Japan tour packages to Kyushu

Japan KYUSHU Tourist is the specialist of Fukuoka and Kyushu tours in Japan.

We offer various types of customized private tour package exclusively for you.

Japan tour packages are travel plans, which include some or all of the following ;

transportation such as chartered taxi or bus, accommodations, tour guide, meals,

and more.

 

One of our most proud things in Kyushu is Japanese cuisines and local delicacies.

You can enjoy many different dishes using fresh and unique ingredients in various

places during your travel.

Also you can meet a lot of amazing things what you have never experienced before.

 

We have prepared Suggested Kyushu tour packages that have been created based on

the abundant latest local tourist information collected by our own site investigation.

And also the tour packages have been considered the numerous tour results reflecting the

customer’s satisfactions.

 

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Long duration Kyushu tours in Japan 

Kyushu has rich landscapes including nature and diverse cultures including food cultures.

It has a variety of histories all over Kyushu, and nature and urban are harmonized.

You can enjoy a lot of things here in Kyushu what you want to experience.

 

11 days  Kyushu tour	8 days Northern & Central Kyushu tour	8 days Southern Kyushu tour
Exploring throughout Kyushu. Enjoy Japanese cuisines, local delicacies, Nature, Onsen, Shopping of local specialties  and any other amazing things	Exploring Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita and Fukuoka. Many fascinating tourist destinations are concentrated in this area.	Exploring Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefecture. A lot of unique and featured tourist places are visited

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6 days North-West Kyushu tour	7 days  Central Kyushu tour	6 days North-Eest Kyushu tour
Exploring Saga, Nagasaki, Shimabara, Unzen , Yanagawa, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka	Exploring Amakusa, Kumamoto, Aso, Kurokawa, Takachiho  Okugungo, Chikugo, Fukuoka	Exploring Asakura, Ukiha,   Okubungo, Yufuin, Beppu, Usa, Kunisaki , Peninsula, Kitakyushu , Fukuoka

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Short duration tours from Fukuoka-city  

Many kind of fascinating tourist destinations are concentrated in northern part of  Kyushu.

and you can enjoy a short journey from Fukuoka-city.

The starting and finishing place of the tour is Fukuoka-city.

If required, the starting place of the tour can be changed to Kitakyushu-city.

 

Fukuoka one-day tour	Yanagawa & Dazaifu one-day tour	Kitakyushu one-day tour
The Heart of Kyushu and the energetic city bustling as the center of Kyushu’s politics, economy, culture, fashion  and tourism	Yanagawa is a Castle town with beautiful canal. Dazaifu is must visit place in Fukuoka-prefecture has 1300 years history	The Industrial Innovation city  greatly contributed to Japan’s industrial modernization and blessed with spectacular & stunning nature

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Itoshima one-day tour	Asakura & Ukiha one-day tour	Nagasaki one-day tour
Itoshima is a resort town next to Fukuoka-city, with beautiful dynamic Genkai Sea; seafood gourmet, rural landscape, Sake brewery	Agricultural industries spreading in the Chikugo plain. Let’s meet real Japan, beautiful rural landscape, fruit picking, Sake brewery, Onsen	The city in harmony with foreign countries cultures, and the significant Japanese histories like no other areas

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Takachiho one-day tour	Yufuin & Beppu Onsen 2 days tour	Aso & Takachiho 2 days tour
Dynamic and beautiful Takachiho Gorge and here is the birthplace of Shinto which is Japanese indigenouse religion.	Exploring the most popular  Onsen Resorts Beppu and Yufuin. Two Onsen Resorts have different fascinating features.	The dynamic nature of Aso and Takachiho where is spreading around Mt. Aso. Mt. Aso is the largest active volcano in Japan

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Other featured Sightseeing tours

 

Munakata & Fukutsu one-day tour  UNESCO World Heritage sites

Yame & Hishino village one-day tour

Ukiha & Yanagawa one–day tour

Huis Ten Bosch one-day tour

Usa & Kunisaki one–day tour 

 

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Christian Pilgrimage sites tours in Nagasaki regions   

Japanese Christianity has a long history of continuing faith while coexisting with Japanese

traditional religion Shinto and General society. Japan’s unique practice of the Christian faith

continued even during the ban on Christianity. A lot of the Christian Pilgrimage sites in Nagasaki

regions have been registered on UNESCO Hidden Christian Sites.

 

Nagasaki Pilgrimage one-day tour	Nagasaki Pilgrimage 3 days tour	Nagasaki Pilgrimage 6 days tour
Nagasaki is a sacred place of Christianity where Pope and Saint Mother Teresa officially visited.	Nagasaki has arduous and sacrifice histories during the ban on Christianity, such as Shimabara Rebellion and  many religious persecutions	Introduce how Christians have been continued their faith by visiting Nagasaki-city, Unzen, Shimabara, Amakusa and Hirado

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 UNESCO Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution sites  

Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining are a group of historic sites that played

an important part in the industrialization of Japan in the Bakumatsu during National

isolation period and Meiji periods, and are part of the industrial heritage of Japan.

 

Kitakyushu one-day tour	Nagasaki one-day tour	Japan’s Industrial modernization tour
The birth place of Steel Industry in Japan and contributed to the development of the Japanese industry modernization	The origin of Japan’s modernization. Nagasaki contributed for Shipbuilding and Coal Mining	To learn how Japan has become the world’s most industrialized country in the short period

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Study tour and field trip in Kitakyushu-city

Kitakyushu-city is the best place in Japan for Study tour of Environmental and Industrial issues.

 

Solid waste management tour	Low Carbon Society tour	Japan’s KAIZEN Strategy tour
Kitakyushu-city is the most advanced city in Japan for solid waste management and recycling	Kitakyushu-city is promoting the low carbon society in Asia taking leadership as the Environmental Future City.	KAIZEN is the most important key word for Japan’s modernization and world leading industries

 

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Featured destinations map

 

 

Note

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Kyushu Travel Guide in Japan

Kyushu is a paradise of Japan travel like no others.

Kyushu has rich landscapes including nature and diverse cultures including food cultures.

It has a variety of histories all over Kyushu, and nature and urban are harmonized.

 

One of our most proud things in Kyushu is Japanese cuisines and local delicacies.

You can enjoy many different local dishes using fresh and unique ingredients in various

places during your travel.

Also you can meet a lot of amazing things what you have never experienced before.

 

The Kyushu Travel Guide provides information of 7 prefectures on the main island Kyusu.

Fukuoka-prefecture    Saga-prefecture    Naasaki-prefecture    Oita-prefecture 

Kumamoto-prefecture    Miyazaki-prefecture    Kagoshima-prefecture

 

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The abundant​ local tourist information collected by our own

 

We have prepared tourist information shown on this site based on our own investigations

by visiting each destinations, tourist attractions, restaurants, shops, facilities and other places.

Further more, featured tourist destinations as well as numerous hidden gems shown

by photos which are taken by us.

 

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What and where to enjoy in Kyushu

 

Kyushu is the destination like a Treasure Chest of Japan, you can enjoy what you want.

