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Hotel Kokubuso Kirishima

3-24-16 Kokubu Chuo Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu-Okinawa, 899-4332, Japan

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Slight misdirection

A travel blog entry by evelyncurry

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Yes, we didn't realize we were not in Hiroshima until asking at Information how we should get to Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. No wonder she gave us a confused look. We got on the wrong train; about an hour south of Hakata, 2.5 hours south east of Hiroshima. The most southern west point of Japan before taking ferries to the islands.... Not where we wanted to be. But God ...

Trapped in Limbo

A travel blog entry by mchao

... Do I go to Tokyo, find a random hostel and cancel the one in Nagoya, which will probably cost me two days? I had no idea what was the right decision--neither did the airline workers. In the end, I'm here at a random business hotel near the airport hoping tomorrow will let me fly, but I can't really say I've made the right decision.

The typhoon will probably be even closer to Nagoya tomorrow, but then the day after, when I'm heading up to ...

Kagoshima: The Calm before the Storm

A travel blog entry by mchao

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... were pretty unpalatable, especially the warmongering aspect, but there's no doubt that the people here love him as a folk hero. The nostalgia of looking back towards the samurai era is probably something everyone here can imagine, in much the same way we sometimes have this rosy 1950s view in the US.

After visiting all things Saigo Takamori based, I headed up to Shiroyama, the hill that overlooks Kagoshima. From the top, I ...

Around Kagoshima: Volcano and Festival

A travel blog entry by mchao

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... the kids.

Now, like most festivals, this one is based around some type of religious practice, even if it's not apparant from the bright lights and carnival atmosphere. At about 8PM, off on a side street, these portable shrines or mikoshi are paraded around. What I had expected was some dancing, slowly moving the float around the crowd and cheering. What it actually was, was local groups participating in a mikoshi race. Men would take up the floats, race ...

Kirishima: Plan B it is

A travel blog entry by mchao

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... at Takachiho gawara were inaccessible. That meant my two days of hiking were reduced to one, which was at Ebino kogen highlands. This area surrounds several onsen hotels, which are a major draw for families and non-hikers.

From Ebino, Karakuni, the most westward peak of the range, is also out of commission. This leaves many smaller attractions in a nature loop around the Ebino plateau. Among them are three volcanic lakes, ...

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