2026 Satsuma-cho Summer Festival: Passionate Singing Festival (熱唱祭) — A Full One-Day Course

Centered on the Satsuma-cho Summer Festival: Passionate Singing Festival (熱唱祭), held on Saturday, August 1, 2026, this course lets you spend a full day in the town of Miyanojo (宮之城), spread along the banks of the Sendai River (川内川). At midday, visit the Kagoshima Shimazu Family Cemetery (鹿児島島津家墓所), the resting place of generations of Miyanojo Shimazu family heads, and take a leisurely walk through the quiet grounds lined with massive stone mausoleums. In the afternoon, soak your feet at the footbath of Kami-no-Yu (神ノ湯), a communal bathhouse at Shibi Onsen (紫尾温泉), to ease your travel fatigue, then take a stroll along Chuo-dori (中央通り) to look for souvenirs. In the evening, have dinner near the venue while securing your spot for the fireworks. At 7:00 p.m., fireworks light up the night sky one after another over the banks of the Sendai River, coloring the summer night with the community's energy. A definitive Satsuma-cho summer plan, packed with a historic cemetery stroll, a hot spring, and powerful fireworks.