(!!Causion!!) Due to The Kagoshima Marathon, Many Traffic Restrictions Are in Place on The 4th of March 2018 | KAGOSHIMA Visitors' GUIDE

The Kagoshima Marathon 2018 will be held on the 4th of March.

Traffic is likely to be very heavy on the day, so please use public transport, if possible.

Due to the marathon, traffic restrictions are imposed in the areas / roads below.

(Please see the map below.)
・ From Dolphin Port through the road along the seaside to Kagoshima Kamoike Athletics Field (Kenritsu Kamoike Rikujo Kyogijo)

・From Kagoshima Kamoike Athletics Field to the tram line from Kishaba to Asahi-dori

・From Asahi-dori, turning left towards the Statue of Saigo Takamori.

・Turning right at the Statue of Saigo Takamori onto Route 10, and then all the way up to Shigetomi Junior High School in Aira city. The runners make a U-turn at Shigetomi Junior High School to head back towards Kagoshima City Hall. The two southbound lanes will be open to cars, the two northbound lanes will be used for the marathon.

The details and the time schedule are below.

Traffic Control Map

The Traffic Restriction Schedule

Restricted Area	Contents of the Restriction	Time
① Dolphin Port → ② Kagoshima Shinko	Closed to Vehicular Traffic	8:00 ~ 9:30
② Kagoshima Shinko → ③ Bayside Geihinkan		8:00 ~ 9:45
③ Bayside Geihinkan → ④ Baseball Stadium Bus Stop		8:00 ~ 10:00
④ Baseball Stadium Bus Stop → ⑤ Kishaba		8:15 ~ 10:00
⑤ Kishaba → ⑥ Arata	Closed to Vehicular Traffic *Northbound side only. Southbound side (1 way) available.	8:15 ~ 10:00
⑥ Arata → ⑦ Shinyashiki		8:15 ~ 10:10
⑦ Shinyashiki → ⑧ Takamibaba		8:15 ~ 10:20
⑧ Takamibaba → ⑨ Izuro	Closed to Vehicular Traffic	8:15 ~ 10:30
⑨ Izuro → ⑩ Asahi-dori	Closed to Vehicular Traffic	8:15 ~ 10:30
⑩ Asahi-dori → ⑪ Chuo Park (Ten Park)	Closed to Vehicular Traffic (Asahi-dori ⇔ Higashi Post Office is open from 10:30.)	6:00 ~ 16:30
⑪ Chuo Park (Ten Park) → ⑫ Gateway to Shiroyama	Closed to Vehicular Traffic	6:00 ~ 10:30
(In Front of Terukuni Shrine　→　Gateway to Shiroyama)		8:25 ~ 10:30
⑫ Gateway to Shiroyama → ⑬ Nagata Junior High School		8:25 ~ 15:45
⑬ Nagata Junior High School → ⑭ Kami-honmachi		8:25 ~ 15:45
⑭ Kami-honmachi → ⑮ Torigoe Tunnel (The Southside)	Closed to Vehicular Traffic *Northbound side only. Southbound road is becoming a two-way road during the period.	8:25 ~ 15:45 *Lane reduction from 3:30 around Torigoe Tunnel
⑮ Torigoe Tunnel (The Southside) → ⑯ Shigetomi Post Office	Closed to. Vehicular Traffic	8:05 ~ 15:25
⑯ Shigetomi Post Office → ⑰ Shigetomi Junior High School		9:15 ~ 13:30
⑬ Nagata Junior High School → ⑱ Gateway to the Aquarium		10:15 ~ 15:45
⑱ Gateway to the Aquarium → ⑲ Sanbashi-dori		10:00 ~ 15:45
⑲ Sanbashi-dori → ⑳ City Hall East Annex		8:15 ~ 16:00
⑩ Asahi-dori → ㉑ Izumi-cho		6:00 ~ 8:15