・Unique experiences : Yanagawa Canal boat cruice,  Keya Cave cruise, Gunkan-jima islamd cruise

    Amakusa cruise or dolphin watching , Sand bath, Wild horse watching, Beppu Hell tour,

    Foot bath in Beppu and Unzen Obama,  Japan’s three major night view of Kitakyushu and Nagasaki

    Aso tourist tram, Sake brewery in any places in Kyushu, Fruits picking in any places in Kyushu

・Dynamic and beautiful Nature  : Amakusa, Unzen, Satsuma Peninsula,  Sakurajima Island

    Aso, Takachiho, Nichinan, Hyuga,  Okubungo, Yufuin

・Onsen experience : Shimabara, Unzen, Obama, Ibusuki,  Aso, Kurokawa, Yufuin, Beppu

・UESCO World Heritage  /  Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution : Kitakyushu, Omuta

    Kumamoto, Saga, Nagasaki, Kagoshima

・Pilgrimage sites in Nagasaki /  Nagasaki, Shimabara, Unzen, Amakusa

・UNESCO World Heritage / the Sacred Island Okinoshiam and Associated sites

　Munakata, Oshima island, Fukutsu    

・Japanese Cultural Historical sites : Nagasaki, Shimabara, toKumamo, Chiran, Kagoshima,

　Kirishima, Obi, Mimitsu, Takachiho, Aso, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-city　

 

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Featured destinations map of Kyushu in Japan

 

Japan’s southernmost Kyushu Island

consists of seven 

prefectures shown on the map. 

 

Red letter indicate prefecture

Black letter indicate destination

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fukuoka-prefecture 

 

Fukuoka-city	Kitakyushu-city	Dazaifu
Fukuoka-city is the Heart of Kyushu, the energetic city bustling as the center of Kyushu’s politics, economy culture and fashion	Kitakyushu is the second largest city in Kyushu. World leading Environmental Future city, and blessed with spectacular & stunning nature.	Dazaifu is must visit place in Fukuoka-prefecture has 1300 years history, featured spot is Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine

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Asakura	Ukiha	Yame
Asakura is a thriving area of agriculture with rich nature. Harazuru is a Onsen Resort  in Fukuoka-prefecture	Ukiha blessed with nature where many orchards spread out in the Chikugo plain. Must visit place  Yoshii-machi, the time-honored scenery, back to 100 years ago.	Yame including Hoshino Village is the representative town of  Japanese Tea cultication. Also Yame is the Centre of Japanese artificial crafts.

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Saga-prefecture 

 

Saga-city	Karatsu & Yobuko	Takeo & Ureshino
Saga–city is  known as the plece where it has made a great contribution to the Japanese Industrial Revolution	Karatsu was prospered from ancient times as an important trading port, Yobuko famous for fresh squid cuisines	Takeo is a Onsen Resort, located west of Saga–city, and has 1200 years history

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Arita	Imari	Kashima & Tara
Arita is famous for Arita porcelain, one of the traditional handicrafts of Japan, has 400 years old history.	Imari is most notable because of Imari porcelain. Okawachiyama porcelain district is recommended to visit	Kashima is southern part of Saga, facing to Ariake sea,  Yutoku Inari Shrine is one of the famous Inari shrine in Japan

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Nagasaki-prefecture 

 

Nagasaki-city	Unzen	Shimabara
Nagasaki has many oversea countries cultures and the significant Japanese histories. Natioanl isolation,  Hidden Christian,  Japan’s Industrial Modernization,  Atomic bomb	Unzen is a gentle Onsen Resort  situated in the Unzen National Park.  The Resort area was originally developed for foreigners as a place close to Nagasaki.	Shimabara spreads in the foot of  Mount Unzen and facing to Ariake Sea. The region offers various  things ; Castle town, Onsen, Nature and UNESCO Hidden Christian site

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Sasebo & Huis Ten Bosch	Hirado
Sasebo is the town surrounded azure sea with breathtaking 99 islands scenery, and  beautiful theme park Huis Ten Bosch	North West coast of Nagasaki-prefecture is a beautiful and historic location full of interesting  Christian churches, white sandy beaches and an imposing castle.

 

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Usa & Ajimu	Nakatsu & Yabakei	Okubungo region
Usa & Ajimu is located at the base of Kunisaki peninsula and spreading around Usa Shrine. it has long been holy ground to  both Shinto & Buddhist activities	Nakatsu is a Castle town, Yabakei offers dynamic rock formations at the valleys along Yamakuni River	Okubungo is a Nature-blessed region at Ono River basin, the northern part is surrounded by Aso & Kuju Mountains

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Kumamoto-prefecture 

 

Kumamoto-city	Aso	Kurokawa Onsen
Kumamoto is the third largest city in Kyushu.Must visit place is Kumamoto Castle listed on the three great castle in Japan	Aso gives unforgettable experiences, the active volcano Mount Aso and world’s largest caldera offer a lot of excitements	Kurokawa Onsen is one of the  best places to enjoy the  atmosphere of old fashioned Onsen in Japan.

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Amakusa	Hitoyoshi	Minamata
Amakusa is an archipelago located west side of Kumamoto, beautiful landscape, seafood & local delicacis, marine activities	Hitoyoshi is a castle town along rapid stream Kuma river, Onsen resort, river boat riding, steam locomotive, limestone cave.	Minamata is located west coast of Kyushu and faces Amakusa islands; beautiful landscape, sea food, Onsen resorts

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 Miyazaki-prefecture

 

Takachiho	Hyuga	Miyazaki & Nichinan
Takachiho has the dynamic  Takachiho Gorge and and the birthplace of Japanese mythology, Takachiho shrine and Amano Iwato shrine	Hyuga offers spectacle art collection of exposed Rocks created by raging wave of Hyuga Sea, Japanese traditional fishery port Mimitsu	Miyazaki & Nichinan facing to Pacific Ocean, subtropical region; Ocean Resorts, wild animal, historical places, beautiful landscape

 

 Kagoshima-prefecture 

 

Kagoshima	Sakura-jima Island	Ibusuki & Satsuma peninsula
Kagoshima largest city in Southern Kyushu and greatly contributed modernization of Japan. UNESCO World Heritage site & Active volcano Sakura-jima are to be visited.	An active strato volcano with three peaks, Kita-dake,  Naka-dake and still active Minami-dake.	Ibusuki is the Onsen Resort is most famous for Sand bath place in Japam located at a sand in Kinko bay. Many unique tourist attractions in Satsuma peninsula can be offered.

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Chiran	Kirishima	Cape Sata
Chiran called a small Kyoto in Kagoshima, offer a fine collection of Samurai houses and gardens. Another featured place to be visited is Chiran Peace Museum	Kirishima is an Onsen Resort located in the mountain foot of Kirishima. Kirishima Shrine is one of the most beautiful shrine in Kyushu surrounded by forest	The southernmost Cape of main land Japan at 1′ 00″  latitude. Cape Sata is home to many sub-tropical flowers.

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6 days North-East Kyushu tour

Exploring the featured places of Fukuoka-prefecture and Oita-prefecture

 

Where to Explore  

Fukuoka-city , Asakura ,  Ukiha ,  Okubungo（Kusu & Kokonoe, Bungo-ono, Takeda ) 

Yufuin ,  Beppu ,  Usa  ,  Kunisaki Peninsula ,  Kitakyushu-city  , Fukuoka-city

 

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 Travelling route 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tour conditions 

 

The tour is the private tour exclusively for your group.

