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By ferry in Kagoshima


By ferry in Kagoshima

Kagoshima is one of Japan's most busy ferry terminals, with a plethora of ferries connecting mainland Japan to its southern islands. For the Okinawan archipelago there's several routes towards Naha which stops on different islands along the way. Operators include Matrix Line and A Line ferry - expect the full journey towards Naha to take around 25 hours, although you can stop halfway through in the Amami Islands. Towards the world heritage site of Yakushima and the island of Tanegashima near Kyushu you can opt for either Orita Kisen (4 hrs, yen 4000) or the Toppy hydrofoils completing the journey in just under 2 hours (yen 7000). Finaly for the Tokara Islands, the municipality operates 2 weekly ferries plying the route in around 7 hours (Yen 6000).

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