Easygoing Tour

Guidance of City View

  • This tour will take you to the main sightseeing spots in Kagoshima City (Daily Service Course and Night View Course).
  • You can enjoy sightseeing at your own pace as you can begin your trip, and finish, from any of the bus stops.
  • About the City View vehicles:
    Ideal for sightseeing with their comfortable wooden interiors, wide windows, and observation seats in the last cars.
    The new-type vehicles provide even better views with the seats installed at a 5 degree angle toward the windows.
    The vehicles are usually low-floor buses for wheelchair accessibility. (The tour may be conducted using different vehicles due to inspection, or maintenance.)

Bus stations at Kagoshima Chuo Station

The buses will stop at Bus Terminal “East 4” in front of Kagoshima Chuo Station East Exit

Fare

  • A flat rate of 230 yen for all the courses (120 yen for children under elementary school age). Please put money in the box.
  • You can also use the Rapica IC Card and One-day Pass (Adults 600 yen / Children under elementary school age 300 yen) .

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City View Tour Bus Course

Daily Service Course

Route Kagoshima Chuo Station > Museum of the Meiji Restoration (Tourism Exchange Center) >  Tenmonkan > Statue of Saigo Takamori > Satsuma Retainers Monument > Saigo Cave > Shiroyama > Saigo Cave > Satsuma Retainers Monument >  Nanshu Memorial Museum (Nanshu Park) > Remains of Imaizumi-Shimadzu Family’s Residence (Atsuhime’s birthplace) > Senganen (Isoteien) > Ijinkan (Iso Swimming Beach) > Ishibashi Park > Kagoshima Station > Kagoshima City Aquarium (Sakurajima Wharf) > Waterfront Park > Kinsei-cho > Tenmonkan > Kagoshima Chuo Station

Timetable(PDF)
City View Tour Bus Course
Trip
Length
The bus completes the tour cycle in approximately 80 minutes
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There is a blue bus with images of dolphins and the sea, and a bus that resembles an old tram operating.
(Please note that during peak tourist seasons and due to inspections buses not pictured may be operating.)

 

 

 

Night View Course

Route Kagoshima Chuo Station >> Tenmonkan >> Waterfront Park >> Kagoshima City Hall >> Shiroyama (Stop for 15 minutes) >> Bronze Statue of Saigo Takamori >> Tenmonkan >> Kagoshima Chuo Station

Timetable(PDF)
Trip
Length
The bus completes the tour cycle in approximately 60 minutes
Tour Date

Buses are operated on Saturdays.
Buses are operated on Fridays and Saturdays in August, December, and January.
Extra services may be provided during long holiday seasons.
Please check our website for information.

Vehicle VehicleVehicleVehicle
There is a blue bus with images of dolphins and the sea, and a bus that resembles an old tram operating.
(Please note that during peak tourist seasons and due to inspections buses not pictured may be operating.)
 

 

Please note

  • The bus stopping location differs depending on the course. Please check the listed bus schedule displayed at each bus stop.
  • One-day passenger tickets are ideal for tours and sightseeing, as they can be used any number of times throughout the day on trams and city buses (all lines) and the City View.
  • Please purchase passenger tickets on the City View, trams, buses or ticket sales offices.
  • The one-day passenger ticket is accompanied with a passport that offers discounts for admission fees of tourist facilities.
  • Please note that operations may be moved to different vehicles due to inspections, maintenance, large numbers of customers etc.
  • Please note that there may be delays due to road conditions.
  • Areas of operation routes are subject to change when firework displays, the Ohara Festival and other events are held.

 

 

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Sakurajima Island-view

  • New sightseeing buses are available for viewing around the west part of Sakurajima.
  • Departing and arriving at Sakurajima Port, you can enjoy the great nature and sightseeing spots of Sakurajima– such as Akamizu Observation Park (featuring a monument dedicated to the legendary all-night concert by the Kagoshima-native singer, Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi), Yunohira Observation Point (located at 373 metres above sea level; it is the nearest observation spot to Sakurajima’s crater and commands views of Kinko Bay and Kagoshima City’s urban area).
  • The bus completes the tour cycle in approximately 60 minutes

Fares (depends on the distance travelled)

  • Adults: 230 yen / Children 120 yen
  • Rapica IC Card,
    Sakurajima Island-view One-day Pass(Adults: 500 yen / Children under elementary school age: 250 yen),
    the “Cute” universal travel pass among city buses, city trams and a ferry, can also be used for the courses.

One-day Pass (passengers can get off at any stops)

  • Adults: 500 yen / Children: 250 yen
    [Where You Can Purchase a One-day Pass]
  • On board Sakurajima Island-View Tour Bus
  • Kagoshima Chuo Station Sightseeing Information (099-253-2500)
  • Tourism Exchange Centre (099-298-5111)
  • Kagoshima Port Ticket Sales Office (099-223-7271)
  • Sakurajima Port Ship Department, Operations Division (099293-2525)
  • Kagoshima City Transport Bureau Ticket Sales Office (099-257-2101)
  • Kagoshima City Transport Bureau Sakurajima Office (099-293-4220)

Sakurajima Island-view Tour Bus Course

Route Sakurajima Port >> Hinoshima-Megumi-kan Museum >> Rainbow Kagoshima >> Sakurajima Visitor Centre >> Karasujima Observatory Point  >> Akamizu Observation Park  >>(Sakurajima International Volcano Debris Flow Control Center)  >> Akamizu Yunohira-guchi >> Yunohira Observation Point  >> Oshu elementary school >> Sakurajima Port
Timetable (PDF)
Trip
Length
The bus completes the tour cycle in approximately 60 minutes
Vehicle
Low-floor bus for wheelchair accessibility

Please note

  • There are 18 seats with the maximum capacity of about 30 people (14 seats when carrying wheelchairs).
  • You may not be able to ride the bus you wish when the bus reaches full capacity.
  • The tour may be conducted using different vehicles due to inspection, maintenance, or busy times.

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Access to Sakurajima

  • It takes approximately 15 minutes from Sakurajima Ferry Terminal to Sakurajima.
  • Access to Sakurajima Ferry Terminal is a
    ・1 minute walk from “Suizokukan-mae” bus stop on the Kagoshima City View bus line.
    ・1 minute walk from “Suizokukan-mae (Sakurajima Sanbashi)” bus stop on city bus lines.
    ・5 minute walk from “Suizokukan-guchi” tram stop on city tram lines.

桜島フェリー
Sakurajima Ferry

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Contact Us

Division, bus

〒890-0072 22-28 Shin’ei-Cho, Kagoshima City

TEL 099-257-2117
FAX 099-257-2134

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