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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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Free Breakfast, Free Onsen, Free Booze, and …
#17 Super Hotel Satsumasendai
Looking for a hotel in Satsumasendai? Super Hotel is three minutes from Sendai Station, with a small onsen, free breakfast and drinks, and genuinely kind staff.
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322 Steps, a Shrine Above
#16 Nitta Shrine
Nitta Shrine sits atop Shinkizan, up 322 stone steps in Satsumasendai — but a taxi can take you to the top. Plus a surprisingly good tenzaru at Sendai Station.
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Orange Railway, Along the Sea
#15 Getting to Satsumasendai
The Akune to Sendai stretch of the Hisatsu Orange Railway runs along the sea nearly the whole way — palm trees, bamboo groves, and the coast out every window.
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Street Scenes: Blue Sky, Empty Streets
#14 Akune
What a quiet Kagoshima port town feels like in summer. Photos from around Akune: the Takamatsu River, both harbours, sunbaked empty streets, and nights that stay low-key.
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Night in a Small Port Town
#13 Downtown Akune
Where the locals actually drink in Akune, Kagoshima: Amami for sashimi, B.B. Smoke House for craft beer and smoked sausage, Mokuren for the late hours.
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West of Kagoshima, the Sun Sets
#12 Sunset Road
Sunset Road runs along the breakwater at Akune Port, Kagoshima, facing the East China Sea. A quiet working port, and a good spot to watch the sun go down.
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Harborside French Lunch in Akune
#11 Minato Restaurant La Bonne Journée
Two stops on a hot day in Akune, Kagoshima: Port Town Coffee Roasters for strawberry shaved ice, then a French lunch facing the harbor at La Bonne Journée.
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