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Transportation to Chiran
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2016/12/23 21:06
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hi, we will be visiting Kagoshima area on March 2017 and would lime to visit Chiran. does anyone know if there is a way to get to Chiran from Ibusuki?
thanks!
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by Noam (guest)
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Re: Transportation to Chiran
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2016/12/24 00:01
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You are probably referring to an area of Minamikyushu city. It is quite large, so please be more precise.
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by Firas
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Re: Transportation to Chiran
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2016/12/24 00:07
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There are buses, but they're infrequent and the pilot museum is a bit away from the old town (I assume you want to see both). I think there's info on the main Japan guide website, or maybe in an old thread on this forum (?maybe do a search?).
We visited by hiring a car for the day from Kagoshima. This allows you time to go to the sand baths as well.
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by Winter Visitor
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Re: Transportation to Chiran
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2016/12/24 01:25
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thanks!
we actually wanted to see the Samurai neighborhood.
we don't want to take a car since we're not used to driving at the left side.. in the Japan guide search I could only find infrequent buses from Kagoshima, not from Ibusuki :-/ thought maybe someone here would know something else.
I also tried to search for websites of tourist info in that area, but it seemed like old sites and when I tried to contact them via e-mail they didn't respond...
I guess that we'll find out when we're already there.
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by Noam (guest)
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Re: Transportation to Chiran
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2016/12/24 08:12
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From Kagoshima there is the bus service. Last time I visited we took the bus direct to the museum.
Not sure about from Ibusuki - probably some back-tracking required.
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by JapanCustomTours
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Re: Transportation to Chiran
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2016/12/24 13:08
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Here is the time-table of the bus service. http://www.chiran-tokkou.jp/access/timetable/documents/20150901152729....Stop names are from left to right: いわさきホテル Iwasaki Hotel 砂むし会館前 Sunamushi-Kaikan-mae (sand bath) 指宿駅前 Ibusuki-eki-mae (JR Ibusuki station)喜入駅 Kiire-eki (JR Kiire station) 特攻観音入口 Tokko-Kannon-Iriguchi (Peace Museum=Kamikaze pilot Memorial Museum) 知覧 Chiran 武家屋敷入り口 (Buke-Yashiki-Iriguchi) Samurai neighborhood Frankly saying, if your destination is only so-called Samurai neighborhood, without visiting the Kamikaze Pilot Memorial Museum, your visit to Chiran will not be worth it. I recommend you to rent a car, and drive around in the region; there is very little traffic and you will get accustomed in five minutes to driving on the left. It is not so difficult as you imagine.
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by ... (guest)
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Re: Transportation to Chiran
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2016/12/24 16:34
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thanks a lot for the details and translation :)
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by Noam (guest)
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