Kagoshima, Kyushu

15m walk to the main station, and breakfast at one of the bakery/cafes with lots of bread, tea and coffee. Bullet train going south, and maybe only an hour or two, so we were in Kagoshima before lunch.

Checked in, then walked to the harbour and fish markets (closed) in surprising heat. There is a live volcano on an island just across the water, and it was smoking but not erupting while we were there. Lunch in the only restaurant that was there, but genuine Japanese, with us being the only non-locals. Walked back around town, up to a lookout where we spoke at length with a retired teacher, then back to our hotel, which was connected to the station and the ubiquitous railway-owned Westfield-style malls. Anne wanted yakitori for dinner, so we ended up at a booth in a side-street. 26,288 / 17.8kmRead more