Takahara to Ogino - Kirishima Mountains

Hi all,
Just trying to sort out where I want to be going for my 3 weeks in Japan from 13th of Nov to Dec.

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.

Thanks

i think the name 'ogino' is wrong,
'sano' is correct

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

maybe nobody can speak english...

sightseeing bus (maybe daily)

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�.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

Kirishima tourist information center
0995-57-1588

Thanks for the help guys, has been most useful.

Should be a good adventure.

I have put in a query requesting the correction. There was another mistake on this map before which I pointed out and was corrected promptly to JR Nippo line.

Another correction that I requested.
Takaharu, not Takahara.

Dear amazinga. This is very embarrassing, but appreciated a lot. We usually do more careful research than that.