Transportation Spots in Kagoshima Area

  • Sakurajima Roadside Station
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    4.0
    141 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Sakurajimayokoyamachou 1722-48
    A roadside station located at the entrance to Sakurajima floating in Kagoshima Bay. At the adjoining Hinoshima Megumi-kan building, visitors can enjoy unique Sakurajima home cooking and purchase local specialty products. Of particular note is the Sakurajima komikan orange, said to have been brought to Sakurajima 400 years ago by Shimazu Yoshihiro, lord of Satsuma Domain. The smallest mikan (mandarin) orange in the world, its simple flavor is very close to that of the uncultivated ancestor to modern mikan oranges. Located along National Route 224.

    営業時間が短く閉店時間が早い。「帰りに」とが「後で」と思っていたら閉まってしまいます。24時間運航している桜島フェリーの乗場から徒歩3分程度の場所にあるのに利用できませんでした。

  • Roadside Station Yamagawa-minato Io Kaido
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    4.0
    57 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Pref. Ibusukishi Yamagawakinseichou 1-10
    A roadside station located a 10-minute walk from Yamakawa Station on the JR Ibusuki Makurazaki Line. Yamagawa Port is also known as “Crane Port” due to its shape resembling a crane extending its wings, a design also employed in the shape of this roadside station’s building. The station consists of three zones—a local specialty products zone where visitors can buy woodwork crafts and ceramics, a morning farmers market selling produce from local farms and fresh seafood like skipjack tuna and greater amberjack, and finally a seafood restaurant zone where visitors can enjoy a variety of fresh seafood dishes. Day after day, the station bustles with visitors.

    指宿を通りすぎて長崎鼻にいく時に少し足を伸ばして立ち寄りました。道の駅によくあるパターンですが、地元の野菜が豊富に揃っていますし、漁港すぐ近くということもあって、海の特産物もあります。なかなか活気がある場所でした。

  • Roadside Station Akune
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    4.0
    35 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Pref. Akuneshi Okawa 4816-6
    A roadside station located in Okawa, Akune City nine kilometers south of downtown Akune. Facing the majestic beauty of the East China Sea, the station is the first one situated along National Route 3. Facilities include an information counter with information on area roads and roadside stations as well as terminals and bulletin boards offering information on nearby medical institutions and weather conditions. Making use of the bounties of both sea and land found in the area, the station’s local specialty products market sells local seafood, vegetables, and specialty products made from the same. The seafood served by the station’s restaurant is quite popular and the establishment serves set meals made with ingredients like silver-stripe round herring, a spring delicacy in Akune.

    肥薩おれんじ鉄道の薩摩大川駅から徒歩で立ち寄りました。小さな道の駅です。 日本一おめでたい自販機があり、タイ、エビがイラストされたのが設置されてました◯

  • Roadside Station Kiire
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    3.5
    35 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Kirechou 6094-1
    A roadside station facing the coast along National Route 226. The station has a hot spring bathhouse and heated pool facility which look out over Kinko Bay. The Yahata Onsen Hoyokan building houses hot spring baths, a shop, and restaurant. There’s also a popular indoor pool area with a 53-meter-long water slide, and a multipurpose ground where visitors can enjoy golfing. The station’s large indoor bath and lie down bath are supplied by an alkaline simple hot spring whose waters are said to treat nerve pain and joint pain. Visitors can relax and refresh both body and mind in this casual hot spring resort. The station’s popular store is filled with Kiire exclusive products like local miso and chiffon cake.

