Hannah and I left Friday afternoon and arrived back Sunday evening. Even though it was only one full day in Kagoshima, we managed to squeeze a lot in!
From Hannah's apartment to Kagoshima, we used a bus, train and the Shinkansen.
We arrived early at the train station and decided to have a late lunch. There's a really nice cafe called Ufufu; the name comes from a Japanese onomatopoeia for a soft, feminine giggle. Somehow the cafe has that kind of atmosphere.
We weren't very hungry, so we got a pizza and some chips to share.
After eating that, we decided that we should get a little something else, so we ordered a pancake. We thought that it would be rather small, but it turned out to be very big!
That's my phone next to it, that's how big it was. I got maybe three mouthfuls, Hannah, who said she wasn't hungry, managed to eat the rest! It was very nice and fluffy and not overly sweet!
We then got the train to the Shinkansen station.
In the Shinkansen station is a model of the area showing the station and how the tracks come into the station.
These were our tickets.
We found the platform alright. One thing with in the train stations that I like is that the informations comes up in English. With the places I'm used to I can read the Japanese but with places that are new to me I'm not sure of the Kanji!
As we were waiting the Shinkansen bound for Osaka, I think, pulled in.
The Shinkansen is very comfortable to ride but very nosiy when waiting on the platform.
The view from the station shows where I usually teach. There are two pink signs, the one on the left hand side says Diaso, the community centre I teach at is just behind there.
Hannah on the Shinkansen
We got to Kagoshima at about 6 o'clock! The trip on the Shinkansen felt very fast, it took about an hour and a half but felt a lot faster!
I thought I could write more but I have to get ready to go and teach now!
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