・Minimum number : 2 person

・Maxum number : 30 person

・Tour date : please specify the date

・Accommodations is selected as per your required grade, room conditions and budget

　and the location is considered sightseeing, dinner and nightlife as well.

・Chartered vehicle is utilized as per number of person.

・English speaking tour attendant escorts your journey to produce a pleasant trip.

・For making enjoyable our company staff always assist during tour by  

　communicating with you using a communication tool such as WhatsApp.

 

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 Itinerary  

 

Day 1   Chikugo region 　

 

Option : the following site can be arranged as option.

Fruits harvest experience         

 

 

Shochu Brewery

Shochu is a Japanese distilled beverage less than 45% alcohol by volume.

The shochu of Beniotome Shuzo is distilled from Sesame.

The brewery can be visited and there is a tasting corner.  Let’s sample Chochu.

 

Visiting Shochu brewery

Featured Shochu, Beniotone

Enjoy tasting Shochu

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Option

 

 

Stay

 

Harazuru Onsen 

A tranquil Onsen Resort near Fukuoka-city and is located on the banks of Chikugo River. 

The quality hot spring is weakly alkaline and sulfur is mixed and has the effect of dropping

old horn and creating beautiful skin.

 

Gate way to Onsen Resort

Chikugo River

Onsen resort

 

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Dinner at Hotel : Japanese style kaiseki dinner included lacal spesiality cuisines

 

 

Kokonoe Yume Otsurihashi

The longest pedestrian suspension bridge in Japan and the 2nd leongest in the World

Splendid and beautiful view from the thrilling sunpension bridge over the Naruko river valley.

 

Entrance of the pedestrian  suspention bridge

Beautiful scenery of Naruko river valley

390 metre long, 173 metre height from Nariko River valley

Lunch at Kokonoe

Featured restaurant Nonohanano-sato,  served local cuisine.

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Takara Hachiman Shrine

Have you ever seen a wild white boar?

The wild white bore at the Shrine has function as both guardians and messengers

for the deities at Shinto shrines. The white boars are thought to bring happiness.

After visiting the shrine, you should ask the cute boars for some good-luck blessings.

 

 

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Harajiri Waterfall

It is called Niagara Falls of Japan, In the Ogata River, running through the center of the Ogata plain.

The falls, 120 meters wide and 20 meters hight, are selected as one of the best 100 falls in Japan.

Lava flows produced by the great eruption of Mt. Aso accumulated and chighreated Harajiri Falls.

 

Water come from Ogara plain

Over view of Waterfall  120m wide and 20m hight

Dynamic Waterfall created  by Mt. Aso eruption

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Oka Castle Ruin 

Great Castle wall construction, a magnificent view from the top. The Castle originally

constructed in 1185, and had been enlarged multiple times and eventually covered a

widespread area on the steep hills overlooking a river and all the surrounding countryside

up to the Kuju mountain range clearly visible in the distance.

 

Entrance of Oka Castle Ruin

Great stone wall of the Castle

magnificent view from the top

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Stay

 

Nagayu Onsen resort

One of the most popular hot spring for foreign tourists, located at the foot of Kuju mountain

range in Oita-prefecture. The hot spring is known as one of the world’s top carbonate spring.

 

One of the world’s top  carbonate spring

Nagayu Onsen Resort

Open air Bath in the river

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Itinerary

 

Leave Hotel at Nagayu Onsen Resort 

 

Option : the following sites can be arranged as a option.

Mount Tsurumi

Jigoku Mushi kobo

Onsen Hoyo land

 

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Where to explore

 

Yufuin

Graceful Onsen Resort located in the Yufu basin surrounded by Mount Yufu and Tsurumi

One of the most popular among ladies and International tourist visits to here are increasing. 

 

Yunotsubo Avenue

Main street in Yufuin located at the foot of mount Yufu. The avenue is started near JR Yufuin

Station and connected to Kinrinko lake. Through Yunotsubo Avenue, it takes about 30 minutes

on foot from JR Yufuin Station to Kinrinko lake. There are 70 shops, gift shop, galleries, curiosity

item shops as well as cafes.

 

Main street in Yufuin located at the foot of mount Yufu

70 shops, gift shop, galleries, curiosity item shops

Many  souvenios can be found

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Yufuin Floral Village

Reproduced the townscape of the Cotswold region in England. The place was also used for

Harry Potter’s shooting location.

 

Welcome to Yufuin Floral Village

Theme area “spring of girl Heidi in the Alps”

Reproduced the townscape of the Cotswold region

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Kinrinko lake

One of landmark in Yufuin. Hot water gushes from the bottom of the lake, and hot steam rises from

its surface on a cold day.  The lake is located at the end of the town’s main walking route, about a

kilometer and a half from the Yufuin station.

 

Hot water gushes from the bottom of the lake

Hot steam rises from its surface on a cold day

Cafe restaurant by the lake

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Lunch at Yufuin

 

Yufumabushi

Yufumabushi is a local cuisine which serves really nice BUNGO Beef.

But surprisingly, the way they serve beef is not BBQ or SUKIYAKI style that are seen in

most cases, but “Yufumabushi ” style which we rarely see for beef dish.

Local gourmet restaurants

There are many kind of restaurants and cafes around Kinrinko lake and at the Yunotsubo Avenue,

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Beppu

The popular hot spring town nestle at the foot of volcanos, Mt. Yufu and Mt. Tsurumi. Boasting more

than 2,800 hot spring sources and flowing rate of nearly 137,000 kiloliters per day.

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Options

 

Mount Tsurumi

Soaring 1375 metres into the sky, Mount Tsurumi is a breathtaking mountain overlooking

Beppu that offers some decent hiking, rare flora and outstanding vistas. Visitors can take

a ropeway 800 metres up and revel in being surrounded by acres of rolling greenery.

On clear days, you can see as far as the Kuju Mountains, a famous mountain range

that runs between Oita and Kumamoto-prefectures.

 

Jigoku Mushi kobo

Jigoku Mushi,  literally “hell-steaming” is an unusual cooking method found in Beppu.

It’s a simple but impactful method that dates back to the Edo Period. Jigoku Mushi Kobo

features an interesting hands-on workshop where you can cook food yourself in the

searing onsen steam.

 

Onsen Hoyo land

The Onsen is a public bath located in Myoban Onsen Resort.

This place is known by its mud looks like a cream, and is rarely found in Japan.

The mud has an excellent skin beautifying effect. The outdoor mud is a mixed-gender bath.

 

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Enjoy local specialty cuisines in Oita-prefecture

 

Bungo Beef

Seki  Aji & Seki Saba, mackerels

Oita fugu, blowfish

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Day 4    Usa & Kunisaki Peninsula & Kitakyushu

 

Itinerary

 

Leave Hotel in Beppu

Transfer to Usa

Visit Usa Shrine

Exploring Bungo-takada Showa no machi

Lunch at Usa: local cuisine in Oita

Explore Kunisaki Peninsula

  Showa no machi   →   Fuki-ji Temple  →　Futago-ji Temple　

Transfer to Kitakyushu-city

Enjoy Night view at Mount Sarakura : the three Major Night View in Japan  

Dinner at Kokura

 

Stay in Kitakyushu-city, Western style Hotel, included breakfast

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Where to explore

 

Usa 

Located at the base of Kunisaki peninsula and spreading around Usa Shrine.

