23‏/12‏/2014

Sakurajima in All Seasons

Kagoshima's volcano throughout the year

By Mandy Bartok

Community writer

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Sakurajima is clearly visible from the volcano's highest observation point

Sakurajima is clearly visible from the volcano's highest observation point

Sakurajima on a clear spring day

Sakurajima on a clear spring day

A cloud-covered Sakurajima as viewed from the Shiroyama Lookout in Kagoshima

A cloud-covered Sakurajima as viewed from the Shiroyama Lookout in Kagoshima

Sakurajima covered in a rare snowfall, as viewed from the Kagoshima port

Sakurajima covered in a rare snowfall, as viewed from the Kagoshima port

A view of the volcano from the ferry

A view of the volcano from the ferry

Wet weather produces a rainbow over the ferry that runs to Sakurajima

Wet weather produces a rainbow over the ferry that runs to Sakurajima

Sakurajima is clearly visible from the volcano's highest observation point

Sakurajima on a clear spring day

A cloud-covered Sakurajima as viewed from the Shiroyama Lookout in Kagoshima

Sakurajima covered in a rare snowfall, as viewed from the Kagoshima port

A view of the volcano from the ferry

Wet weather produces a rainbow over the ferry that runs to Sakurajima

Sakurajima, a massive volcano, looms over the southern Japanese city of Kagoshima. It can be seen from multiple vantage points throughout the city and reached via a ten-minute ferry ride from Kagoshima port. Sakurajima's lofty peaks change their appearance throughout the year. In summer, they can be covered in clouds while in winter, a rare frigid day can see them cloaked in snow. I was lucky enough to catch the volcano on a windy and rainy day ... which resulted in a display of several rainbows over the mountains and sea!

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