Helpful information

Here is a list of helpful information sites for foreign travelers.
Please check these sites in the event of trouble.


●Disaster Information
   Japan Safe Travel Information


●Safety tips:the push-enabled information alert app for foreign tourists
   Disaster-related Information(The App "Safety tips")


●Traffic and Road Closure Information in Kagoshima Prefecture
   Kagoshima Prefecture Road Traffic Information


●NHK WORLD-JAPAN
   This channel broadcasts the latest news from Japan and Asia,and can be used as a source of information in English during major disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons.
   NHK WORLD- JAPAN


●Consumer Hotline for Tourists
　This site offers telephone consultation that overseas visitors to Japan can use if they experience consumer issues while visiting Japan. Feel free to call this hotline if you encounter consumer issues involving stores, restaurants, bars, transportation, or hotels during your visit.
    It cannot provide tourist information or answer questions related to lost items, accidents, or illness or injury.
   Consumer Hotline for Tourists (kokusen.go.jp)


●Information regarding classical swine fever
　A wild boar infected with classical swine fever was found in our prefecture on November 19,2025.It doesn't infect humans but has a high fatality rate among pigs.As you know,Kagoshima is famous for its Kurobuta Pork.We'd like your cooperation with the following matters to prevent the virus from spreading out into hog farms.

 1 Do not bring food containing meat into Japan and litter food outdoors.
 2 Ensure your shoes are free of soil before coming to Kagoshima.
 3 Avoid going near hog farms
 4 Keep away from wild animals,traps and fences areas.
 5 Follows instructions at disinfection points.

Kagoshima Prefecture Emergency Information regarding classical swine fever