Since ancient time the Kunisaki peninsula has been home of Kyushu’s prominent Usa Shrine,

influencing the surrounding hills and valleys with Buddhist culture. Although this is a Shinto shrine,

it has long been holy ground to both Shinto and Buddhist activities, and the Kunisaki Mountains 

and valleys were often chosen by monks as practice ground for meditation.

 

Usa Shrine

One of the most beautiful Shrine in Japan, and is the head shrine of Hachiman

Shrine that is composed 44,000 shrines that dedicated to the Hachiman Deity.

 

Torii Gate, the entrance to the Shrine compound

Approach to Shrine, through the sacred area

Usa Shrine main building, Emperor Ojin, deified as deity

Lunch at Kakumasa

The local cuisine restaurant Kakumasa located at Usa Shrine approach

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Kunisaki peninsula

Began to develope 1,300 years ago as a sacred religions goround influenced by mountain and nature worship, Buddhism, and Usa shrine rising in the region. 

Here remains in Bungo-takada city the historical background for “home of prayer” consecrating a mass

the Shinto deity, Buddha, and ancestral spirit. And one of major industry is agriculture and entire area of 

Kunisaki peninsula including Usa are listed on the World Agricultural Heritage.

 

Showa no machi

Time back Japan’s 60 years ago, one of worthwhile place to visit in Bungo-takada,

Kunisaki Peninsula. The era that lasted till about 30 years ago in Japanese history,

Bungo Takada was the most prosperous in Kunisaki Peninsula for over 300 years

from the Edo period up to 1900. Here remains various old structures and remnants

of regional Japanese.

 

Old style Japanese atmosphere,  time back to 60 years ago

Remains various old structures, remnants of regional Japanese

Sightseeing bus

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Fuki-ji Temple

The temple is a Tendai Buddhist temple located on the slopes of Mount Futago. The temple was

established in 718 and the temple building is the oldest extant wooden structure in Kyushu.

 

Entrranc

Stone  lantern

Temple mail building

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Futago-ji Temple

The Central temple of Rokugo-Manzan in Kunisaki peninsula. The temple was established

in 718 by Ninmon and located close to the peak of Mount Futago. Futagoji’s grounds cover

a wide area on the forested slopes of the mountain, with stone and gravel paths and stairs

connecting several halls housing various deities.

 

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Itinerary

 

Leave Hotel in Kitakyushu-city

Visit Higashida district

  UNESCO World Heritage /  First Head Office  →　Higashida No.1 Blast Furnace

Visit  Kokura Caltle 

Lunch at Featured restaurant  

Exploring Moji

   Mjiko Retro  →  Konamon Pedstrian tunnel  

Transfer to Fukuoka-city

Stay at  Fukuoka-city, Western style Hotel, included breakfast

Dinner at Fukuoka-city, local speciality Cuisine

Transfer to Fukuoka–city

Stay in Fukuoka-city,  Western style Hotel, included breakfast

Dinner at Fukuoka-city, local speciality Cuisines

 

Option : the following sites can be arranged as options.

Manga Museum and Aru Aru City 

Hiraodai karst plateau 

Kawachi Reservoir

 

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Where to explore

 

Kitakyushu-city 

 

Lunch, local cuisine to be slected from the following

 

Kawara Sobe

Kawara soba is a local cuisine which Soba noodles and meat are cooked together

on a Kawara (stone roof tile) and dipped into a special sauce when eating it.

Yaki curry

Yaki curry latterly means baked curry and is local cuisine in Moji which is curry with rice

topped with cheese and/or egg heated in oven. The melted cheese and soft-boiled egg

combine with the spicy curry to enhance its flavor even more.

Nagahama Ramen, Tonpei

 

Eel Restaurant, Chikurintei

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UNESCO WorldHeritage     Site of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution, First Head Office of the Steel Works

Higashida No.1 Blast Furnace     Only the Blast  Furnace in the world which preserved as it was

Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery     Museum of Industrial Technology, based on this theme of “innovation”

 

Day 6  Fukuoka-city 

 

Itinerary

 

Leave Hotel

Exploring  Fukuoka-city

Lunch : local cuisine in Fukuoka-city

Stay in  Fukuoka-city , Western style Hotel, includedbreakfast

Dinner at Fukuoka-city, local speciality Cuisines

 

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Where to explore

 

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 hub 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.

 

Shopping

 

JR Hakata Station     The largest and busiest JR train station in Kyushu

Canal City Hakata     The complex commercial facility,  in the heart of Fukuoka-city

Tenjin     The biggest shopping district in Kyushu

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Seaside Momochi

The water-front resort area, only a 15 minute drive from Tenjin in the centre of Fukuoka-city. 

The park is surrounded by Fukuoka Tower and high rise contemporary high rise buildings, 

all of which help make a modern urban landscape.  There are many tourist attractions here

 

Seaside Momochi area	Fukuoka Tower	Seaside Park & Marizon
The water-front resort area JR Hakata Station and Tenjin	Japan’s highest coastal tower, magnificent view from the top	A complex facility for wedding hall, shops and restaurants

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Historical places

 

Kushida Shrine     Hakata Gion Yamagasa  Festival is held in the shrine

Tochoji Temple     The oldest temple of the hingon sect in Japan

Fukuoka Castle Ruins     Part of stone wall and canal, and the Tamon tower are still left

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Hakata Ramen Yatai

Food stalls “Yatai”is one thing to enjoy in Fukuoka. Despite a decline in recent year,

there are said to be more than 160. The food stalls have all kind of food, but you have

to try Hakata ramen, usually made with white soup from pork bone and thin noodles.

 

Ramen Stadium

Ramen Stadium isn’t really a stadium as the name suggests, but a food court on the fifth floor

of Canal City’s Cinema Building. It carries not one, but eight famous ramen stalls that serves

different ramen styles from across Japan. Ramen Stadium has eight ramen stalls with ramen

from Hakata, Kurume, and as far as Tokyo, Kyoto, and Sapporo.

Mizutaki

It is a local cuisine in Fukuoka.  izutaki (boil in water) describes, this is a hot pot dish made

with chopped chickens, negi, and a variety of vegetables put in a pot of water and boiled,

then dipped in ponzu sauce.

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Japan KYUSHU Tourist is the specialist of Fukuoka and Kyushu tour in Japan.

We offer various types of customized private tours exclusively for you.

 

Kyushu is a paradise of Japan travel like no others.

One of our most proud things in Kyushu is Japanese cuisines and local delicacies.

You can enjoy many different dishes using fresh and unique ingredients in various

places during your travel.

 

We have prepared Suggested Kyushu tour itineraries that have been created based on

abundant latest local tourist information collected by our own site investigation.

And also the itinerary have been considered the numerous tour results reflecting the

customers satisfactions.

 

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Long duration Kyushu tours in Japan 

Kyushu is the paradise of Japan travel like no others.  

Kyushu has rich landscapes including nature and diverse cultures including food cultures.

It has a variety of histories all over Kyushu, and nature and urban are harmonized.

You can enjoy a lot of things here in Kyushu what you want to experience.

