Kagoshima City View Bus Guide

A guide made by a traveler
who got lost looking
for the bus stop

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Sakurajima
Sakurajima, across Kinko Bay
The real stop is here!
  • 20 · GPS Verified Stops
  • 4 · Google Maps errors up to 220 m
  • See how many minutes until the next bus
  • KO · EN · JP · 繁中
  • Based on official Kagoshima City GTFS open data
Why we made this

Google Maps has the stops in the wrong place,
and multilingual guidance is thin

Map around Tenmonkan showing the map app’s single pin and the actual stops No.3 and No.19
  • Map app’s single “Tenmonkan bus stop” pin
  • Actual stops (two, one per direction)
Tenmonkan: the map app shows one pin. In reality there are two stops — No.3 toward Sengan-en and No.19 toward Chuo Station — 86 m and 74 m from the pin (checked 2026-07-20). See this stop on the map →© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap
  1. 01

    Google Maps points to the wrong location. One traveler waited 10 minutes and missed the bus.

  2. 02

    Multilingual guidance at stops is limited. Some foreign travelers didn't know whether to board when the bus arrived.

  3. 03

    Accurate multilingual info in one place is hard to find. This app fills that gap.

Out the bus window

One 80-minute loop
around Kagoshima

The City View bus leaves Kagoshima-Chuo Station, circles 20 stops and comes back to the station. Here are a few places worth hopping off for.

  • No.04
    Saigō Takamori Statue

    Saigō Takamori Statue

    A statue honoring Saigō Takamori, a leading figure of the Meiji Restoration, at the foot of Shiroyama beside Central Park.

    Stop No.4Saigo Statue Mae (Central Park)See the stop →
  • No.07
    Shiroyama Observatory

    Shiroyama Observatory

    A lookout on a hill about 107 m high, with the city, Kinko Bay and Sakurajima all in one view.

    Stop No.7ShiroyamaSee the stop →
  • No.12
    Sengan-en

    Sengan-en

    The Shimazu family garden villa, which borrows Sakurajima as its mountain and Kinko Bay as its pond.

    Stop No.12Sengan-en (Iso Garden)See the stop →
  • No.16
    Sakurajima Ferry

    Sakurajima Ferry

    The ferry terminal is right by the Aquarium stop. Sakurajima is about 15 minutes away by ferry.

    Stop No.16Aquarium Mae (Sakurajima Ferry)See the stop →
Why you can trust it
  • 20GPS Verified Stops
  • 4Google Maps errors up to 220 m
  • 4KO · EN · JP · 繁中

Based on official Kagoshima City GTFS open data

Last field-verified: 2026-05-31

See how Google Maps compares →

For hotels & tourist information centers

A counter card
for your front desk

Guests scan the QR code to see the exact location of every stop on their phone. Print files are free, and we can add your property’s name. Available in Japanese, English, Korean and Traditional Chinese.

See counter cards & posters →

Who made this

Born from a traveler who missed the bus in Kagoshima. Built and run by MAKORO. Read the story →

We re-verify all stop locations quarterly and publish the results — vs Google Maps →

Contacthello@makoro.dev