Hakamagoshi-Karasujima Lava Trail

Pretty awesome trail, long walk, easy to get to. Just a 15 min ferry ride. Beautiful

It's a trail that's off the beaten path for sure. I walked the entire thing from the south side back to the footbath and I only saw 2 people on the way. At around 2 hours before sunset, the view was absolutely stunning and it was a cool 21 degrees. It definitely doesn't seem like it gets as much love as the other tourist spots, but it was a really nice walk with a ton of stray cats, most of which are quite friendly!

Beautiful walk, although not terribly maintained. Lots of stray cats, most very cute (apparently people leave their cats here?). Cute view of a small private harbor in one of the mini-bays. Definitely recommend a bike, the trail is rather long without water.

A pleasant walk along the rugged coast. My English is not perfect, but for me, "trail" meant something much more sporty. Nope, you can gladly walk that one in high heels. I disliked the idea of a wide asphalted path in a geopark. Thankfully there are a few paths where you can wander off and reach the shore. It's much more fun. Beside natural basaltic rocks erected erratically on both sides and only partly revegetated, you will see a few sculptures with Haiku (in that case, it's poetry on the sakurajima). They are transliterated in romaji but unfortunately not always translated. I started on the trail at the far end of the ferry terminal and it took me a good hour to walk back (slowly). The trail ends at the very pleasant foot bath with hot volcanic water, which is why I recommend it!

Entrance to the lava trail is opposite the visitors centre so it's only a 5 minute walk from the ferry to get a taste of the volcanics. There is also a large foot bath at the entrance as well for those who are interested