Kashima (鹿島市) is a city in Saga Prefecture, Japan.
Understand
[edit]Don't confuse this city with Kashima City (鹿嶋市) in Ibaraki - both have famous shrines.
Tourist information site
[edit]The local tourist association has a bilingual guide site.
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]The closest airports are Kyushu-Saga International Airport (九州佐賀国際空港) and Nagasaki Airport. Fukuoka Airport is the nearest airport with the greatest number of international connections, so it's also worth considering.
By train
[edit]Kashima is located along the Nagasaki Main Line which runs from Tosu to Nagasaki. There are four stations: Hizen-Kashima, Hizenhama, Hizen-Nanaura, Hizen-Iida. Express trains stop only at Hizen-Kashima.
- 1 Hizen-Kashima Station (肥前鹿島駅), Takatsuhara. The Limited Express Kamome train stops here, running from Nagasaki to Hakata (Fukuoka). If traveling from the direction of Saga, be aware that some local trains split at Hizen-Yamaguchi Station (the other cars will follow the Sasebo Line to Sasebo). Make sure you're in the right car.
Get around
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- 1 Yutoku Inari Shrine (祐徳稲荷神社), ☏ +81 954-62-2151.
- 2 Kashima Castle Ruins (鹿島城跡).
Do
[edit]Kashima Gatalympics is held every May in a small town called Hama, near Kashima City. This event involves playing a variety of sports in the mudflats of the Ariake Sea.
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[edit]Go next
[edit]| Routes through Kashima |
| Saga ← Kohoku ← | N  S
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→ Tara → Nagasaki |