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Kikura Onsen Kirishima

4385 Hayatoreigawa Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu-Okinawa, Japan

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Slight misdirection

A travel blog entry by evelyncurry

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... Once found they called Hakata station, confirmed we did buy the tickets there. We received new tickets to Hiroshima and would receive a refund when arriving at Hiroshima. How amazingly awesome!!!?? Ashley and I were so thankful we gave the girls hugs and got a photo with them.

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Trapped in Limbo

A travel blog entry by mchao

... low key than Tsukiji or Asaichi in Hakodate. Less cajoling you to buy something and probably more utilitarian than touristy. We spied several large fish with humongous eyes, including a 88 kilo beast that looked damned ugly under the water. I still cannot get over the price of fish in Japan--it's literally a quarter of the cost of fish in the US. In contrast, fruit is exorbitant--I found a box of four fruits, probably picked and handled with ridiculous ...

Kagoshima: The Calm before the Storm

A travel blog entry by mchao

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... the wrong road down (I thought there was only 1) and ended up walking in the wrong direction. But luckily, Kagoshima's relatively small so only a half hour detour I made it back to Tenmonkan, the main shopping and entertainment district. Importantly, it's covered and immensely navigable in the rain. I can't say there was anything hugely different about this shopping arcade versus any other I've been to in Japan, but it's a good way to while ...

Around Kagoshima: Volcano and Festival

A travel blog entry by mchao

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... land bridge from Sakurajima to Kyushu proper and wiped out several communities.

The take home message from the exhibits seems to be that Sakurajima is very active (I got that when my laundry got covered in ash a week ago). In fact, it had 80 eruptions in 2008, but over 1000 last year and we're over half of last year already in 2011. So I'm not liking this trend for the future, I have to say. It doesn't help that it's still nearly impossible to ...

Kirishima: Plan B it is

A travel blog entry by mchao

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... on the major mountain climbs turning into thankfulness. Though the spirit was willing, my legs felt like hamburger meat--beaten up and soft. So maybe it was a sign that I should be taking a vacation from my vacation and resting up while I had the chance.

Still, though, I had the afternoon for hiking, and if you paid the price of admission you have to do the rides. And the loop is still long--clocking in at 4 hours roundtrip with ...

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