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
Kokonoe Yume Suspension Bridge
Japan's Tallest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge, 173 Meters Over a Gorge in Oita
A pedestrian-only suspension bridge 173 meters above the Naruko River gorge and 390 meters long, ...
Kuroshima
A Ferry Island off Sasebo Where Hidden Christians Farmed an Old Horse Ranch, and a Brick Church from 1902
A small hilly island about 50 minutes by ferry from Ainoura in Sasebo, settled in the 19th centur...
Michi-no-Eki Aso
Aso produce and travel advice beside JR Aso Station
A roadside station on Route 57 right next to JR Aso Station, facing the five peaks of Mount Aso. ...
Michi-no-Eki Kitagawa Hayuma
Chicken nanban at Miyazaki's northern gateway
Right at Kitagawa IC, where Route 10 meets the Higashi-Kyushu Expressway, this is the first stop ...
Michi-no-Eki Munakata
Genkai Sea fish near Munakata's ports
Fish from Kanezaki, Oshima and the other nearby ports arrives here every day, and the seafood sec...
Michi-no-Eki Tarumizu
A 60-meter footbath facing Sakurajima
A hot spring roadside station on Route 220 across Kinko Bay from Sakurajima. The free footbath ru...
Shoko Shuseikan
The Shimazu Family Museum in Satsuma's 1865 Stone Machine Factory, Next to Sengan-en
The Shimazu family's history museum, housed since 1923 in the stone machine factory of the Satsum...
Yoronjima
Yoronjima: A White Sandbar That Shows Up Only at Low Tide
The southernmost island in Kagoshima Prefecture, about 23 km from the northern tip of Okinawa's m...
Fukuoka Castle Ruins
Above Maizuru Park, Fukuoka Castle’s layered stone walls lead to an open platform overlooking the...
Iki
An Hour from Hakata: Barley Shochu, a Monkey Rock and a Yayoi Capital
A low, green island in the strait between Fukuoka and Tsushima, about 17 km from north to south. ...
Kakeroma Island
Kakeroma Island: A Town Ferry, Ferry-Timed Buses and No Taxis Across the Strait from Amami
A long, ragged island across the Oshima Strait from the south tip of Amami Oshima, with small set...
Kasuga Village and Mount Yasumandake
Rice Terraces Where Hidden Christians Never Went Back to the Church, Below the Sacred Mountain They Prayed To
A farming village of terraced rice fields on the west coast of Hirado Island, where Hidden Christ...
Kijima Kogen Park
Japan's first wooden roller coaster, on a plateau above Beppu
A highland amusement park on the road from Beppu to Yufuin, best known for Jupiter, the wooden co...
Lake Ikeda
Kyushu's Largest Lake: 233 m Deep, Giant Eels, Mount Kaimon Behind
A round caldera lake about 15 km around and 233 meters deep, the largest lake in Kyushu, with Mou...
Michi-no-Eki Harazuru
Fuyu persimmons at the gate to Harazuru Onsen
A farm market on Route 386 at the entrance to Harazuru Onsen, five minutes from Haki IC. Asakura ...