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Sakurajima

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The focus of Kagoshima tourism is clearly on Sakurajima, which ferries provide trips very frequently and 24/7. Such a boat trip takes 15 minutes and costs ¥150. The island of Sakurajima is no longer an island, in fact, since the great … Read more

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Kagoshima

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Kagoshima is the largest city in southern Kyushu. Apart from Okinawa (and its capital Naha), it is probably the southern major city in Japan. Kagoshima faces Sakurajima, a volcanic island whose last major eruption, back in 1914, has shaped its geography. Its active … Read more

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Happy Neko Apartments in Beppu

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As I explained in my post about Beppu, the city is roughly divided into two areas: one around the JR station and the coast, touristic and made of concrete, and another traditional area towards the mountains. We didn’t want to … Read more

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Beppu Hells: Jigoku Meguri

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As I wrote in the article on Beppu, one of the main attractions of this city of Kyushu is the Jigoku Meguri tour. These are scattered around the city: six of them up north, in the District of Kannawa, and … Read more

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Fukuoka, Kyushu

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Fukuoka is the capital of Kyushu, the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan. I didn’t know what to expect when I got there and was pleasantly surprised because it’s a very nice city. Fukuoka train station (JR Hakata) … Read more

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Beppu travel guide

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During our trip in Kyushu, we chose to spend a few days in Beppu, a small town famous for its numerous and abundant onsens (thermal springs). The town is built as a pressure cooker from which escapes onsen’s smoke all … Read more

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