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By Airplane
- From Tokyo (Haneda) to Kagoshima (1 hr. 40 min.)
- From Osaka (Kansai/ Itami) to Kagoshima (1 hr. 5 min.)
- From Nagoya to Kagoshima (1 hr. 20 min.)
- Also direct flights from Okayama, Hiroshima, Matsuyama, Sapporo, and other major cities are available.
* Local bus is available from the airport to the inner city. Take the airport bus or Nangoku Kotsu bus from the airport to Nishi-kagoshima station (Approx. 55 min.)
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By Train
- From Tokyo
- Take the super express Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen "Nozomi" or "Hikari" from Tokyo to Hakata. Transfer to L express "Tsubame" to Nishi-kagoshima (8 hrs. 55 min.)
- Take the sleeping express "Hayabusa" from Tokyo to Nishi-kagoshima (21 hrs.)
- From Osaka, Nagoya
- Take the super express Tokaido Sanyo Shinkansen "Nozomi" or "Hikari" from Shin-Osaka to Hakata. Transfer to L express "Tsubame" to Nishi-kagoshima (6 hrs. 15 min.) (7 hrs. 15 min. from Nagoya)
- Take the sleeping express "Naha" from Shin-osaka to Nishi-kagoshima (14 hrs. 5 min.)
- Take the sleeping express "Hayabusa" from Nagoya to Nishi-kagoshima (16 hrs. 20 min.)
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By Bus
- From Osaka
- Take "Southern Cross", "Tropical-go", or "Tropical Liner" from Osaka to Kagoshima (12 hrs. 40 min.) / Nankai Denki Tetsudo, Kinki Nihon Tetsudo, Hayashida Sangyo Kotsu, Kagoshima Kotsu are the bus companies.
- Take "Satsuma-go" from Osaka to Nishi-kagoshima (11 hrs. 40 min.)/ Hankyu Bus, Nangoku Kotsu are the bus companies.
- From Nagoya
- Take "Kinkowan-go" from Nagoya to Kagoshima (13 hrs. 30 min.)/ Nagoya Tetsudo, Kagoshima Kotsu, Nangoku Kotsu, Hayashida Sangyo Kotsu are the bus companies.
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Local Transportation
- A one-day pass for the streetcar to cover the whole city and the local bus to cover the designated area is convenient. The pass is valid for "Kagoshima City View-go" to visit major sightseeing spots including the Museum of the Meiji Restoration, the Statue of Saigo Takamori, as well as Iso Garden.
- Adults 600 yen, children 300 yen/ For more information, please call the Kagoshima-shi Transportation Office Bus Section at 099-257-2111.
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