Must-see nightlife in Kagoshima

  • Honkaku Shōchū Bar Ishizue

    Kagoshima

    This chic, amber-and-wood shōchū bar has everything going for it, and it's one of the finest places to drink Kagoshima's prefectural liquor. There are…

  • Karakara

    Kagoshima

    On the 3rd floor of a generic bar building next to a 7-Eleven, a low door leads to another dimension. Enthusiastic owner Hiroshi-san has crammed every…

  • Dolphin Industry

    Kagoshima

    This new, surf-themed beer and burger bar brings the California wave across the Pacific. A friendly, just-off-Huntington-Beach vibe of surfboard art,…

  • Recife

    Kagoshima

    This arty, mellow three-floor shop-bar-restaurant also has DJ decks and hosts occasional parties. It's popular with expat groovers and English-speaking…

  • Retroft

    Kagoshima

    There's a lot going on in this retro-cool space c 1968: part cafe, part used bookshop, part artist gathering place. Coffee, hot dogs and local sweets are…

  • Beer Reise

    Kagoshima

    This cheery, intimate bar has Guinness and Japanese and international craft beers on draft, plus about 15 more in bottles. All the better to wash down…

  • Big Ben

    Kagoshima

    This basement meeting spot has dozens of beers from around the world, memorabilia from around the world, and patrons from – wait for it – around the world…