sashimi
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Best served as sashimi. Fleshy and sweet. The taste does not change after being frozen, so it makes a good souvenir. It can also be enjoyed grilled with salt or butter.
This abalone-like snail locally known as Nagarame is a specialty product of Tanegashima. The clam is soft and the best season is early summer. Best enjoyed as sashimi or grilled with soybean paste flavor.
The best way to enjoy blue sprat is sashimi hand torn. Dip it in a sauce flavored with vinegar and miso. Can be enjoyed in many different ways: grilled, cooked with vegetables or deep-fried. Chiri-nabe pot is blue sprat cooked lightly along with vegetables and tofu soybean curds and eaten after dipping in a vinegar-flavored sauce. Recommended during hot summer. Other ways of appreciating Blue sprat is dried and salted overnight or dried with mirin.
Lives in rocky shores facing the Black Current. You can enjoy all parts in many ways such as sashimi, grilled and in Miso-soup.
The color is vivid red and rich, tasting sweet and delicate. Delicious boiled with salt, but even more so for pot cooking and soup. Mix Shochu into the shell with the crab innards and drink it to enjoy a different taste.
Annou sweet potato is famous as the king of sweet potatoes. It is a special and unique product of Tanegashima, where the salty wind blows across the island. This brand is very popular because it is moist and sweet, with a sugar content as high as 16 degrees. Shochu made from Annnou sweet potato is also delicious.
Caught mainly around Tanegashima. The Japanese name is Zori-ebi lobster. It is called Zori (Japanese sandal) because of its flat shape. It may be flat on the outside, but inside the shell it is filled with an enjoyable chewable nature. Very good as sashimi, boiled or grilled with butter.
Wild amberjack with its moderate fat caught by pole-and-line fishing is exquisite. It can be served as sashimi, grilled or cooked.
Features its sweet smell, fresh sour taste and richness in vitamin C. Its jellylike fruit pulp has a unique sweet taste and aroma, and is good for making jelly, sorbet and juice.
Features r ich v i tamin C , deep fragrance and full sweetness. Best eaten when cut into small pieces.
Fresh and wild vegetables such as thistle, Nigadake bamboo shoots and potatoes, as well as local dishes such as Kakaran dango, Tsunomaki and peanut curd are available throughout the year.
Rich in protein. Best served as sashimi or tataki (slightly roasted).
All Seasons
All Seasons
Broad-finned squid
Tokobushi abalone Blue sprat
Spiny lobster
Red frog crab Annou Sweet Potato
Locust lobster
Snap garden peas
Sugar cane
Brown sugarTanegashima purple sweet potato
SashimiFried
Miso soupAmberjack
Passion fruit
Miso-grilled Tokobushi abalone
Fully ripened Mango
Striped bonitoDeep-fried minced flying fish paste
Kakaran Dango (sweet rice dumpling wrapped in Smilax china leaf)Tunomaki (Sweet rice cake wrapped in Dachiku bamboo leaf) Peanut curd