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21 Dec 2025 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
A trip to Sakurajima encapsulated what I want to do with my life. After my freedom post on it went viral, a friend privately messaged me to urge me to buy Sakurajima mikan. THEY ARE IN SEASON! she shrieked in all caps. Normally, I wouldn’t bother...
8 May 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
With the advent of the JR Kyushu Shinkansen, travelling to Kagoshima has never been easier. Favorably compared to its sister city, Naples, you can expect mild weather, an active volcano, and - best of all - passionate individuals! Here are five thing...
24 Mar 2024 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Like many Japanese children, my son is utterly fascinated with the jinbei zame (whale shark). Jinbei is also the name of a patterned pyjama worn in summer, so that’s why the whale shark is named as such. My family and I visited Kagoshima Aquarium be...
20 Dec 2023 1 minute read 0 comments cryotosensei
Kagoshima makes a vivid impression. Home to Sakurajima, it may greet you with volcanic ash adorning car tops and building roofs, courtesy of this active volcano’s ashen showers. Take the tram to observe whale sharks at Kagoshima Aquarium or the ferry...
25 Jul 2022 1 minute read 0 comments AverageVancouverite
At 20:05 local time, the Sakurajima Volcano on Kagoshima prefecture of Japan erupted, sending cinders, ashes, and rocks up to 2.5 kilometers (about 1.5 miles) from the crater. Following the eruption, the Japan Meteorological Agency raised the eruptio...
