Miyage-Yokocho, located in front of the ticket gate Kagoshima Chuo Station, has 30 stores offering carefully selected Kagoshima specialties such as sweets made of Kagoshima’s sweet potatoes and green tea, Satsuma-age (Kagoshima fishcake) and Satsuma shochu. An ekiben box lunch using Kagoshima’s Kurobuta pork is also available for those traveling by train. You can leave your luggage in the nearby coin lockers to enjoy some shopping. Kurobuta pork shabu-shabu, Kurobuta pork cutlet, local fish sushi, ramen and pasta are available at Gourmet-Yokocho.
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