SpringRelaxed
The Classic Trip in Cherry Blossom Season
Slow enough to feel it, full enough to remember it.
- First visit
- Base cities: Tokyo · Hakone · Kyoto · Osaka
- culture
- food
- nature
- history
Itinerary
Yakushima and the Volcano South
- 10 nights
- Medium pace
- Returning visitor
Medium pace
The deep south, where the land is still making itself. A Fukuoka start, Kumamoto's castle beside the Aso caldera, Kagoshima under its smoking volcano, then the ferry to Yakushima for its thousand-year cedars and rainforest trails. Volcanoes, ancient forest, hot springs throughout.
Thousand-year cedars on Yakushima, the Aso caldera, Kagoshima under its smoking peak.
Trip facts
- Length10 nights
- PaceMedium
- Designed forReturning visitor
- GatewaysIn and out via Fukuoka
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- Day 1Arrive
- Day 2Explore
Japan's fastest-growing city and food capital of the west - Hakata ramen, yatai street stalls, and a young international energy.
- Day 3Travel in
- Day 4Day trip: Aso
Home to one of Japan's most impressive castle complexes, Kumamon mascot fever, and the gateway to the Aso caldera.
- Day 5Travel in
- Day 6Explore
The 'Naples of Japan' - a subtropical city under an active volcano, gateway to Yakushima island and Satsuma samurai heritage.
- Day 7Travel in
- Day 8Explore
A UNESCO World Heritage island of ancient cedar forests, 1,000-year-old Jomon cedars, and the landscape that inspired Princess Mononoke.
- Day 9Travel in
- Day 10Depart
Japan's fastest-growing city and food capital of the west - Hakata ramen, yatai street stalls, and a young international energy.
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