Sakurajima Visitor Center in Kagoshima

Foot 🦶🏻 bath was awesome!

Nice visitor center. Try to come here first...it gives you some history and volcano facts, there is also a 30m movie you can watch (with English subtitles). Also it show you whats around the area. Plus you can get a nice footbath here! A small shop inside had some nice things too.

A place where you can buy a bus pass (500yento go around sakurajima, and you get a small discount for ferry ticket as well.

Very helpful staff and a small free museum about the volcano. Its a little ways walk but worth it.

Interactive, informative. Right beside a bus stop (duh uh).

Its small but free and packed with interesting information. They also had quite a lot of information in English, Chinese and Korean too. The gift shop also had some nice things, including postcards made from tatami!

I arrived at the visitor centre before 9am but it wasn’t open yet, so I went for a dip in the free foot onsen nearby before coming back here again. Was pleasantly surprised by the small museum in the visitor centre, especially the real-time camera footage and status of the island’s active volcano Sakurajima. There were also many interactive displays that teach about volcanoes and stuff so kids would love it here. The staff in the visitor centre was very friendly too, even though they don’t speak much English.

Small but informative museum that explains the volcanics on the island. There is also a short movie with multiple subtitles to watch as well

Nice little information center regarding the volcano and town. Took us 30minutes, we came in just before closing so didnt watch the video they have in the theatre. Also sells local souvenirs.

A must-see for everyone who makes the tour around the volcano and wants some background information or Sakurajima-related gifts. Its difficult to find the right balance between being superficial or too detailed and boring. This place pulls it off.

This is a small centre that has volcanic displays; including a model of the volcano, displays of the vegetation re-growth, and a video display of the volcano erupting. There are seats, and people to answer questions. Please note the displays are in Japanese only, but are pretty self explanatory. Plus, you can get fresh mandarins there.

well worth the stop, foot bath just behind the center.

Super friendly staff willing to help. Informative displays. This is what a visitor centre should be!

Stopped by this visitor center and learned more about the history and formation of the island and surrounding area. Very educational with a small shop inside. Limited parking around

Good place to learn about the island and Volcano before you start heading out. The 13 min documentary is also worth watching as it has multiple language subtitles and is very informative. Also worth trying out the free foot baths.

Nothing special. Only a few visitors came there.....

Biked rental is expensive ($25 USD for 3hbut the only other option on the island has no gears. Admission is free though and they have a short documentary as well as an exhibition on volcanoes and the history of the island.

Its a very small place for visitors. It looks like a small museum for Sakurajima (they also sell some souvenirsI actually got lots of information at here!

Only foot bath in this area I prefer. Museum has only japanese

Interactive place! Great start point to begin your journey in Sakurajima. English explanations also in the panels.

A very detail show room about the volcano explosion history in 櫻島, very informative.

nice staff, interesting museum and informative 13 minute video about sakurajima (would recommend)

The staff is very nice, friendly and helpful. The museum is cool and it has a lot of information of Sakurajima to learn.There is a restroom inside the center. There is also some souvenirs, fruits, and a few local deserts.This visitor center is suitable for family with children and also everyone who would like to learn more about Sakurajima.

Beautiful view with hot spring

Great experience, videos and photos.Could know how was the eruptions in the past.Also the difficulty of a life living together with a big volcano, wearing protectors, clean the ash.

Information Customer Service Japanese lady was helpful to explain in details how to move around the island. Thanks to her.

Great to know more about Sakurajima. Theres a lot of information in English but there could be more.

Nice little visitor center with some stuff to buy, restrooms, information desk and a exhibition about Sakurajima volcano.

Very informative Visitor Center, view point and bus station located 700m from the ferry terminal. Turn right after arrival and follow signs. Ask to see the short video about Sakurajiama. It has English subtitles. There also the start of an interesting costal walk the Yogan Nagisa Trail to point 10 on your map

This place has so much information, at no cost. Able to rent a great looking bike as well. Theatre is also available with a 15 minute movie on Sukurajima. A great place to start a day trip on the mountain

I enjoyed hot spring near the visitor center and I used the island view bus for the tour.

Understand more about the history of the volcano and the local products

Must visit here because providing complete information and history of Sakarujima, and also selling unique sourviner

Very friendly visitors center, they will provide you with all info about Sakurajima. Next door is free hot foot spa facing sea.

Great spot good tourist information - there is a foot bath + nekos!

Small museum and displays about the island and volcano, little gift shop, rest rooms, information desk

I took the tour bus(island view busat this visitor center bus stop. It took just few minutes to walk from the port. Thats why I can firmly say that dropping by this center first is better. You can enjoy both this facility and the tour bus. At this center, I got some souvenirs and lots of information which were provided as a form of video clips and images. A spoy worthy to visit especially for tourists, for sure!

That visitor centre of sakurajima volcano was amazing, have all the information and pictures of the volcanic activities, comparing the old and new shapes forms of the sakurajima volcano, the have the number of activities per year, and a complete explanation about the big exploration years ago. They have beautiful post cards for sale, and some 3d paper craft very interesting, definitely recommend to visit this place to know more about this sacred place.

My fsmily enjoyed much hear especially for watching the movie of introduction for Sakurazima. Small museum was nice too.

Really nice place with a free museum that shows a lot of things about the volcano (and a short movie). I really recommend getting there first when you reach the island after taking the ferry so you can identify what you want to see. The foot baths are next to it and they offer a great and relaxing view of the sakurajima.

There were few tourists stopping by the centre, but the facilities and exhibits here are good 👍, and its worthwhile to pay a visit here. The staff working here might give you a questionnaire, its long and tedious, but dont give it up soon because after filling up all the questions you will get a little present.

There are a museum, a theater, and a shop about Sakurajima mountain in this visitor center. A shop has Sakurajima postcards and stamp for sell. Behind the visitor center has a public foot onsen that you can relax, when waiting a next bus go up to the top of view point.

Free visitor centre with great information about Sakurajima and volcanic activity in general. 5 min walk from the ferry port

Very friendly staff, there is also video exhibition inside about Sakurajima , and most importantly the entrance fee is FREE.

Nice place to learn about the island.

Complimentary 10 minute educational video of Mt. Sakurajima history with English subtitles was useful and interesting. Other interesting exhibits in the museum along with souvenirs and snacks available for purchase.

The staff there are very nice and friendly, besides having souvenirs to buy, the place there also have a mini cinema to let visitors to know more about the history and the place of Sakurajima, visitors can ask for the different language of the subtitle of the video too.

This visitor center has plenty of information on the history of Sakurajima. The old lady in charge of the place is very nice and patient.

Nice introduction to the island. Go here before you hike the island. Watch the movie with english subtitles. Very informative.

There is a museum dedicated to the history of Sakurajima and its blasts through the history.With English explanations!There are also souvenirs you can buy.