    鹿児島市内からレンタカーで指宿方面に行くに道沿いだったので立ち寄りました。地元で生産された野菜がたくさん並んでいたり、よくあるパターンの道の駅だと思います。温泉施設みたいなのが併設されていますが、指宿行く観光客にはそれほど魅力的ではないかも。

  • Roadside Station Sueyoshi
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    4.0
    26 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Pref. Soshi Sueyoshichoufukagawa 11051-1
    A roadside station which carries a wide selection of local specialty products located a five-minute drive from the Sueyoshitakarabe interchange on the Kyushu Expressway. In the seasonal market area, there’s a farmer’s market selling fresh produce and local specialty products. The foods made with yuzu, a citrus fruit which is a Sueyoshi specialty product, are particularly popular. Other facilities include a restaurant, exhibition space and multipurpose hall, and craft workshop room. The restaurant, a certified Kagoshima Local Production for Local Consumption Promotion Establishment, is so popular lines of waiting customers form outside its door during lunch time. Lunch is served all-you-can-eat buffet style, and diners can enjoy an astonishing variety of Western, Japanese, and Chinese dishes made with local ingredients.

    国道10号沿い下り方面の道の駅。道路脇の巨大な和牛のモニュメントにモウビックリ。隣にはSOU!モォ-ッと幸せになる鐘とイミフな飾り物に突っ込み所満載で笑えます。コロナ対策として鐘を鳴らすのは自重された方が良いでしょう。

  • Roadside Station Hiwaki
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    3.5
    13 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Pref. Satsumasendaishi Hiwakichouichihino 156
    A roadside station located a 15-minute drive from JR Sendai Station. The station is situated at the entranceway to the Ichihino Onsen, a renowned hot spring district. The station is outfitted with a tourist information center as well as a free foot bath perfect for easing away the fatigue of a weary traveler. The footbath is supplied by a colorless, odorless mildly alkaline spring whose waters are said to treat a broad array of ailments, including nerve pain, rheumatism, beriberi, joint inflammation, and women’s diseases. Other facilities include a casual Japanese diner-style restaurant and a farmer’s market which carries vaunted Satsumasendai City specialty products like pickles, porcelain, and bamboo work goods.

    ここはトイレに立ち寄り、足湯に浸かりちょっと休憩が出来る道の駅です。売店では新鮮野菜や生花が購入出来、軽食も食べる事が出来る道の駅です。

  • Roadside Station Kinpo Konohana-kan
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    3.5
    13 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Pref. Minamisatsumashi Kimpouchouikebe 1383
    A roadside station situated along National Route 270 in Kinpo-cho. The stations local specialty products hall sells famous Kinpo Koshihikari rice, known as the rice harvested much earlier than other rice, and other local products, bento box lunches, and fresh vegetables. The adjoining restaurant can seat 80 and serves soba noodles made with local buckwheat flour among other dishes. The restaurant also offers a reservation required soba noodle making class. Class takers can enjoy their noodles on the spot or bring them home to share with friends and family.

    南さつま市にある道の駅です。農業の町で米と蕎麦が特産とのことで蕎麦打ちを見ながら飲食できるレストランがありました。お土産で買った真っ黒な蕎麦の蜂蜜は独特な酸味がある複雑な味わいで個人的にはとても美味しかったです。その味から買う人が少ないのか、買おうとしたらお店の方が味見させてくれました。

  • Roadside Station Kunino Matsubara Osaki
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    3.5
    12 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Pref. Sogunosakichou Jinryou 2419
    A roadside station located a 30-minute drive from Kanoya City on National Route 220 traveling towards Shibushi. Rhinoceros beetle sumo is a popular event in Osaki Town, and two giant rhinoceros beetle statues stand in front of the station. Situated on the grounds of Asupal OSAKI, visitors will find a hot spring bathhouse, hotel, restaurant, and shop available for their use. The Osaki Fureai no Sato Park is a renowned destination for cherry blossom viewing and bustles with visitors during the blooming period in spring.

    国道220号沿いの道の駅。道路脇2匹の巨大なカブトムシのモニュメントがイミフで笑えます。案内所のスタッフは気さく。室内顔ハメ看板を写真に取っていたら「一緒に写真撮りましょうか?」など世話を焼いてくれます。「お先に失礼します。」と思わず突っ込みたくなります。

  • Asupal OSAKI
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    3.5
    14 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Pref. Sogunosakichou Jinryou 2419
    A lodging and activity facility adjoining Roadside Station Kuni-no-Matsubara Osaki located a 30-minute drive from Kanoya City on National Route 220 traveling towards Shibushi. Facilities include a hotel, hot spring bathhouse, restaurant, and shop. In the Shoin no Yu bathhouse, visitors can enjoy bathing in the skin beautifying waters of a hydrogen carbonate spring; the bathhouse has a private bath which can be used with a wheelchair. The restaurant serves chicken nanban made with flavorful Sakurajima-dori chicken and oju lunch boxes made with local eel from Osaki Town. The local specialty products shop sells fresh vegetables and seafood, gifts, souvenirs, and shochu.

