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
Suggested Itineraries
Places to Visit in Kyushu
Michi-no-Eki Kamae
Yellowtail and dried fish at Oita's southern tip
A fishing-port station on Route 388 in Kamae, at the southern tip of Oita next to the Miyazaki bo...
Michi-no-Eki Kamiamakusa Sunpearl
Seafood bowls at the first of the Amakusa bridges
A roadside station on Route 266 on Oyano island, close to Tenmon Bridge, the first of the Amakusa...
Michi-no-Eki Kashima
Ariake Sea mudflats on Route 207
Saga's first registered roadside station sits right on the Ariake Sea. At low tide the bay drains...
Michi-no-Eki Kirishima
Sakurajima from a mountainside park
A roadside station inside Kirishima Shinwa-no-Sato Park, high on Route 223 in the Kirishima mount...
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 Matsuura Umi-no-Furusatokan
Horse mackerel fry in the town that claims it
A fishing-port market on Route 204 in Matsuura, the city that calls itself the holy land of aji f...
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 Phoenix
Looking down on the Devil's Washboard
An old clifftop drive-in on the Nichinan coast, about 1 km south of Horikiri Pass. The building i...
Michi-no-Eki Shichijo Melon Dome
Melons under melon-shaped roofs in Kikuchi
Three green melon-shaped domes on Route 325 in Kikuchi, filled with local melons, melon sweets an...
Michi-no-Eki Sonogi-no-Sho
Sonogi green tea and whale dishes by Omura Bay
A Route 205 stop one minute from Higashi-Sonogi IC, known for Sonogi green tea and whale. Try the...
Michi-no-Eki Taio Kinzan
A mountain stop beside an old gold mine
A roadside station deep in the Nakatsue mountains, next to the Taio gold mine museum. Walk the ol...
Michi-no-Eki Takachiho
Kagura masks and Takachiho beef in the town of myths
On Route 218 in the middle of Takachiho town, this station is easy to spot by its huge kagura-mas...
Michi-no-Eki Tara
Ariake Sea seafood on the oyster-hut road
A seafood and citrus stop on Route 207, facing the Ariake Sea. More than ten oyster-grilling huts...
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...
Michi-no-Eki Ukiha
Fruit country and a view over the Chikugo Plain
A hillside market on Route 210 in Ukiha, one of Fukuoka's main fruit-growing areas. Come for what...