5 days Southern Kyushu tour
Where to Explore
Kagoshima : Kyushu’s southernmost major city
Chiran : Called a small Kyoto in Kagoshima
Ibushuki : Best known for its steaming sand baths
Kirishima : Base of majestic mountain
Miyazaki : Facing the Pacific Ocean with a beautiful coast
Amakusa : Beautiful five bridges, named Amakusa Gokyo
Fukuoka : A fascinating cosmopolitan city
Travelling route
Note
The number in the circle indicates
the day of travel
If you have specific themes, places
and things, you can include those
items in the itinerary
Day1 Kagoshim
Kagoshima-city is the southernmost major city in Kyushu which can see Sakura-jima Island
which raises the smoke across the Kagoshima Bay.
Kagoshima prospered in the Edo period as a castle town.
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Kagoshima | Sengan-en | Sakurajima Island |
Schedule
Arrive at Fukuoka
Travel to Kagoshima by JR Shinkansen (Bullet train) , 1 hour & 40 minutes
Explore Kagoshima : Sengan-en, Sakurajima Island
Enjoy local dinner in Kagoshima
Stay at Kagoshima-city, Western style Hotel, breakfast included
Chiran is called a small Kyoto in Kagoshima, offer you a fine collection of Samurai houses and
gardens that were built about 260 years ago. And during World War 2, Chiran was one of the
major Zerosen pilots base.
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Chiran | Chiran Peace Museum | Ibusuki |
Schedule
Leave Hotel in Kagoshima
Travel to Chiran
Explore Chiran : Castle town Chiran, Chiran Peace Museum
Travel to Ibusuki, via Kaimonsdake Mountain
Sand bath experience at Kinko-wan bay
Stay at Ibusuki : Western style Hotel, dinner and breakfast included
Kirishima is located in the northeastern part of Kagoshima and is the entrance to the Kirishima
district of Kirishima Yaku National Park.
Miyazaki & Nichinan are facing the Pacific Ocean with a beautiful coastline contains placed of
natural beauty, like Aoshima and Toi-misaki Cape.
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Kirishima jingu Shrine | Nichinan Coast | Udo-jingu Shrine |
Schedule
Leave Hotel in Ibusuki
Travel to Kirishima
Explore Kirishima : Krishima jingu Shrine, Kirishima Onsen, Ecino kogen Plateau
Travel to Miyazaki
Explore Miyazaki : Nichinan Coast , Toi-misaki Cape, Udo-jingu Shrine
Enjoy local dinner in Miyazaki
Stay at Miyazaki, Western style Hotel, breakfast included
Day 4 Transfer to Fukuoka
There are two alternative for transfer to Fukuoka
Alternative 1 : Shinkansen is used from Kagoshima to Fukuoka
Arrive at Fukuoka by noon, and free time can be made in the afternoon
Stay at Fukuoka
Alternative 2 : Chartered vehicle is used
You can select a favorite place from the following.
One of the most beautiful sea in Kyushu and located in a southern part of Kumamoto-prefecture,
and consists of Shimo-jima, Kami-jima and many other islands varied in size.
Amakusa Islands | Amakusa-gokyou Bridge | Amakusa-gokyou Bridge |
Kumamoto city is a major urban area in Kyushu only smaller in size than Fukuoka. It is home to
an historical castle town and is blessed with a diverse natural beauty.
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Kumamoto Castle | Kumamoto Castle | Suizenji-koen Park |
Chikugo region is in Fukuoka-prefecture and consists of Asakura, Akizuki, Ukiha and Yame
The Kyushu’s largest Chikugo plain spreading in the Chikugo River basin, where people live from
ancient time and the various cultures have been created.
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Asakura | Akizuki | Ukiha |
Day 5 Fukuoka
Fukuoka-city has a long history as commercial town and castle town, and prospered as important
district to Asian Continent for many years. Now, Fukuoka-city is the International bub of Kyushu,
the nation’s fourth largest economic zone.
In other words, Fukuoka-city is the heart of Kyushu against various things,
such as food culture, shopping, entertainment, economy and international business.
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Canal City Hakata | Uminonakamichi | Nakasu |
Highlight
Explore Fukuoka
There are lot of tourst attaractions, chose from Fukuoka Travel Guide.
We will recommend the lunch as per your preference.
Dinner : we will recommend for your beat one from lot of choices
Stay at Fukuoka, western style Hotel, breakfast included
Day 6 Leave Fukuoka to Home
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