    今回、初めて利用させていただきましたが、ここの口コミで急激に悪くなりましたと書いてあり正直不安でした。 しかし、実際訪問してみると、スタッフの対応もよく、施設の清掃もいきとどいていました。 温泉の泉質もよく、ゆったりとした時間を過ごすことができました。 部屋もきれいだったので、快適に過ごすことができました。 以前の口コミからスタッフの方々が努力されたのだと思います。 仕事関連でよく、そちら方面を訪...

  • Roadside Station Tarumizu Yuttarikan
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    Kagoshima Pref. Tarumizushi Ushinefumoto 1038-1
    A roadside station located 30-minute drive from the Kokubu interchange on the Kyushu Expressway traveling along National Route 220 towards Tarumizu. Here visitors can enjoy spectacular scenery and hot spring bathing. Visitors can soak weary feet in the station’s footbath while taking in a view of Sakurajima floating in Kinko Bay and the distant Kirishima Mountains. In addition to a shop carrying a wide selection of local specialty products, the station’s hot spring bathhouse is constantly supplied “kakenagashi” style from a rare natural radon hot spring. With a little luck, you just might see dolphin swimming by from the station’s ocean view restaurant. Particularly recommended restaurant choices include the seafood rice bowl topped with local specialties yellowtail and amberjack. The hearty, flavorful sashimi covering the rice is sure to satisfy.
  • Roadside Station Osumi Yagoro Legendary Village
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    Kagoshima Pref. Soshi Osumichouiwagawa 6134-1
    A roadside station with a distinctive monument to livestock located a 30-minute drive from Shibushi City. The station’s name is derived from the tale of a legendary giant called Yagoro which is told in the Miyazaki and Kagoshima regions. The Yagorodon Festival Hall stands on the grounds and houses a “life-sized” statue of Yagoro. The Yagoro Farmer’s Market, also located on the station’s grounds, sells seasonal vegetables, meats and animal products, and processed foods. The market bustles in summer with customers come to purchase super sweet Yagoro watermelons which boast a Brix reading of at least 11 degrees.
  • Roadside Station Kirishima
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kirishimashi Kirishimataguchi 2583-22
    A roadside station situated along National Route 223 in Kirishima City. 670 meters above sea level, the station also boasts a sweeping view of the area. The Hotto Kirishimakan building has a restaurant which serves Kirishima specialties like Berkshire pork tonkatsu breaded pork cutlet, pork cutlet curry, and Berkshire pork shabu-shabu set meals. The adjoining shop sells specialty products like Berkshire pork miso, blueberry juice, and Satsuma Tin ware. The station is adjoined by “Kirishima Shinwanosato Park”, a vast, nature-rich leisure ground where visitors can enjoy leisure activities like a sightseeing lift.
  • Roadside Station Kuronoseto Dandan Ichiba
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    Kagoshima Pref. Izumigunnagashimachou Yamadono 4093
    A roadside station located a 10-minute drive from Origuchi on National Route 3 along National Route 389. The station looks out over the picturesque scenery of the Kuronoseto Strait. Here visitors can purchase fresh seafood at reasonable prices kept in large tanks on the premises. In addition to seafood, visitors can also buy citrus fruits; Nagashima grown Kagoshima brand certified Akatsuchi-bareisho potatoes; Beni Satsuma and other sweet potato varieties; and sweet potato shochu liquors popular in Kagoshima and beyond such as Satsuma Shima Bijin.
  • Roadside Station Sakurajima Sakurajima Bussankan
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    5 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Sakurajimakamizuchou 1427
    A large rest stop, one of the largest in Kagoshima. The facility’s distinctive sign is decorated with a large Sakurajima daikon radish statue. The first floor of the facility is a market where visitors can purchase shochu liquor and other Sakurajima specialty products. In the second-floor restaurant, you can enjoy a meal along with a view of the magnificent, mountainous landscape of Sakurajima. Visitors can also view the volcano from the facility’s observatory, and there’s even a space for taking a commemorative photo.

