The Satsuma Peninsula (薩摩半島 Satsuma-hantō) is a peninsula which projects south from the southwest part of Kyushu Island, Japan. To the west lies the East China Sea, while to the east it faces the Osumi Peninsula across Kagoshima Bay. Politically it belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture, and it includes the prefectural capital, Kagoshima City Kyushu region, Japan Kyushu (ä¹å· kyÅ«shÅ«) is the third largest island of Japan and most southerly and westerly of the four main islands. ... Satellite image of Osumi Peninsula The Osumi Peninsula (大é åå³¶, Åsumi HantÅ) projects south from the Japanese island of Kyushu and includes the southernmost point on the island, Cape Sata. ... Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県 Kagoshima-ken) is located on Kyushu island, Japan. ... Kagoshima (鹿å å³¶å¸; -shi) is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwest tip of the Kyushu island of Japan. ...
Near the southern tip of the peninsula is the 924-metre Mount Kaimon (Kaimon-dake) and the hot springs of Ibusuki Onsen.