Kushima

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. The nearest airport is Miyazaki Airport. You can also use Kagoshima Airport by connecting trains and airport buses. 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. Miyazaki Kotsu: Only one line connecting Nichinan City and Ichiki District/Kojima operates. The nearest interchange as of 2021 is the Shibushi interchange on the Higashi Kyushu Expressway. Kushima City Community Bus "Yoka Bus" operates all over the city from Kushima station.