 

11 days  Kyushu tour	8 days Northern & Central Kyushu tour	8 days Southern Kyushu tour
Exploring throughout Kyushu. Enjoy Japanese cuisines, local delicacies, Nature, Onsen, Shopping of local specialties  and any other amazing things	Exploring Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita and Fukuoka. Many fascinating tourist destinations are concentrated in this area.	Exploring Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefecture. A lot of unique and featured tourist places are visited

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6 days North-West Kyushu tour	7 days  Central Kyushu tour	6 days North-Eest Kyushu tour
Exploring Saga, Nagasaki, Shimabara, Unzen , Yanagawa, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka	Exploring Amakusa, Kumamoto, Aso, Kurokawa, Takachiho, Okugungo, Chikugo, Fukuoka	Exploring Asakura, Ukiha, Okugungo, Yufuin, Beppu, Usa, Kunisaki Peninsula, Kitakyushu , Fukuoka

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Short duration tours from Fukuoka-city  

Many kind of fascinating tourist destinations are concentrated in northern part of Kyushu

and you can enjoy a short journey from Fukuoka-city.

The starting and finishing place of the tour is Fukuoka-city.

If required, the starting place of the tour can be changed to Kitakyushu-city.

 

Fukuoka one-day tour	Yanagawa & Dazaifu one-day tour	Kitakyushu one-day tour
The Heart of Kyushu and the energetic city bustling as the center of Kyushu’s politics, economy, culture, fashion  and tourism	Yanagawa is a Castle town with beautiful canal. Dazaifu is must visit place in Fukuoka-prefecture has 1300 years history	The Industrial Innovation city  greatly contributed to Japan’s industrial modernization and blessed with spectacular & stunning nature

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Itoshima one-day tour	Asakura & Ukiha one-day tour	Nagasaki one-day tour
A resort town next to Fukuoka-city, with beautiful dynamic Genkai Sea; seafood gourmet, rural landscape, Sake brewery	Agricultural industries spreading in the Chikugo plain. Let’s meet real Japan, beautiful rural landscape, fruit picking, Sake brewery, Onsen	The city in harmony with foreign countries cultures, and the significant Japanese histories like no other areas

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Takachiho one-day tour	Yufuin & Beppu Onsen 2 days tour	Aso & Takachiho 2 days tour
Dynamic and beautiful Takachiho Gorge and here is the birthplace of Shinto which is Japanese indigenouse religion.	Exploring the most popular  Onsen Resorts Beppu and Yufuin. Two Onsen Resorts have different fascinating features.	The dynamic nature of Aso and Takachiho where is spreading around Mt. Aso. Mt. Aso is the largest active volcano in Japan

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Other featured Sightseeing tours

 

Munakata & Fukutsu one-day tour  UNESCO World Heritage sites

Yame & Hishino village one-day tour

Ukiha & Yanagawa one–day tour

Huis Ten Bosch one-day tour

Usa & Kunisaki one–day tour 

 

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Christian Pilgrimage sites tour in Nagasaki regioins  

Japanese Christianity has a long history of continuing faith while coexisting with Japanese

traditional religion Shinto and General society. Japan’s unique practice of the Christian faith

continued even during the ban on Christianity.

A lot of the Christian Pilgrimage sites in Nagasaki regions have been registered on UNESCO

Hidden Christian Sites.

 

Nagasaki Pilgrimage one-day tour	Nagasaki Pilgrimage 3 days tour	Nagasaki Pilgrimage 6 days tour
Nagasaki is a sacred place of Christianity where Pope and Saint Mother Teresa officially visited	Nagasaki has arduous and sacrifice histories during the ban on Christianity, such as Shimabara Rebellion and  many religious persecutions	Introduce how Christians have been continued their faith by visiting Nagasaki-city, Unzen, Shimabara, Amakusa and Hirado

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 UNESCO Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution sites   

Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining are a group of historic sites that played

an important part in the industrialization of Japan in the Bakumatsu during National

isolation period and Meiji periods, and are part of the industrial heritage of Japan.

 

Kitakyushu one-day tour	Nagasaki one-day tour	Japan’s Industrial modernization tour
The birth place of Steel Industry in Japan and contributed to the development of the Japanese industry modernization	The origin of Japan’s modernization. Nagasaki contributed for Shipbuilding and Coal Mining	To learn how Japan has become the world’s most industrialized country in the short period

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Study tour in Kitakyushu-city

Kitakyushu-city is the best place in Japan for Study tour of Environmental and Industrial issues. 

 

Solid waste management tour	Low Carbon Society tour	Japan’s KAIZEN Strategy tour
Kitakyushu-city is the most advanced city in Japan for solid waste management and recycling	Kitakyushu-city is promoting the low carbon society in Asia taking leadership as the Environmental Future City.	KAIZEN is the most important key word for Japan’s modernization and world leading industries

 

 

 

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Nagasaki Pilgrimage 3 days tour

Nagasaki has arduous and sacrifice histories during the ban on Christianity, such as

Shimabara Rebellion and many religious persecutions.

 

The tour introduces how Christians have been continued their faith since Christianity

was propagated to Japan, by visiting Hidden Christian sites in Nagasaki-city,

Shimabara and Unzen.

 

Japanese Christianity has the unparalleled and long history  of continuing faith while

coexisting with Japanese traditional religion Shinto and General society. Japan’s unique

practice of the Christian faith continued even during the ban on Christianity.

 

Hidden Christian Sites in Nagasaki Regions bear unique testimony to the tradition of

people and their communities who secretly transmitted their faith in Christianity while

surviving in the midst of the conventional society and its religions during the time of prohibition.

 

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 Location of Nagasaki-prefecture

 

　　 

 

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Tour conditions

 

The tour is the private tour exclusively for your group.

・Minimum number : 2 person

・Maxum number : 30 person

・Tour date : please specify the date

・Accommodations is selected as per your required grade, room conditions and budget

    and the location is considered sightseeing, dinner and nightlife as well.

・English speaking tour attendant escorts your journey to produce a pleasant trip.

・Chartered vehicle is utilized as per number of person.

 

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Where to visit  

 

Day 1   Sotome & Nagasaki

 

Itinerary

 

Depart  Fukuoka-city

transfer to Nagasaki-city

Sotome Pilgrimage sites → Martyrdom of 26 Saints of Japan

Lunch at Nagaaski Wharf  or China Town

Oura Cathedral →　Glover Garden →　Mount Inasa

Stay at Nagasaki–city

 

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Sotome Pilgrimage site / UNESCO World Heritage

When he discovered the underground Christians, Petitjean realized that there were many other

Christians hiding in the Sotome region.

He appointed de Rotz as the parish priest of the Shitsu and Kurosaki districts.    

    

Shitsu Church

Former Shitsu Aid Centre

The Statue of Mary

Endo Shusaku Literary Museum

Kurosaki Church

Kurosaki district

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Martyrdom of the 26 Saints of Japan

Veiw from Nagasaki harbor

View from the Summit

World’s three great night veiw

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Stay

 

Nagasaki

Most Hotels are located close to the main street and walking distance from Nagasaki

tram stations. And you can find many restaurants around the Hotels.

