Kirishima-jingu station and Ebino Kogen bus

Hi,
Using the timetable provided on the website below (Japanese only; click the first pdf link) -
http://www.city-kirishima.jp.e.bj.hp.transer.com/modules/xfsection/art...

could someone please tell me the earliest bus I could catch from Kirishima shrine on Monday Jan 14, 2013 which travels to Ebino kogen and then the latest bus I can catch back from Ebino kogen to Kirishima-jingu station.

Many thanks in advance!

Bus between Kirishima-jingu station 霧島神宮駅 and Ebino Kogen えびの高原

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

Hi,
There are 2 services a day between Kirishima Jingu Sta. and Ebino Kogen.
The line is ''Kirishima-Renzan Shuyu Bus''
(Round trip bus in the Kirishima Mountain Range),operated by Iwasaki Bus.

Sta. 8:00am/10:20am -- Kirishima Jingu(Shrine)8:13/10:33--Ebino Kogen 9:06/11:26

Ebino Kogen 13:00/15:30-- Sta. 14:06/16:36

Link (Japanese Only)
http://kirishimakankou.com/modules/page/index.php?content_id=34

There seems to be a one day ticket (JPY1000)
in the Kirishima City area.
(no full informations on the web)

Please note that the bus services will be affected by the volcanic activities of Mt.Shinmoe.

Have a nice trip.

Official site of Kirishima city

http://www.city-kirishima.jp/modules/page059/index.php?id=63

According to the site, Kirishima Renzan Shuyu Bus changes its route and timetable after Jan 1, 2012. The new timetable is here.

http://www.city-kirishima.jp/modules/xfsection/download.php?fileid=139...

Kirishima Jingu Sta (JR) Kirishima Iwasaki Hotel (arr) (dep) Ebino Kogen
7:51 8:27 8:48 9:06
9:51 10:27 10:48 11:06

Buses stop at Kirishima Jingu at 8:04 and 10:04.

Ebino Kogen Kirishima Iwasaki Hotel (arr) (dep) Kirishima Jingu Sta (JR)
13:30 13:48 14:10 14:46
14:50 15:08 15:30 16:06

Hi, any idea how much it costs, this bus going through the Iwasaki Hotel up to Ebino Kogen? In the pdf the prices were for the cost from hotel to EK, but no cost appears to be listed for from Kirishimajingu station to hotel...in the revised schedule for 1 Jan 2012 onwards... any idea?

The route and timetable of the Ebino Kogen bus changed after the volcanic level of Shinmoedake was downgraded in July 2012.

The bus is now operating twice everyday along the original route. It does not operate via the Iwasaki Hotel anymore. The up-to-date bus network is shown here:
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4626.html

Kappa linked to the up-to-date timetable:
http://kirishimakankou.com/modules/page/index.php?content_id=34

how much it costs, this bus going through the Iwasaki Hotel up to Ebino Kogen?

There is no direct bus. You would have to travel via Kirishima Shrine.