Came across the Kirishima Mountains Hike and looks like an awesome thing to do. Only problem is the transportation into the area.

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4626.html On this page it says there are 4 services per day from Takahara Station to Ogino and according to this page http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4629.html The problem is I can't find any information on going from Takahara Station to Ogino (only the map saying 4 services a day) so i'm just wondering if its a safe bet that they'll be transport there and I won't get stranded?

The other method to get in was to go to Kirishima Station and catch the bus to the hotel and then walk or hitch to the trail.

takaharu station(高原駅)-sano(狭野)
8:24-8:31/12:29-12:36/16:29-1636/18:09-18:16

sano-takaharu station
8:43-8:50/12:43-12:50/16:43-16:50/18:23-18:30

http://www.town.takaharu.lg.jp/web/tenki/bus2.htm

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Kito-line,Takaharu station time-table

upper:for Miyakonojo(都城)
lower:for Kobayashi(小林)

http://www.jrkyushu-timetable.jp/cgi-bin/jr-k_time/tt_dep.cgi?c=28859

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as this map,
http://www.town.takaharu.lg.jp/web/kankou/out_tozan.htm

sano --- sano shrine --- oujibaru park --- takachiho-no-mine around 4h?

takachiho-no-mine --- takachiho-gawara-visitor center 1h?

Takaharu-town-tourist-association
0984-42-4560

Oujibaru-park
0984-42-3393

Takachiho-gawara-visitor center
0995-57-2505

kirishima-jingu(shrine)-station(霧島神宮駅) 9:55 --- takachiho-gawara(高千穂河原) 11:50 --- kirishima-shrine --- 13:00
2200yen
http://www.kirishimacho.com/jp/【霧島・えびの高原】定期観光バス　時刻表.pdf

Hayashida bus 0995-78-2003

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only sat,sun round bus

kirishima-jingu(shrine)-station(霧島神宮駅)
8:00/10:20 --- takachiho-gawara(高千穂河原) 8:37/10:57 --- ebino-Kogen(えびの高原) 9:06/11:26

ebino-kogen 13:00/15:30 --- takachiho-gawara 13:29/15:59 --- kirishima-jingu-station 14:06/16:36

http://www.kirishimacho.com/jp/kankoshokou/syuyubasu/index.htm