Things to Do in Kyushu, Japan

Dejima

Restored Edo-Period Dutch Trading Post

A restored fan-shaped island in central Nagasaki that served as the Netherlands' trading post dur...

Nagasaki Peace Park

Memorial to Nagasaki's Atomic Bombing

A solemn peace memorial featuring the Peace Statue and the Atomic Bomb Museum documenting Nagasak...

Shimabara Castle

Castle of the Christian Rebellion

Reconstructed castle famous for its connection to the Shimabara Rebellion, with exhibits on Chris...

Sun Messe Nichinan

Moai Statues on Miyazaki's Tropical Coast

Seaside park featuring the only full-size reproductions of Easter Island moai statues officially ...

Fukuoka

Kyushu's vibrant capital famous for yatai street food stalls, tonkotsu ramen, and a lively canal ...

Tsujun Bridge

Japan's Largest Stone Aqueduct Bridge

National Important Cultural Property and Japan's largest stone aqueduct bridge, famous for its sp...

Arita

Arita - Porcelain Town

Arita is the birthplace of Japanese porcelain with over 400 years of ceramic tradition, home to h...

Takeo Onsen

1,300-Year-Old Hot Spring with Vermillion Gate

Ancient hot spring town with a striking vermillion gate designed by the architect of Tokyo Statio...

Kikuchi Gorge

Forested Valley of Clear Streams and Small Falls

A forested valley on the northwestern outer rim of Mount Aso, with clear streams, rapids, deep po...

Ama no Iwato Shrine

Cave Where the Sun Goddess Hid

Sacred shrine marking the cave where the sun goddess Amaterasu hid, plunging the world into darkn...

Mojiko Retro

Early 20th-Century Port District with Western Architecture

Beautifully preserved early 20th-century port district with Western-style buildings, museums, and...

Miyazaki Shrine

Shrine of Japan's Legendary First Emperor

Grand shrine dedicated to Emperor Jimmu, Japan's mythological first emperor, set in a vast sacred...

Sasebo

Western Kyushu Port City and Gateway to Kujukushima

A port city in western Nagasaki Prefecture that serves as the gateway to Kujukushima and is known...

Kawachi Fujien

Private Wisteria Garden with Flower Tunnels

A privately owned wisteria garden in the hills of Kitakyushu, known for two long wisteria flower ...

Kitsuki Castle Town

A Beautifully Preserved Samurai Town on a Peninsula

Kitsuki is a remarkably well-preserved castle town perched on a small peninsula between two river...