    ツアーバスで立ち寄りました。巨大な桜島大根のオブジェが2か所あるので記念写真の撮影には良いと思います。ちょっと寂れた雰囲気ですが、昭和な感じのドライブインで心が和みます。12月の桜島小ミカンの季節だったのですが、店の中で集配を行っています。1箱2500円くらいなので2箱東京へ送りました。ネットでもなかなか手に入らないのと、現地で味の確認もできるので安心です。とても甘くておいしかったです。贈答用とは...

  • Roadside Station Sakurajima Hinoshima Megumikan
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    Kagoshima Pref. Kagoshimashi Sakurajimayokoyamachou 1722-48
    A roadside station located a five-minute walk from the Sakurajima Ferry Terminal. Situated in a location with a superb view of Sakurajima, one of the world’s foremost active volcanoes, the station is a convenient destination for people both driving and walking through the area. The station’s local products market sells Sakurajima’s famed daikon radishes and mikan mandarin oranges as well as other local specialty products, including fruits and vegetables, seafood, processed foods, arts and crafts. The adjoining restaurant serves Japanese home style dishes lovingly made with choice ingredients from Sakurajima. The popular Sakurajima ko-mikan (a type of mandarin orange) soft serve ice cream has a refreshing fragrance and rich, sweet flavor.
  • Roadside Station Matsuyama Yacchiku Furusato Mura
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    Kagoshima Pref. Shibushishi Matsuyamachoushimbashi 1526-1
    A roadside station located a five-minute drive from the Matsuyama interchange on the Miyakonojo-Shibushi Road. The exterior of the station is modeled after a traditional Japanese samurai armor helmet. The station is adjoined by Shiroyama Comprehensive Park. The station is also known as Yacchiku Furusato Mura; “yacchiku” means “vegetables and livestock” as well as “let’s do it” in the local Kagoshima dialect. The station’s shop is filled with local specialty products and fresh produce. The station’s popular lunch buffet includes a wide variety of sweets. The delicate desserts, created by a first-class pastry chef, and dishes made with an abundance of local ingredients have even been featured in the media, and lines of customers waiting to try these form day after day.
  • Amami Lucky Rentacar Naze Business Office
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    Kagoshima Amami-shi Naze Nagahamacho 27-1
  • Ibusuki
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    3.5
    111 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Ibusuki-shi Komaki 52-4

    海沿いにありオシャレな建物てご当地ものが数多くありました。 セゴドン煎餅や土産物がたくさんありましたが、なぜかお目当の酒盗がなく残念。 お魚の販売もしてますが、買いに来る人が少ないのかたくさんはありませんでした。

  • Shibushi Ferry Terminal
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    3.5
    22 Reviews
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    Kagoshima Shibushi-shi Shibushicho Shibushi 3292

    大型フェリーターミナルで、停泊していればさんふらわあ号が見られます。 青い海に白とオレンジが栄えます。

  • Kagoshima Airport
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    Kagoshima Pref

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Over 100 active volcanoes across Kagoshima make it one of the Japan's most exciting prefectures. The prefectural capital, Kagoshima city, looks out to one of the prefecture’s most spectacular volcanoes, Sakurajima, an island of its own that can be visited and seen close up or admired from afar, with the promise of breathtaking sunsets complete with frequent puffs of smoke and ash. Down the Satsuma Peninsula, the most southerly part of mainland Japan, waterfalls, sand onsen, and fascinating history await, while Kagoshima's abundance of satsuma imo (sweet potato) provide a wholesome snack as well as one of Japan's favourite drinks - shochu.

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