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Orange Railway and Kagoshima 2026: All Posts
#0 Index
Eight days in Kagoshima Prefecture along the Hisatsu Orange Railway: samurai streets in Izumi, the sea at Akune, quiet Satsumasendai, and Tenmonkan nights.
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Street Scenes: Kagoshima with Summer Sun
#24 Daytime in Kagoshima
Street photos from Kagoshima City in late July: Tenmonkan’s arcade and back alleys, retro streetcars, Yamakataya, and Shiroyama Hotel under a clear summer sky.
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Humble Local Lunch Spots
#23 Furendo Ando Bado, Torimu
Two local lunch spots in Kagoshima: Katsu Hayashi at Friend&Bird, a curry shop since 1985 in Meizancho, and an aji fry set meal at Torimu in Tenmonkan.
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Lunch in Kagoshima Means Tonkatsu
#22 Kuroda, Maruichi
Tonkatsu Kuroda north of Kagoshima-Chuo Station serves pale, clean kurobuta cutlets. Maruichi, below Tenmonkan, fries its in batter so dark it looks black.
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Halfway Through the Trip: Arrived in Kagoshima
#21 SHIROYAMA HOTEL kagoshima
A repeat visitor’s Kagoshima hotel picks: Shiroyama Hotel for its onsen with a Sakurajima view, and Hotel Remm Kagoshima in Tenmonkan for the airport bus.
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Summer, Sea, Train, and Kagoshima
#20 Hisatsu Orange Railway
Riding the Hisatsu Orange Railway south from Izumi through Akune to Sendai, a third-sector local line that runs right along the Kagoshima coast in summer.
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Street Scenes: Streets of a Quiet Small Town
#19 Satsumasendai
Satsumasendai isn’t a travel destination — it’s where the Hisatsu Orange Railway ends. Walking its quiet streets, the Sendai River, and Nishimukodacho arcade.
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My First Chicken Sashimi, and… Well.
#18 An Evening in Satsumasendai
What raw chicken sashimi is actually like, tried at an izakaya in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima. Izumi chicken hibashirayaki, yakitori, and a snack bar to end the night.
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