A Trip to Sakurajima: The Door to Hell Is Locked

The main shrine at Tsukiyomi Jinja.

The monument bearing Takahama Kyoshi’s poem.

Rough seaside scenery, courtesy of old lava flows.

Hedges abloom with satsuki.

These evacuation shelters are set up all over Sakurajima.

The Kurokami buried torii. It was originally three meters tall, but most of the height is hidden under lava.

The mystifying road sign.

The road leading to Kurokami Lava Hell.

The abominable “no entrance” sign.