Things to Do in Kyushu, Japan
The volcanic south: active craters, some of Japan's best onsen, and gateways to the Ryukyu islands.
162 destinations across 7 prefectures
Festivals in Kyushu
RubyKaigi
14 to 16 April 2027
Miyazaki · Festival
Hakata Dontaku Port Festival
3 to 4 May 2027
Fukuoka · Dance festival
Hakata Gion Yamakasa
1 to 15 July 2027
Fukuoka · Float procession
Nagasaki Kunchi
7 to 9 October 2027
Nagasaki · Dance festival
Karatsu Kunchi
2 to 4 November 2027
Saga · Float procession
Suggested Itineraries
Places to Visit in Kyushu
Kawachi Fujien
Private Wisteria Garden with Flower Tunnels
A privately owned wisteria garden in the hills of Kitakyushu, known for two long wisteria flower ...
Takasakiyama Monkey Park
Hillside Home to Wild Japanese Macaque Troops
A natural park on a hillside between Oita and Beppu where wild troops of Japanese macaques gather...
Fukiji Temple
Home to One of Kyushu's Oldest Wooden Halls
A temple on the Kunisaki Peninsula whose Odo hall, a national treasure, is one of the oldest surv...
Takachiho Gorge
Mythical Volcanic Gorge with Towering Cliffs
A dramatic volcanic gorge with columnar basalt cliffs, a tall waterfall, and rowing boats for a u...
Aso Shrine
Historic Shrine with a Rebuilt Tower Gate
One of the oldest and most important shrines in the Aso region, known for a two-story romon gate ...
Manda Pit
A Miike Coal Mine Shaft Tower and Brick Winding House on the Kumamoto-Fukuoka Border
A pit of the Mitsui Miike coal mine with its works still standing: an 18.8 m steel headframe from...
Misumi West Port
A Meiji Harbour Left Almost as Built: 756 m of Stone Quay at the Mouth of Amakusa
A harbour designed by the Dutch engineer Rouwenhorst Mulder and opened in 1887, with a 756 m ston...
Cape Sata
Mainland Japan's Southern Tip, at the End of an 800 m Jungle Path
The southernmost point of mainland Japan, at the tip of the Osumi Peninsula. From the car park an...
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...
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...
Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument
The Hill Where 26 Christians Were Crucified in 1597, Five Minutes from Nagasaki Station
The execution ground of the 26 Martyrs of 1597, now a park with a long bronze memorial, a small m...
Greenland
One of Japan's Largest Amusement Parks, in Arao, Kumamoto
A huge amusement park in Arao on the Kumamoto-Fukuoka border with one of the largest ride line-up...
Sanrio Character Park Harmonyland
Hello Kitty and Sanrio Theme Park in the Oita Hills
An open-air Sanrio theme park in the hills near Beppu, home to Hello Kitty, My Melody and Cinnamo...
Nokonoshima Island Park
Seasonal Flower Park on a Hakata Bay Island
A flower park on Nokonoshima Island in Hakata Bay, with fields of seasonal flowers overlooking th...
Tokunoshima
Tokunoshima: Bullfighting, Amami Rabbits and Mountain Forest You Enter Only With a Guide at Night
A farming island in the Amami group, south of Amami-Oshima, split between three towns and known a...