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ON THE ROAD AGAIN – DAY 28

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KICKING UP CLOUDS OF ASH ON SAKURAJIMA We were so entranced by Sakurajima,, the active volcano just 2km across the bay from Kagoshima, that we decided to spend today getting better acquainted with this noisy mountain. It was awe-inspiring, getting close to such an incredible force of nature. […]

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN – DAY 27

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KAGOSHIMA IS A PRETTY, GRITTY CITY Welcome to Kagoshima, ladies and gents! This is “mainland” Japan’s southernmost city and our home-away-from-home for the next few days. This hot, humid city of 600,000 souls is very pretty, tucked between green, forested hills and nestled in the shelter of Kinko […]