九州
Kyushu
16 destinations
Overview
Japan's southwestern island pairs active volcanic landscapes with a confident food culture and deep China-trade history. Fukuoka (Hakata) is arguably Japan's most liveable city - compact, food-obsessed, and cheap. Mount Aso's caldera is the world's largest active. Nagasaki has a melancholy beauty from its Portuguese and Dutch colonial heritage. Beppu and Kirishima are onsen powerhouses. Yakushima, offshore, is a UNESCO rainforest island of 1,000-year-old cedar.
Who it's for
Travellers on their second or third Japan trip, volcano enthusiasts, ramen pilgrims, and those wanting a warm climate and relaxed pace.
Destinations in Kyushu
Where the destinations are
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Beppu
別府
Kyushu · Oita
Japan's most prolific hot spring city - eight 'hells' of boiling coloured geothermal pools and over 2,000 onsen outlets across a single city.
Fukuoka
福岡
Kyushu · Fukuoka
Japan's fastest-growing city and food capital of the west - Hakata ramen, yatai street stalls, and a young international energy.
Nagasaki
長崎
Kyushu · Nagasaki
A city of extraordinary cultural fusion and atomic bomb history, built across 22 hills with Dutch, Chinese, and Portuguese layers at every turn.
Yufuin
湯布院
Kyushu · Oita
Japan's most refined small onsen resort, with twin volcanic peaks above lake-mist mornings and boutique ryokan.
Yakushima
屋久島
Kyushu · Kagoshima
A UNESCO World Heritage island of ancient cedar forests, 1,000-year-old Jomon cedars, and the landscape that inspired Princess Mononoke.
Kagoshima
鹿児島
Kyushu · Kagoshima
The 'Naples of Japan' - a subtropical city under an active volcano, gateway to Yakushima island and Satsuma samurai heritage.
Kumamoto
熊本
Kyushu · Kumamoto
Home to one of Japan's most impressive castle complexes, Kumamon mascot fever, and the gateway to the Aso caldera.
Aso
阿蘇
Kyushu · Kumamoto
The world's largest accessible active volcanic caldera, with sweeping grassland, hot spring villages, and a crater you can walk to.
Dazaifu
太宰府
Kyushu · Fukuoka
An ancient government city and site of Japan's most important shrine for scholars, students, and the god of learning.
Ibusuki
指宿
Kyushu · Kagoshima
The southernmost resort of Kyushu, famous for volcanic sand baths on a black sand beach with views to Kaimondake.
Arita
有田
Kyushu · Saga
The birthplace of Japanese porcelain, with kilns operating since 1616 when Korean potters first perfected hard-paste ceramics in Japan.
Miyazaki
宮崎
Kyushu · Miyazaki
A subtropical Pacific coast city with Japan's most consistent sunshine, ancient Nichinan Coast shrines, and mythological heritage.
Kirishima
霧島
Kyushu · Kagoshima
A highland volcanic park straddling the Kagoshima-Miyazaki border, with ancient Shinto shrines, mountain lakes, and healing sulphur onsen.
Hirado
平戸
Kyushu · Nagasaki
Japan's first major international trading port, where the Dutch and English East India Companies established their earliest Japan factories.
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