2 weeks in Kyushu with the Japan rail pass. Part 5 of 6: Day 11 – 13 Beppu and emergency move to Kyoto!
Day 11: travelling to Beppu – Kaimonji hotspring – Beppu reimen noodles We checked out of our Kagoshima airbnb at around 10am. The main station was only about 5 minutes walk, but the owner of the building (not the host)…
2 weeks in Kyushu with the Japan rail pass. Part 4 of 6: Day 9 – 10 Kagoshima and Sakurajima
Day 9: visit to Sakurajima – volcanic foot bath – food stall village in Kagoshima Sakurajima is an active volcano and the symbol of Kagoshima. Easily accessible from Kagoshima city centre by a ferry which runs every 15 minutes during…
2 weeks in Kyushu with the Japan rail pass. Part 3 of 6: Day 8 Kumamoto to Kagoshima by sightseeing trains
Day 8: A great sightseeing train journey from Kumamoto to Kagoshima Today we are heading to Kagoshima. With shinkansen, Kagoshima can be reached from Kumamoto in less than an hour, but we decided to take 3 sightseeing trains and have…