 

JR Nagasaki Station

Main street of Nagasaki

Nagasaki tram

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Dinner at Nagasaki-city

 

Local restaurants

Sushi restaurant

Beef restaurant

 

Option : the following site can be arranged as a option

The Japan’s longest foot bath in Obama

 

Lunch at Obama Onsen, Obama Chanpon 

It is a local cuisine in Obama Onsen resort, made of noodles, seafood, and vegetables.

The feature of the restaurant in Obama Onsen serving everything from any Japanese style including

Susi and Chanpon. Shrimp are found in abundance along the beaches near the Onsen, and a special

soup is made from them.

 

Unzen, Nita Pass

Unzen is a beautiful mountain and Onsen resort, and was the first area to be designated as   

a National Park in Japan. At any time of the year the natural scenery of Nita-toge Pass in Unzen

is magnificent. Azaleas, green leaves, brilliant autumnal tints of maples and silver frost

represent each season of the year.

 

Entrance to Nita pass

Nita pass Observetory

Rope way to Myoken mountain

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Option

 

The Japan’s longest foot bath in Obama

Called “Hot foot 105”  The length of foot bath is 105m which is same number of the hot spring

source temperature of 105 degree Celsius.

 

“ Hot foot 105 ” is the Japan’s longest foot bath, 105 meter

Hot spring source temperature of 105 degree Celsius

Obama Onsen Resort, located at the mountain foot of  Unzen

Local specialities, Souvenir shop

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Stay

 

Unzen Onsen Resort

There are 17 Hotels and Japanese style inns around Unzen Jigoku.

From every hotel,  beautiful scenery which changes by season can be enjoyed.

 

Bus Center in Unzen Onsen  Resort

Many hotels arelocated around  Unzen Jigoku

Each season brings a vivid change to the appearance  the face of Unzen

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Day 3   Shimabara

 

Itinerary

 

Transfer to Minami Shimabara

Harajo Castle ruins ;  Battle field of Shimabara Rebellion

Shimabara Castle

Lunch at Shimabara

Transfer to Fukuoka-city

Arriva at  Fukuoka-city

 

Option : the following site can be arranged as a option

Hinoe Castle Ruins

 

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Harajo Castle ruins

The Battle field of Shimabara Rebellion which was a peasant uprising agaist bakufu’s

persecution of Christians under the leadership of Amakusa Shiro in 1637.  Christian farmers

rose in a riot due to their grievance about the oppression by Matsukura Shigemasa. The

Shogunate regarded this riot as Christian rebellion and sent its punitive force, therefore locked

themselves in the castle and with their leader Amakusa Shiro Tokisada fought against the

Shogunate. On February 27, 1638, he died in battle.

The following day, the castle fell. 37,000 Christians including women and children died a

violent death. 

 

Entrance to Harajo Castle Ruins

Battle field of Shimabara Rebellion

The Statue of Amakusa Shiro

 

Shimabara Castle

The castle was built in 1625 by the feudal load Matsukura Shigemasa, who was regarded as

a master of Castle building. The castle, which took 7 years to complete, is also known as 

“Moritake Castle”.  It was an almost rectangular flatland castle built in the Renkaku-style.

 

Donjon of Shimabara Castle

Moat of the Castle planted lotus

Great stone wall of moat

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Samurai Houses & Samurai street

Samurai was a term for the military nobility in pre-industrial Japan.

The Samurai houses in Shimabara along the old Samurai street nearby Shimabara Castle

were built in 18th century.

 

Samurai street

Samurai house

Japanese garden

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Lunch at Shimabara, local delicacy food, Guzoni

Guzoni are said to date back to the Shimabara Rebellion of 1637 when the leader of the

uprising, Amakusa Shiro Tokisada, held a siege in Hara Castle with about 37,000 followers.
He made the local farmers provide the rebels with rice cake. The rebels gathered other

ingredients from the ocean and the mountains to put in the soup they cooked the rice cake

in, and thus were able to fight for three months sustained by nutritious food.

 

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Option

 

Hinoe Castle Ruins         

During the period of the Southern and Northern Courts (1337-92), the Arima family ruling the

Shimabara Peninsula constructed a castle named Hinoe-jo.

The 14th lord, Harunobu (1567-1612) was a Christian daimyo and refurbished his castle into

a large scale which had gardens, a tea arbor and many rooms.

 

Entrance of the Castle

The castle made by Christian  Daimyo, Arima Hironobu

Remain stone walls around   the site of the front gate

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7 days Central Kyushu tour

 

Exploring the 4 prefectures of Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Miyazaki and Oita.

 

Where to Explore  

Fukuoka-city  ,  Amakusa ,  Kumamoto ,  Aso ,   Takachiho ,  Kuju 

Kokonoe , Yufuin , Asakura , Akizuki , Ukiha ,  Fukuoka-city  

 

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Tour conditions 

 

The tour is the private tour exclusively for your group.

・Minimum number : 2 person

・Maxum number : 30 person

・Tour date : please specify the date

・Accommodations is selected as per your required grade, room conditions and budget

　and the location is considered sightseeing, dinner and nightlife as well.

・Chartered vehicle is utilized as per number of person.

・English speaking tour attendant escorts your journey to produce a pleasant trip.

・For making enjoyable our company staff always assist during tour by  

　communicating with you using a communication tool such as WhatsApp.

 

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 Itinerary  

 

Day 1   Amakusa

 

Itinerary

 

Depart Fukuoka–city
Transfer to Amakusa

Exploring Amakusa Gokyo / Pearl line : beautiful five bridges connects Amakusa Inlands 

Lunch : local cuisine in Amakusa

Exprience of  Amakusa Cruise or dolphin watching

Visiting the UNESCO World heritage / Hidden Christian Sites  

    Oe Cathedral   →　Sakitsu Village

Stay Amakusa Onsen, Japanese style Hotel, included dinner and breakfast

Dinner at Hotel : Japanese style kaiseki dinner included lacal spesiality cuisines

 

Option : the following sites can be arranged as option.

Amakusa Shiro Memorial Hall

Tomioka Castle Ruins

 

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Where to explore

 

Amakusa

An archipelago located west side of Kumamoto, beautiful landscape, seafood and 

local delicacies and marine activities can be enjoyed.

Amakusa are connected to Shimabara by the Ferry and to Kumamoto by the bridges.

 

Amakusa Gokyo / Pearl line

Amakusa Gokyo or Amakusa five bridges, is a general term for five bridges which connects 

from Misumi at the Udo peninsula to the Oyano island, the Nagaura island, Ikejima, Maejima,

and Amakusa Kamishima, was built in 1966. The area on the National road route 266 called

as the Pearl Line.

 

First bridge

Second bridge

Fourth bridge

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Amakusa cruise

Connecting the islands of Amakusa with the inland of Kumamoto via the Uto Peninsula are

Amakusa Gokyo or Amakusa Five Bridge. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery of Amakusa

from the sea on a cruise.

 

Fifth bridge

To the fifth bridge

Numerous small islands

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Oe Cathedral 

The oldest Catholic Church in Amakusa and was one of the first churches built right after the ban

on Christianity was lifted. The and Romanesque-style architecture and the chalky white structure

was rebuilt in 1933 by a French missionary priest named Father Garnier using his own money and

contributions from local Christians living in the area.

