Kagoshima, Japan

Travel Blogs from Kagoshima (43)

"Danger, danger!", Kagoshima, Japan travel blog
"Danger, danger!"
Apr 20, 2007

... , Andrea had forced it on me while I was in Kyoto, and I`m glad she did as unsurprisingly, it`s pretty good. I didn`t arrive in Kagoshima until 8pm, and there was no rest for the wicked as I had a lot of planning to do. Again with one eye on the weather ...

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Meeting Tatsu..., Kagoshima, Japan travel blog
Meeting Tatsu...
Apr 21, 2007

... as it was absolutely scorching outside. However, the prospect of seeing Sakurajima, the active volcano across the water from Kagoshima, from a superb vantage point was too good an opportunity to miss. Besides, after all the hiking that I`d done in the ...

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Kagoshima with Sayaka and family, Kagoshima, Japan travel blog
Kagoshima with Sayaka and family
Dec 13, 2007

... bus, three trains, one which was the incredible 270km/hr bullet train, and eight hours later that day we arrived in Kagoshima at the very southern tip of Japan in Kyushu, Sayaka's home town.  We had no idea we were going that far, but how exciting!& ...

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Winding down, Kagoshima, Japan travel blog
Winding down
Nov 5, 2007

... long day of meeting with the Mayor of Kagoshima City, Visiting the local newspaper and visting the Governer of the Kagoshima Prefecture.  Georgia State and the Kagoshima Prefecture are "sister states".  We delivered a letter from Sonny Perdue to ...

A travel blog entry by christopheroren

Attractions in Kagoshima (8)

Senganen
Senganen

9700-1 Yoshino-cho Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Kyushu-Okinawa, Japan

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This vast, ancient Japanese-style garden, which overlooks Sakurajima and Kinko Bay, was once owned by the ruling family of Kagoshima.
Furusato Onsen
Furusato Onsen

Furusato Machi 1076-1, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Kyushu-Okinawa, Japan

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Amu Plaza Kagoshima
Amu Plaza Kagoshima

1-1 Chuocho Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Kyushu-Okinawa, Japan

4.00

Saigo Takamori Statue
Saigo Takamori Statue

Central Park, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Kyushu-Okinawa, Japan

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A statue of this local hero and leader of the movement that ended feudalism in Japan stands in military uniform in this city's Central Park.

Forum Discussions on Kagoshima (6)

Japan Starter Kit
Posted on Nov 7, 2009, 09:24:35
... worth the extra expense. For getting to Okinawa, it's almost mandatory (save for a few long boats from Tokyo, Osaka and Kagoshima), and it can save a significant amount of time in getting to farther-flung areas like Hokkaidō and Kyūshū ...
Yakushima / Slow train pass help
Posted on Jun 11, 2009, 13:44:51
... you should kind of do it without any real destination in mind. Just in case anyone else needs to know how to take a slow train to Kagoshima I haven't figured the entire trip out and I don't think I will until I am in Japan and I just book all my ...
Yakushima / Slow train pass help
Posted on Jun 10, 2009, 16:08:45
... to Kagoshima and Shimama. The "Toppy"[1] and "Rocket"[2] Jetfoil ferries can be taken from Kagoshima; they both take approximately 2 hours depending on if there are stops at Ibusuki and Tanegashima. They cost approximately 7000 yen ...
Yakushima / Slow train pass help
Posted on Jun 10, 2009, 23:12:18
... train. I think you will have a great trip and from what I can tell on the map of the website, the Seishun definitely appears to go to Kagoshima. Yakushima island also looks like an awesome place and I assume you will try to take a ferry from Kagoshima?

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