Birthday Trip to Kagoshima 2025
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Where Kagoshima Begins, for Me
#5 Shiroyama Hotel Kagoshima
This is my fourth time in Kagoshima. During my Kyushu round trip, I first came here to go to Yakushima. But I fell in love with the charm of Kurobuta(Kagoshima’s black pork) and shōchū,and since then, it has become a place I visit again whenever I have time. Out of my four trips to Kagoshima,I […]
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Riding Along Kagoshima Bay
#4 The Limited Express Kirishima
Usually, my trips are not this busy. I’m starting to feel tired – no, I am tired. I barely slept last night, left for the airport at dawn, took an early morning flight, then a bus to Kirishima Jingu. Now I just want to get to my hotel and rest. Let’s hurry to Kagoshima! From […]
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Thai–Vietnamese Lunch at the Japanese Shrine?
#3 Café Somokuto
After finishing my visit to Kirishima Jingu, I walked back down to the rotary. When I checked Google Maps, I noticed several restaurants nearby. There was still some time before the next bus to Kirishima Jingu Station,so I decided it would be a good idea to use that time for lunch. Around the rotary, I […]
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The Shrine Where Japan’s Creation Myth Lives
#2 Kirishima Jingu
This trip wasn’t meant to be for sightseeing, but there was one place I really wanted to visit — Kirishima Jingu. It’s not easy to reach by public transport. There is Kirishima Jingu Station nearby, but buses run very infrequently, and the last one leaves quite early. So I had been thinking that someday, when […]
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Departure to Kagoshima!
#1 Departure
Before my Korean Air mileage expires, I decided to use it up. And since I wanted to spend my birthday somewhere other than home,I booked a flight to Kagoshima. The destination is Kagoshima —my hottest travel spot these days. It’s a place full of fresh seafood,and everything from beef to pork to chicken tastes amazing. […]
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