With the opening of the Kyushu Shinkansen, getting to Kagoshima will become more convenient.

Kagoshima-Chuo Station is the transportation hub of Kagoshima, where you can transfer to various distinctive local trains to explore the prefecture’s natural beauty and hot spring resorts. In this beautiful spring season, why not embark on a railway journey around Kagoshima? One highlight is the Hisatsu Orange Railway, where you can enjoy one of the most stunning sunsets on Kyushu’s western coast. The characters “肥” (Hii) and “萨” (Satsuma) are taken from the first characters of the ancient names of Kumamoto (“Higo”) and Kagoshima (“Satsuma”), while the name also references the region’s abundant citrus production—making this train ride a golden-orange spectacle of shimmering sunset views, hence also known as the “Orange Railway.”