Volcano Ash Painting & Sakurajima

OVERVIEW

Create a painting using colorful ash from an active volcano and gaze out over a volcanic landscape left behind after a significant eruption. After a short ferry ride across Kagoshima Bay, you will travel on to Ougaku Tougei, a pottery shop near Mount Sakurajima, a towering volcano that constantly emits smoke and ash. An artisan will teach you to make a unique painting by gluing colored ash from Sakurajima onto a sketch in a process somewhat like painting by numbers. As inspiration, you will see other volcanic ash art on display and pottery made with ash from Sakurajima. From top of the nearby Arimura Lava Observation Deck, you will enjoy a sweeping view of a landscape that a volcanic eruption in 1946 left in its wake. Feel free to walk the trail that winds through the blackened lava field. Back in Kagoshima, you will enjoy leisure time in the bustling shopping district Tenmonkan.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Behold the still-active volcano Mount Sakurajima while riding a ferry across the bay.
• Join a hands-on workshop and paint a picture using colored ash from the Sakurajima volcano.
• Enjoy a close-up look at a barren volcanic landscape from a 1946 eruption.
• Spend free time shopping in Tenmonkan, the area’s largest shopping arcade.

HELPFUL HINTS

• Dress in weather-appropriate clothing.
• Wear flat comfortable walking shoes.