So, after a few days with my friend in Nagoya I continued my trip and travelled to Kagoshima by shinkansen. Kagoshima is in the very south west of the “main land” of Japan. The distance from Nagoya to Kagoshima is 1000 km, which took me seven hours. I quite like the shinkansen, and on this one I could even charge my phone on the electric outlets!
In the late afternoon I arrived in Kagoshima. I had some problems finding the hotel even though stupid me had already walked past it, and I got help from this old man who spoke excellent English, he was a retired English teacher XD The youth hostel wasn’t much special but very cheap, I got a three person room as a single room, and finally I had a real bed instead of a futon :D The shower was kinda gross though. Another downside was the traditional-ness of their common room as there were only low, Japanese tables and my legs still hurt from falling in Nagoya so it was very uncomfortable.
Because Kagoshima is in the south, the weather was lovely. It was nearly December, but it felt like 20 degrees or so and I noticed some palm trees in town as well. I went to wander around Kagoshima in the late afternoon/evening, and went to the shopping district Tenmonkan. I quite liked the atmosphere of it, quite cozy. I noticed a small office that sold ferry tickets, so I went there to get a ticket to the ferry I would be taking the next day. The lady there spoke no English at all, so I ordered the ticket in Japanese. Everything went well and I felt quite accomplished :D
