Welcome to the Shigetomi Beach Nature House
Nagisa Museum!
The Nagisa Museum is located on Shigetomi Beach, overlooking Kinkowan Bay and Sakurajima Island, and is a facility for interacting with the nature of Kinkowan Bay. It introduces the creatures and natural characteristics of Kinkowan and the Shigetomi Tidal Flat.
INFORMATION
EVENT
ABOUTKINKOWAN BAY
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POINT 01Landscapes
Kinkowan Bay is a bay created by large volcanic eruptions and tectonic movements. Although it is a far-inland bay, it has a maximum depth of 237 meters, and also features the Sakurajima volcano and ocean floor volcanoes which are active even now, and are amongst the handful of active volcanoes in the world.
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POINT 02Living Organisms
Shigetomi Beach has approx. 53 ha (131 acres) of tidal flats, the largest in Kinkowan Bay. The tidal flats that connect the sea and land play a role in cleansing the sea water and are a habitat and feeding ground for many creatures.
ACTIVITY
Here we will introduce activities that you can experience
in and around Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park
while enjoying nature, such as
marine sports, fishing, hot springs.
ACCESS
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from TOKYO
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from KYOTO
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from OSAKA
KIRISHIMA-KINKOWAN NATIONAL PARK
SHIGETOMI BEACH NATURE HOUSENAGISA MUSEUM
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- am 9:00 - pm 17:00
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899-5652 7675, Hiramatsu, Aira City,
Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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