Things to Do in Kyushu, Japan
The volcanic south: active craters, some of Japan's best onsen, and gateways to the Ryukyu islands.
156 destinations across 7 prefectures
Festivals in Kyushu
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Places to Visit in Kyushu
Hakata Machiya Folk Museum
Window into Hakata's Traditional Merchant Culture
Small folk museum preserving Hakata's traditional merchant culture with Meiji-era machiya townhou...
Kagoshima
A subtropical southern city facing the active Sakurajima volcano across the bay, with a samurai h...
Unzen Onsen
Unzen Onsen - Volcanic Hot Springs and Jigoku Hells
A historic hot spring resort in the Unzen volcanic mountains, famous for its dramatic jigoku (hel...
Kumamoto City
Castle Town of the Legendary Kato Kiyomasa
Major Kyushu city centered around Kumamoto Castle, known for horse meat cuisine, streetcar networ...
Nagasaki
Nagasaki - Where East Met West
Historic international port city with a unique blend of Japanese, Chinese, Dutch, and Portuguese ...
Sengan-en Garden
Shimazu Clan's Grand Seaside Villa with Sakurajima Views
Edo-period garden and villa of the Shimazu clan, using Sakurajima volcano and Kinko Bay as borrow...
Arita
Arita - Porcelain Town
Arita is the birthplace of Japanese porcelain with over 400 years of ceramic tradition, home to h...
Ibusuki Onsen
Ibusuki Onsen - Volcanic Sand Bath Experience
A unique hot spring resort where visitors are buried in naturally heated volcanic sand on the bea...
Mifuneyama Rakuen
teamLab-Enhanced Historic Garden
Historic 500,000-square-meter garden dating to 1845, famous for seasonal beauty and the immersive...
Mount Aso
The world's largest volcanic caldera with an active crater, vast grasslands, and dramatic highlan...
Nagasaki Peace Park
Memorial to Nagasaki's Atomic Bombing
A solemn peace memorial featuring the Peace Statue and the Atomic Bomb Museum documenting Nagasak...
Sun Messe Nichinan
Moai Statues on Miyazaki's Tropical Coast
Seaside park featuring the only full-size reproductions of Easter Island moai statues officially ...
Mojiko Retro
Early 20th-Century Port District with Western Architecture
Beautifully preserved early 20th-century port district with Western-style buildings, museums, and...
Usa Jingu
Head Shrine of 40,000 Hachiman Shrines
The head shrine of all 40,000 Hachiman shrines in Japan, set in an ancient forest with distinctiv...
Nagasaki Chinatown
One of Japan's Three Great Chinatowns
One of Japan's three great Chinatowns alongside Yokohama and Kobe, famous for champon noodles and...