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Price: $15,000

Location: 872 Ushibun, Nagafune-cho, Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Listing: Ok Smile, Map: Google
Distance From Coast (straight): 6 km
Distance From Coast (directions): 12.8 km, 18 min
Distance from train station (straight): 3.8 km, 8 min
Topography: Level
Elevation: 16.9 m
Land: 650.2 m2
House: 151.28 m2
Zoning: Residential land, Outside urban planning areas

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Additional Reading
  • Moving - 3/5 - Wednesday
  • 9:00 - Destination: Acoop - purchase lunch and drinks
  • 9:30 - 10:00 Drive: House to Nishinoomote Port - Map - 27.8 km, 30 min
  • 13:45 - 17:25 Ferry: Nishinoomote - Kagoshima
  • Cosmo Line Ferry Main Page
  • 17:30 - 17:40 Drive: Mishima Ferry Port to Kagoshima Sakurajima Port - Map - 2.0 km, 6 min
  • 17:45 - 18:00 Ferry: Kagoshima - Sakurajima
  • Sakurajima Ferry Main Page - Kagoshima - Sakurajima: every day, 24 hours a day, departure time every 15-20 minutes
  • 18:15 Event: Sunset - approximately 18:15 in Kagoshima on March 1, 2025
  • 18:00 - 18:30 Drive: Sakurajima Port to Hotel - Map - 20.4 km, 24 min
  • 18:30 Destination: Hotel Hatagoya Kagoshima Tarumizu - Site - Map - CHECK IN - check-in: 3pm-11pm, check-out: 10am
  • 18:30 - 19:30 Destination: Restaurant Joyfull - Site - Map - eat dinner, hours 8am - 1am
  • Moving - 3/6 - Thursday
  • 8:00 - 9:00 Destination: Restaurant Joyfull - Site - Map - eat breakfast, hours 8am - 1am
  • 10:00 Destination: Hotel Hatagoya Kagoshima Tarumizu - Site - Map - CHECK OUT - check-in: 3pm-11pm, check-out: 10am
  • 10:00 - 10:30 Drive: Hotel to Acoop  - Map - 20.2 km, 25 min
  • 10:30 - 11:00 Destination: Acoop - Map - purchase lunch and drinks
  • 11:00 - 12:00 Destination: Sakurajima Visitor Center - Site - Map - 9:00 - 17:00
  • 12:00 - 12:30 Destination: Sakurajima Nature Dinosaur Park - Site - Map
  • 12:30 - 12:45 Destination: Hakamagoshi-Karasujima Lava Trail - Map - park on the side of the road, 450 meters 5 minutes walk each way
  • 12:45 - 13:00 Destination: Karasujima Observatory - Site - Map - circular parking lot, toilets, covered gazebo with tables but no benches, good view of the sea and mountain
  • 13:00 - 13:15 Destination: "Portrait of a Shout" Monument - Site - Map
  • 1:45 - 13:00 Destination: Akamizu Observatory Square - Map - circular parking lot, toilets, covered gazebo with tables and benches, good view of the sea and mountain
  • 12:45 Event: Lunch - eat and drink
  • 13:15 - 13:30 Destination: Yunohira Observation Deck - Site - Map - 5.9 km, 9 min
  • 13:30 - 13:45 Destination: Nojiri-kawa Observation Deck - Map - circular parking lot, no toilet, good view of the sea and mountain
  • 13:45 - 14:00 Destination: Arimura Lava Observation Deck - Site - Map - parking lot, no toilets, 120 meters 2 minutes walk, volcano shelter, good view of the sea and mountain
  • 14:00 Destination: Eneos Service Station - Map - Drive past tree and enter then back up to get fuel for truck and check fuel for bus
  • 14:00 - 17:00 Drive: Hotel Hatagoya Kagoshima Tarumizu to Miyazaki Port - Map - 111 km, 2 hr 21 min
  • 18:15 Event: Sunset - approximately 18:15 in Kagoshima on March 1, 2025
  • 19:10 - 7:30 Ferry: Miyazaki - Kobe - includes dinner and breakfast
  • Miyazaki Car Ferry Main Page
  • Miyazaki Car Ferry Schedule - Miyazaki - Kobe: every day, departure time 19:10, arrival time next day 07:30
  • Miyazaki Car Ferry Fare - Main page
  • Miyazaki Car Ferry Reservation - Adult with truck 34,880円, Adult with bus 30,750円, Adult 18,080円, Child .5 x 18,080円, Infant free, Trailer ????
  • Miyazaki Car Ferry Information - Main page
  • Miyazaki Car Ferry Cabin - Western-style triple room, Ocean side (with window), 3 people, Room-approximately 16㎡, Beds-199cm×89.5cm, Facilities-Bath, toilet, duvet, refrigerator, LCD TV, hair dryer, air sterilization and deodorization device, electric kettle, mug, glass, ice bucket, bath towel, nightwear, slippers, amenity set
  • Miyazaki Car Ferry Cabin Details - Pictures, room map, and information
  • Miyazaki Car Ferry Facilities - Restaurant, onsen, showers, shop
    Dinner (with drink bar): Adults: 2,000 yen, Elementary school students: 1,000 yen, Infants: free
    Breakfast (drink bar included): Adults: 800 yen, Elementary school students: 500 yen, Infants: free
  • Moving - 3/7 - Friday
  • Drive: Kobe to House - Map - 127 km, 2 hr 54 min