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Tips for budgeting your trip to Kagoshima
Click the websites below for general information;
http://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/for/
(The Official Tourism Website by Kagoshima Prefectural Visitors Bureau)
1.Domestic Flights (LCCs) to Kagoshima:
From Tokyo (Narita): Jet Star
http://www.jetstar.com/au/en/home
From Tokyo (Haneda): Sky Mark
From Osaka (Kansai International Airport): Peach
http://www.flypeach.com/home.aspx
2.Places to stay (Guest Houses):
There are many hotels near ‘JR Kagoshima Chuo station’ and in ‘Tenmonkan area’. You can access to KU Korimoto campus by tram or bus. The nearest hotel to the campus is ‘Kisyaba Hotel’ which is within walking distance. There are also guest houses for budget travelers such as below.
‘Little Asia Kagoshima’ (Guest House): from 1, 500 JPY /night
http://www.kagoshimaguesthouse.com/reserve_English/index.html
‘Green Guest House’: from 1,800 JPY /night
http://www.green-guesthouse.com/
3.Transportation
Bus (from 180 JPY)
Tram (170 JPY)
*one-day pass: 600 JPY (trams and city buses)
http://www.kotsu-city-kagoshima.jp/en/e-howto/e-chuo-bus-stop/
Rental Bicycle (200 JPY/30minutes)
*The nearest station to the KU Korimoto Campus is no. 19 (Kagoshima City Hospital).
4.Restaurants
‘Kagmma Furusato Yataimura’ (Food Stands Square near JR Kagoshima Chuo station):
http://www.kagoshima-kankou.com/for/wheretoeat
‘Dolphin Port’ (Restaurants and Gift shops)
*Check the web site for more information.