The oldest Catholic Church in Amakusa

Romanesque-style architecture

Oe Village

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Sakitsu Village / UNESCO World Heritage

A Gothic-looking church is located on a cove of a fishing village. In 1934, a French priest

Augustin Halbout MEP purchased the premises of the former village headman and built a

wooden and concrete finished church, with Tetsukawa Yosuke’s design and construction.

He placed the altar at the very site where fumie or a test to ensure non-allegiance to

Christianity had been conducted.

 

A Gothic-looking church

Sakitsu Village

Fishery port

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Option

 

Amakusa Shiro Memorial Hall

The theme Museum shows History of Christianity in Amakusa and Shimabara Rebellion

which was a peasant uprising agaist bakufu’s persecution of Christians under the leadership

of Amakusa Shiro in 1637.

 

Amakusa Shiro Memorial Hall

Bell for Love

Amakusa Shiro Statue

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Tomioka Castle Ruins

Tomioka Castle was built in 1602, one year after Terasawa Shimanokami hirotaka came

to Amakusa. Although Amakusa ruled by proxy for Terasawa from Tomioka Castle,

he revelled with his army in the Shimabara Rebellion in 1637. After the rebellion, Yamasaki

Kainokami Ieharu ruled from the castle, and which was restored and enlarged to its

present form. 

 

Castle was built on the hill  of Tomioka peninsula

Castle was rebuilt in 1994

Magnificent view of Ariake   sea

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Leave Hotel in Amakusa

Transfer to Kumamoto

Lunch at Kumamoto

Exploring Kumamoto 

   Sakurano-baba Josaien  included lunch →   Kumamoto Castle   →　Suizenji-koen park

Stay at Kumamoto , Western style Hotel, included breakfast

Dinner at Shimo-tori Shopping Street, local speciality Cuisines

 

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Where to explore

From the early 17th century to the end of the 19th century, Kumamoto was prosperous as

a castle town.  The Shira-kawa River and its branches run through the downtown area

around Kumamoto Castle. Therefore, the city is called “City of Woods and Fresh Water” .

 

Lunch at Kumamoto

 

Japanese restaurant, Gorin located nearby Kumamoto Castle

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Sakurano-baba Josaien         

Josaien is located in Sakurano-baba, at the foot of Kumamoto Castle, one of Japan’s three

major castles. It is a popular tourist attraction designed to enhance the appeal of the old castle

town and convey to visitors the food, history and cultural traditions of the region from Kumamoto

Castle, a symbol of the Kumamoto-city.

 

The main gate located in Sakurano-baba

Many shops sell Kumamoto souvenirs

Restaurants, to enjoy distinctive food culture in Kumamoto

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Kumamoto Castle

The Castle is one of the three great castles and one of the 100 best places in Japan to

view cherry blossoms. Due to the Earthquakes in 2016, several of the castle’s shacihoko 

ornaments were destroyed, and a large number of kawara tiles also fell from the roof.

Now the restoration activities are being performed as fast as possible. Now, the Kumamoto

Castle can be seen from the outside of the moats surrounding the castle.

 

Castle tower

Castle tower after Earthquake

Turret

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Suizenji-koen Park

Imitated the beautiful scenery of Japan, is a refined circular garden of Momoyama period

style and represents the 53 Stations of the Tokaido Road including Mt. Fuji. The fresh

springs in the garden release clean, cold water, which flows there from Mount Aso via

underground currents.

 

Imitated the beautiful scenery of Japan

53 Stations of the Tokaido Road including Mt. Fuji

The fresh springs in the garden from Mt. Aso

 

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Stay Kumamoto

 

Shimo-tori Shopping Street       

The largest shopping arcade in Kumamoto-prefecture, the center of fashion and amusement

where department stores and boutiques line up and also there are gourmet area where cafes

and restaurants including local cousin restaurants opened daytime and nighttime.

 

Enjoy shopping at arcade  street

Many kind of restaurants  and pubs

Japanese traditional restaurant  Izakaya

 

Itinerary

 

Leave Hotel in Kumamoto

Transfer to Aso

Enjoy the magnificent scenery by Aso Tourist Tram

Lunch at Minami Aso ;  featured restaurant / Takamori Dengaku-no sato

Explore Aso 

   Kusasenri-ga-hama    →　Mount Aso　→　Aso shrine 　→　Daikanbo

Stay at Kurokawa Onsen, or Onsen Resort Aso, Japanese style Hotel, included dinner and breakfast

Japanese style kaiseki dinner included lacal spesiality cuisines　

 

Option : the following sites can be arranged as option.

Aso Shrine

Nabegataki Waterfalls

 

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Where to explore

 

Aso, the world’s largest caldera and the active volcano give a lot of excitements and

numerous unforgettable experiences in the rural area can be mede including Onsen,

variety of sports and local cuisines.

 

Tourist Tram   Minami Aso Rail Way

Enjoy the magnificent scenery of Aso. The Minami Aso railway is a private railroad offering

a very scenic ride from Takamori to Nakamatsu in the south east of the caldera. Lovely and

magnificent scenery can be enjoyed.

 

Minami Aso Rail Way  Takamori station

Tourist tram, start a 30minutes   journey

Enjoy the magnificent   scenery of Aso

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Lunch

 

Takamori Dengaku-no sato / Featured restaurant

Enjoy Aso beef and local cuisines. The restaurant uses the old private house with thatched roof

built more than 200 years ago. Bake the meat and local ingredients with charcoal at a Japanese

traditional style fire place.

Japanese traditional house built  200 years ago

Japanesetraditional style fire place

Delicious local speciality  Aso beef

Aso Akaushi beef rice bowl

Aso Akaushi laterally means red beef that is unique in that it has a higher proportion of red meat

with just the right amount of fat, combined with great taste, tenderness and healthiness.

Aso Akaushi beer rice bowl is a local cuisine in Aso consisting of a bowl of rice put in a mildly

sweet sauce and topped with Akaushi beef and egg.

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Kusasenri-ga-hama 

The beautiful prairie of 785,000 square meter in the crater spreads in northern part of Mt. Eboshi 

that is one of the Aso Five Mountains. A big pond at its center and grazing horses round about

make an idyllic scene.

 

Dynamic active volcano  Mt. Aso can be seen

The beautiful prairie spreads in the crater

Enjoy horse riding

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Mount Aso

The largest active volcano in Japan. Its peak is 1592 m above sea level. Its caldera is 25 km

across north to south and 18 km across east to west. The caldera has a circumference of around

120 km, although sources vary on the exact distance.

 

Arond the Crater

Look down the Crater

Japan’s largest active volcano

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Daikanbo 

The perfect spot view the five peak of Mount Aso.  Daikanbo literally means a big observatory

peak. The circumference of the Aso caldera is about 130 kilometers. From the observation site,

you can clearly see its conical shape.

 

Over view from Daikanbo

At the top

Observatory place

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Stay

 

Kurokawa Onsen

The most popular hot spring resort in Aso region, located on the northern side of  Mount Aso 

Widely known for its open-air baths, it is one of the best places to enjoy the atmosphere of

old town in Japan, where more than 20 Inns （Ryokan）and gift shops standing in a row

along the Tanoharu River, a headstream of the Chikugo River.

