William Kyuden (Kyushu Denryoku, our electricity utility) runs two nuclear power plants (genshiryokuhatsudensho, 原子力発電所) in Kyushu: Genkai (玄海原子力発電所), west of Fukuoka City and closer to Tsushima than to Kumamoto; and Sendai ( 川内原子力発電所), south of Akune in Kagoshima. Their website gives current reactor status: https://www.kyuden.co.jp/nuclear_index.html Kagoshima is well-known for its unique pronunciation. The further south one travels, the more non-intuitive it becomes, which is why Miyagi Sendai (仙台), the team which won the national baseball championship, makes sense, but all one’s training insists that 川内 should be pronounced “Kawachi,” as it sensibly is in Kumamoto (different kanji: 河内.） Kagoshima Sendai (as it is often called for differentiation) has some gorgeous beaches which nobody visits due to its isolation. Some have fantastic rock formations. A road trip is recommended; best would be to bring a tent or ryokan money and make it a two-day trip. I drove by once and thought I’d take the local road past the nuclear reactor. It is beautiful: Rolling, grassy hills with small, windbeaten trees. It wasn’t long before I realized I was being followed. Security is very tight, and I suppose a lone foreigner driving slowly and stopping frequently attracted attention. I was never stopped, though. The area is worth a visit.