{"id":10014,"date":"2016-05-06T15:15:35","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T06:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=10014"},"modified":"2020-03-27T11:00:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T02:00:28","slug":"steamy-sakurajima-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Kagoshima – Slightly Steamy Sakurajima Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sakurajima Rainbow Beach is unsurprisingly the only beach on Sakurajima and it is for this exact reason that it seems so out of place. Not only does this beach have a close up view of the ferry port, but it’s also layered with a light dusting of grey volcanic ash. Safe to say, the location does not exactly scream the tropical relaxation you would find in Barbados.<\/p>\n

\"Sakurajima<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Sakurajima<\/a><\/p>\n

The artificial beach is located just 5 minutes walk from Sakurajima Ferry Port and is featured somewhat heavily in the advertising for the island, but I\u2019m a little curious as to why. It’ss a very small beach, and the ash would make bathing there less than pleasant. I can only imagine that it becomes more lively in the summer, when the sheer heat will begin to make the water look inviting.<\/p>\n

\"Sakurajima<\/a><\/p>\n

The beach itself is split into two small areas of similar size, each bordered with solidified volcanic rock at various angles and each spattered with a thin, marble-like dusting of grey, volcanic ash over its light, smooth, consistent imported sand. Clearly, Sakurajima has integrated this beach into its inescapable volcanic landscape, but this time, it does not really add to its appeal.<\/p>\n

\"Sakurajima<\/a><\/p>\n

Strangely, the water was rather still, unlike the lapping waves you would see at a more natural beach site. In fact, the sea area seemed more like a bay, with water occasionally swaying against the shore, possibly due to the frequent passing ferries. The water was clean, but it was not hot, as I had hoped it would be. Rather, it was very similar to any seaside in England, if not maybe a little bit warmer. None-the-less, with the volcanic ash coating the sand and undoubtedly sprinkled in the sea, I\u2019m not sure I would want to go swimming in there too often.<\/p>\n

\"Sakurajima<\/a><\/p>\n

While the beach wasn\u2019t steaming, I was delighted to stumble over some steamy grates on the concrete path just before the beach. It took a few moments of investigation to realise the source of the steam, before disbelief came across me. Steam was actually rising through the ground underneath the grate. Was it the Volcano? I\u2019m not sure, but it was definitely another new, magical experience that blew my mind once more.<\/p>\n

\"metal<\/a><\/p>\n

While I\u2019m sure the locals and perhaps even some visitors appreciate Sakurajima\u2019s only beach; coming from a seaside town myself, I simply find it slightly strange. The location is not particularly relaxing and, both the beach and sea do not seem to be particularly inviting. Since it is right next to the Ferry Port, it might be worth a look, but it\u2019s definitely a tourist attraction you could skip if you are lacking time.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n[cft format=0]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The volcanic ash covered beach of Sakurajima is unsurprisingly the only beach on Sakurajima, Kagoshima prefecture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":10017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pgc_meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,1415,23],"tags":[1341,1300,1338],"class_list":{"0":"post-10014","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-activities","8":"category-kyushu","9":"category-sightseeing","10":"tag-beach","11":"tag-kagoshima","12":"tag-nature"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nKagoshima - Slightly Steamy Sakurajima Beach<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The volcanic ash covered beach of Sakurajima is unsurprisingly the only beach on Sakurajima.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kagoshima - Slightly Steamy Sakurajima Beach\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The volcanic ash covered beach of Sakurajima is unsurprisingly the only beach on Sakurajima.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"VOYAPON\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-05-06T06:15:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-03-27T02:00:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0950.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2048\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1365\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Hazel Taylor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Hazel Taylor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Hazel Taylor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8e5210c43af7bb6d4f9cb31b182e4daf\"},\"headline\":\"Kagoshima – Slightly Steamy Sakurajima Beach\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-05-06T06:15:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-27T02:00:28+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/\"},\"wordCount\":464,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0950.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Beach\",\"Kagoshima Prefecture\",\"Nature\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Activities\",\"Kyushu\",\"Sightseeing\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2016\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/\",\"name\":\"Kagoshima - Slightly Steamy Sakurajima Beach\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0950.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-05-06T06:15:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-27T02:00:28+00:00\",\"description\":\"The volcanic ash covered beach of Sakurajima is unsurprisingly the only beach on Sakurajima.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0950.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0950.jpg\",\"width\":2048,\"height\":1365,\"caption\":\"Sakurajima Beach\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Kagoshima – Slightly Steamy Sakurajima Beach\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/\",\"name\":\"VOYAPON\",\"description\":\"Japan Travel Visitors Guide\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Voyapon\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/10162038\/logo_voyapon.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/10162038\/logo_voyapon.jpg\",\"width\":1417,\"height\":1417,\"caption\":\"Voyapon\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8e5210c43af7bb6d4f9cb31b182e4daf\",\"name\":\"Hazel Taylor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/11122733\/Hazel-Taylor.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/11122733\/Hazel-Taylor.png\",\"caption\":\"Hazel Taylor\"},\"description\":\"A lover of nature, food and dangerous heights. Originally from a small seaside town in Essex, England, I am making the most of exploring all the curves and colours of Japan. My one aim is to raise the profile of the most extroadinary places in Japan, so that you too may explore the depth and breath of this wonderous place.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/author\/hazel\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Kagoshima - Slightly Steamy Sakurajima Beach","description":"The volcanic ash covered beach of Sakurajima is unsurprisingly the only beach on Sakurajima.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Kagoshima - Slightly Steamy Sakurajima Beach","og_description":"The volcanic ash covered beach of Sakurajima is unsurprisingly the only beach on Sakurajima.","og_url":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/","og_site_name":"VOYAPON","article_published_time":"2016-05-06T06:15:35+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-03-27T02:00:28+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2048,"height":1365,"url":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0950.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Hazel Taylor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Hazel Taylor","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/"},"author":{"name":"Hazel Taylor","@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8e5210c43af7bb6d4f9cb31b182e4daf"},"headline":"Kagoshima – Slightly Steamy Sakurajima Beach","datePublished":"2016-05-06T06:15:35+00:00","dateModified":"2020-03-27T02:00:28+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/"},"wordCount":464,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0950.jpg","keywords":["Beach","Kagoshima Prefecture","Nature"],"articleSection":["Activities","Kyushu","Sightseeing"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2016","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/","url":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/","name":"Kagoshima - Slightly Steamy Sakurajima Beach","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0950.jpg","datePublished":"2016-05-06T06:15:35+00:00","dateModified":"2020-03-27T02:00:28+00:00","description":"The volcanic ash covered beach of Sakurajima is unsurprisingly the only beach on Sakurajima.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0950.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_0950.jpg","width":2048,"height":1365,"caption":"Sakurajima Beach"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/steamy-sakurajima-beach\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Kagoshima – Slightly Steamy Sakurajima Beach"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/","name":"VOYAPON","description":"Japan Travel Visitors Guide","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#organization","name":"Voyapon","url":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/10162038\/logo_voyapon.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/10162038\/logo_voyapon.jpg","width":1417,"height":1417,"caption":"Voyapon"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#\/schema\/person\/8e5210c43af7bb6d4f9cb31b182e4daf","name":"Hazel Taylor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/11122733\/Hazel-Taylor.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/s3.voyapon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/11122733\/Hazel-Taylor.png","caption":"Hazel Taylor"},"description":"A lover of nature, food and dangerous heights. Originally from a small seaside town in Essex, England, I am making the most of exploring all the curves and colours of Japan. My one aim is to raise the profile of the most extroadinary places in Japan, so that you too may explore the depth and breath of this wonderous place.","url":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/author\/hazel\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}