Kushima

Kushima (串間市) is a city of 17,000 people (2017) in Miyazaki, Japan, well-known for its wild horses.

Climate
Summers are hot and winters are relatively warm due to the influence of the Kuroshio Current. From summer to autumn, it is often affected by typhoon paths.

Tourist information sites

 * The local Tourism & Products Association has a modest Japanese-only guide site.


 * The city government's official site has a Japanese-only tourism section with integrated Google Translate, which looks better.

By plane
The nearest airport is Miyazaki Airport. You can also use Kagoshima Airport by connecting trains and airport buses.

By train
The city is served by the Nichinan Line of the JR Kyūshū railway system, which links it to the west to Shibushi in neighbouring Kagoshima Prefecture and to the north to the prefectural capital, Miyazaki.

By bus
Miyazaki Kotsu: Only one line connecting Nichinan City and Ichiki District/Kojima operates.

By car
The nearest interchange as of 2021 is the Shibushi interchange on the Higashi Kyushu Expressway.

Get around
Kushima City Community Bus "Yoka Bus" operates all over the city from Kushima station.

See






Go next

 * Nango
 * Nichinan
 * Kitago
 * Mimata (Miyazaki)
 * Miyakonojo
 * Shibushi
 * Osaki (Kagoshima)
 * Higashikushira
 * Kanoya