Be a part of us for an additional “bus team versus train team” race. This time, the 2 groups will begin from Kumamoto Fortress in Kumamoto Prefecture and head to the objective, Hirado Fortress in Nagasaki Prefecture, which is greater than 200km away. The groups shall be allowed to make shortcuts by taking ferries, a vital technique of transport in Kyushu, so long as the rides are beneath 10,000 yen.
The 2 groups should clear a number of checkpoints, that are common points of interest in Kyushu, and full missions there earlier than heading to the subsequent one. The primary checkpoint is Greenland in Kumamoto, an amusement park about 40km away from Kumamoto Fortress.
The bus group desires to first get to Kumamoto Station, 2km away, to assemble details about bus routes. They discover a bus which leaves at 11am for the Sakura City Bus Terminal, from the place they’ll switch buses and go to Kumamoto Station.
As for the practice group, they make enquiries about the very best path to go to Arao Station, the closest station to the primary checkpoint. Kumamoto Metropolis has trams working in all instructions so the group is suggested to take one to Kami-Kumamoto Station. They handle to seek out the tram cease known as Daniyamamachi however they missed the tram leaving at 11.05am. The following tram is at 11.20am.
The bus group, in the meantime, takes the bus close to Kumamoto Fortress, pondering it is going to go on to the bus terminal. Sadly, the bus finally ends up circling round Kumamoto Fortress. It passes the bus terminal, stops on the entrance of the fort once more and can look ahead to 5 minutes earlier than heading again to the terminal. The group decides it could be quicker to stroll to Sakura City. On the bus terminal, they ask about attending to Arao. They’re instructed to take the 11.25am bus to Tamana Station after which switch buses to go to the Arao Bus Centre, 1km away from the primary checkpoint. At this level, the group has already determined to take the Ariake Ferry later as it is going to take a very long time to get to Nagasaki by bus.
After lacking their tram, the practice group is now barely behind the opposite group. They handle to catch the subsequent tram known as Heidelberg and head to Kami-Kumamoto Station. From right here, they journey by the Kagoshima Predominant Line to Arao Station on an categorical practice leaving at 11.50am. Once they arrive at Arao, they resolve to have lunch first earlier than strolling to the primary checkpoint. Whereas consuming deep-fried lotus roots filled with seafood, the members talk about their technique after visiting Greenland. They plan to stroll again to Arao Station, take a practice to Nagasu Station after which the Ariake Ferry. After their lunch, the practice group begins strolling for 4km to Greenland.
Within the meantime, the bus group has reached Tamana Station. They’re now trailing behind the practice group. They go to the Arao Bus Centre and should wait 40 minutes for the bus that goes close to the primary checkpoint. Whereas they wait, they seize a fast lunch of ramen with wealthy pork bone soup topped with garlic. They then catch the bus and after making enquiries, discover out that the closest bus cease to Greenland is the Arao Metropolis Mall one. Additionally they study there are not any buses going on to the ferry terminal at Nagasu Port. So after visiting Greenland, they are going to take a bus to Sakurayama Danchi after which stroll for about 5km to the port.
The practice group arrives at Greenland first. It has the biggest variety of rides in Japan. For his or her mission, every group should work collectively to cowl three rides. The primary is NIO, a curler coaster recognized to be the scariest in Kyushu. The second is a taking pictures sport and the third is a 59-metre-high swing trip known as Star Flyer Goku that rotates at a excessive pace. The practice group completes their mission first. Earlier than heading to the second checkpoint, they order some cutlet bowls. Because the practice group waits for his or her cutlet bowls, the bus group members are taking the final trip and at last full the problem. The following checkpoint is Kagetsu, a restaurant in Nagasaki Metropolis, which is 60km away. The restaurant was established greater than 300 years in the past.
The bus group desires to the bus from Arao Metropolis Mall at 3.25pm and should stroll for 13km to the bus cease. The opposite group, in the meantime, shall be taking the Ariake Ferry which leaves in two hours. They stroll for 4km once more again to Arao Station and take the practice to Nagasu Station. Nonetheless, they might want to stroll from Nagasu Station to the port for about 2km. The bus group manages to catch the Arao Station-bound bus from the Arao Metropolis Mall bus cease. They alight at Sakurayama Danchi after which stroll for 5km to Nagasu Port. So each groups at the moment are heading to the ferry terminal.
Suggestions:
1) Trams are a handy approach to get round Kumamoto Metropolis
2) Try Kyushu’s scariest curler coaster and a 59-metre-high swing trip at Greenland
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