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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 yumyum I arrived by train to Kumamoto from Hakata. Kumamoto train station has all the usual facilities including a tourist office. I also used a café there on the upper floor. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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 Limited Express Trains in Kyushu by kiwigal_1 Kumamoto is on the JR Kagoshima line with regular trains passing through from Fukuoka (north) and Kagoshima(south). There are also trains from Miyasaki to the east. The Ariake Train is the service between Hakata (Fukuoka City) and Kumamoto and the Tsubame train runs from Hakata to Kagoshima with a stop in Kumamoto. 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_1 Kumamoto has 2 12 kilometre tram lines which make for cheap and convenient travel around Kumamoto. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Shinkansen by kiwigal_1 The Shinkansen is by far the most convenient way to travel around Japan. Unfortunately it isn't very cheap! Luckily there is a Japan JR Rail Pass available to foreign travellers. See the JR East website for details: 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. [Back to Kumamoto-city] Theme: Train
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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 This tip is a bit sad to write, but it may appeal to a lot of people. I think a lot of the kids (and there were very many kids) could overlook the fact that the monkeys were on rope leashes and obviously didn't have the intelligence to understand the line of patter (not speaking Japanese neither did I for that matter) and jokes that they responded to. Still, the overall level of dexterity the animals display, easily walkign on 12 ft. stilts and balancing on balls, is really pretty incredible. The vendors sell sweet potato fries and other uniquely Japanese snacks and the entire performance takes just over 20 minutes. I think if the leashes hadn't been so prominent I might really have walked away from this show feeling pretty happy, but they kind of spoiled it for me. Still, I think children will likely not notice and to many people it isn't an issue. As you leave you (or at least the kids) get to shake hands with one of the monkeys and have a picture fiesta. 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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