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To get to Kumamoto, its best to take domestic flight. There are routes from most big cities in Japan that arrive to Kumamoto Airport.
I used Itamai domestic airport in Osaka. This used to be major international airport in Osaka before Kansai (KIX) opened.Itami Airport is located near Toyonaka-city, Osaka.
Taxi's, local bus route's, and bicycle. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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A good way to get from the railway station into the center is to take a tram. Also if you choose to stay in one of the 2 youth hostels, you will have to use it.
Of course, you can walk into the city center but it's a fairly long walk. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Kumamoto train station by yumyumLeave a Comment Theme: Train
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 Limited Express Trains in
Kyushu by kiwigal_1
If you plan to do a lot of travelling by train in Kyushu I recommend that you buy the Nice Going Card for 500 Yen. This card allows travel over three days (weekend included) at a discount. Ask about the card and individual fares at any Green Counter at the JR Stations.
JR Kyushu also market a Kyushu Rail Pass which can only be bought overseas. The cost is 15,000 Yen for a 5 day pass and 20,000 Yen for a 7 day pass. It is only valid for local and limited express trains in Kyushu and not JR buses or the Shinkansen that runs from Fukuoka. Leave a Comment
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JAPAN SHINKANSEN MAP: Click Here
SHINKANSEN ROUTE MAP: Click Here
We were on a coach tour with All Nippon Airways (ANA). I forgot how we got here :P but it's definitely by coach :))) Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Kumamoto Trams by kiwigal_1Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Shinkansen by kiwigal_1
It must be bought abroad and stamped in Japan before you can use it. There are several options including one week (unlimited JR travel except for the super fast Nozomi service), two week, JR East and JR West passes. Check with your local travel agent for the best option or click on the link to see for yourself!
The Shinkansen only goes as far as Fukuoka city in Kyushu so you will have to change here to the Limited Express train (also run by JR).
Here is a link to a very cool page that lets you see the routing between cities/stations/ports within Japan. It will tell you the route and includes the cost and time. http://www.jorudan.co.jp/english/norikae/. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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Kumamoto-shiden is the tram covers Kumamoto city.
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Not far from Kumamoto is the real live active volcano, Mt. Aso, one of several on Kyushu. A trip to Mt. Aso is fairly simple, you drive up into the mountains, through the towns of the caldera and then up through Aso Park to the cable car. Ride the cable car up right up to the rim. There are three main viewing areas, though when I visited only one was open due to volcanic gasses. If that weren't a reminder enough, scattered around the rim are mushroom shaped pill boxes so people can take cover from spewing ash and cinders when the volcano gets REALLY active. A third reminder of the power of the volcano lay in the altars the Japanese set up. About the altars were gifts to the volcano God to keep her from waking up.
Mist and gas makes it a bit difficult to see the lava lake, but every once in a while the mist clears and you get a look. The smell of sulphur permeates the air all around the rim and you can buy bags of sulphur or figurines made from volcanic ash from various vendors. The cable car area boasts a number of restaurants and souvenier stores, as does the volcanic museum below. Leave a Comment Directions: Up in the mountains LOL
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 Monkeys & trainers bowing to
audience at opening by dlandt, 4 more photos
I have a related tip on just seeing the monkeys at the same facility. Leave a Comment Address: 793, Shimono, Minami Aso-mura, Aso-gunPhone: 0967-35-1341Directions: Just off the main highway leading to KumamotoWebsite: www.aso-osaru.com/
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