 

Japanese style accomodations Ryokan along the river

Roten-buro or out side open  air bath

Japanese tradditiona meal  used local ingredients

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Option

 

Aso shrine　

Aso Shrine is popular as a god protecting worshipers from traffic accidents, and exorcism,

marriae, and learning. Aso shrine one of the oldest and most prominent shrines in Japan. 

Shrine building

Shimenawa, twisted straw rope has power to keep off evil sprits

Ema, pentagon-shaped wooden plaque dedicate to Shrine

 

Nabegataki Waterfalls

The hidden tourist spot in Kumamoto prefecture, located just outside Oguni town in Aso region.

One of the area’s more well-known waterfalls. Looking like a mini-Niagara. It is very unique

waterfalls, you can actually climb behind the falls to see how the water has carved out the rock

over the year.

 

The hidden tourist spot   in Aso region

View from outside of the  Waterfalls

View from behind the  Waterfalls

 

Itinerary

 

Depart Hotel in Kurokawa Onsen or Onsen Resort Aso

Transfer to Takachiho
Exploring Takachiho 

    Takachiho Shrine  → lunch : local cuisine in Takachiho 

    Takachiho Gorge and Takachiho Gorge boat riding

    Amano Iwato Shrine 

back to Kurokawa Onsen or Onsen Resort Aso

Stay at Kurokawa Onsen or Onsen Resort Aso, Japanese style Hotel, included dinner and breakfast

Japanese style kaiseki dinner included lacal spesiality cuisines　

 

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Where to explore

Takachiho is located in the center of the Kyushu mountain area where about 40km away from

Aso and is steeped in Japanese mythology.

 

Takachiho Gorge

The narrow chasm cut through the rock by the Gokase River. The nearly sheer cliffs lining the 

gorge are made of slow forming volcanic basalt columns which resemble the scales of a dragon 

where the stone twisted and flowed as it formed.

 

The narrow chasm cut through the rock, boat riding experience

Exploring Takachiho Gorge using the walk-way

Souvenir shops and  Restaurants

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Lunch , Somen nagashi

Somen is a kind of noodle which is made by wheat and is usually eaten by dipping style.
Somen nagashi is the way of eating Somen with waterslide traditionally made by bamboo

like as video below. Nagashi means flowing.

 

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Takachiho Gorge boat riding

The most recommended activity at Takachiho Gorge is riding the river that flows down the

base of the gorge on a rental boat.The spot you can see waterfalls and the columnar shaped

valley together is rare in the world. Please enjoy this amazing view from the boat.

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Takachiho Shrine

Located just west of the town center, is nestled in a grove of tall cedars. During the day

the shrine’s nondescript, unpainted buildings blend in naturally with the surrounding trees.

The light that filters through, brings with it an air of calm, peaceful reverence.

 

Entrance of Shrine, Torii gate

The sacred tree, 800 years old

Shrine main building

 

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Amano Iwato Shrine

Japanese indigenouse religion, Shinto born here.

There is a story of Shinto origin in the Cave behind of Amano Iwato Shrine, and Amano

Yasugawara. About ten kilometers outside of central Takachiho, Amano Iwato Shrine

was built near the Cave where is place of the Shinto origin story.

 

The God shows the story of  Shinto origin

Amano Iwato Shrine, there is the  Cave behind the shrine

Amano Yasugawara, Gods &  Goddesses had a discussion

 

 

Leave Hotel in Kurokawa Onsen  or Onsen Resort Aso

Exploring Kuju

  Kuju Flower Park  →    Kokonoe yume Otsurihasi 　→  Handa Kogen Plateau 

Lunch at Kokonoe : local cuisine in Oita 

Transfer to Yufuin

Exploring Yufuin

  Yunotsubo Avenue  →　Yufuin Floral Village　→　 Kinrinko lake 
Stay at Yufuin Onsen Resort, Japanese style Hotel, included dinner and breakfast

Japanese style kaiseki dinner included lacal cuisines　

 

Option : the following sites can be arranged as option.

Takara Hachiman Shrine

Harajiri Waterfall

 

 

Kuju Flower Park

The Park offers stunning seasonal displays of flowers set against beautiful mountain scenery.

Over 3 million flowers in 500 different varieties from spring to late autumn. The park covers 49

acres of the beautiful Kuju plateau, the Kuju mountain range making a stunning alpine back

drop and the sleeping buddha of Mount Aso, a vista in the distance.

Entrance of Kuju Flower Park

Over 3 million flowers in 500 different varieties

Seasonal displays of flowers set against beautiful mountain scenery

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Handa kogen Plateau

The best driving area where the beautiful scenery of Aso Kuju National Park can be enjoyed

The Handa kogen Plateau is located in the southern part of Kokonoe-cho, Kusu-gun.

Altitude is 800 to 1,200 m. By the opening of the Yamanami Highway in 1964, the area

became a nice sightseeing spot connected to Beppu Onsen and Yufuin in the north and

Aso in the south.

 

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Kokonoe Yume Otsurihashi

The longest pedestrian suspension bridge in Japan and the 2nd leongest in the World

Splendid and beautiful view from the thrilling sunpension bridge over the Naruko river valley.

 

Entrance of the pedestrian  suspention bridge

Beautiful scenery of Naruko river valley

390 metre long, 173 metre height from Nariko River valley

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Lunch at Kokonoe

Featured restaurant Nonohanano-sato,  served local cuisine.

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Option

 

Takara Hachiman Shrine

Have you ever seen a wild white boar?

The wild white bore at the Shrine has function as both guardians and messengers

for the deities at Shinto shrines. The white boars are thought to bring happiness.

After visiting the shrine, you should ask the cute boars for some good-luck blessings.

 

Harajiri Waterfall

It is called Niagara Falls of Japan, In the Ogata River, running through the center of the Ogata plain.

The falls, 120 meters wide and 20 meters hight, are selected as one of the best 100 falls in Japan.

Lava flows produced by the great eruption of Mt. Aso accumulated and chighreated Harajiri Falls.

 

Water come from Ogara plain

Over view of Waterfall  120m wide and 20m hight

Dynamic Waterfall created  by Mt. Aso eruption

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Yufuin

Graceful Onsen Resort located in the Yufu basin surrounded by Mount Yufu and Tsurumi

One of the most popular among ladies and International tourist visits to here are increasing. 

 

Yunotsubo Avenue

Main street in Yufuin located at the foot of mount Yufu. The avenue is started near JR Yufuin

Station and connected to Kinrinko lake. Through Yunotsubo Avenue, it takes about 30 minutes

on foot from JR Yufuin Station to Kinrinko lake. There are 70 shops, gift shop, galleries, curiosity

item shops as well as cafes.

 

Main street in Yufuin located at the foot of mount Yufu

70 shops, gift shop, galleries, curiosity item shops

Many souvenios can be found

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Yufuin Floral Village

Reproduced the townscape of the Cotswold region in England. The place was also used for

Harry Potter’s shooting location.

 

Welcome to Yufuin Floral Village

Theme area “spring of girl Heidi in the Alps”

Reproduced the townscape of the Cotswold region

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Kinrinko lake

One of landmark in Yufuin. Hot water gushes from the bottom of the lake, and hot steam rises from

its surface on a cold day.  The lake is located at the end of the town’s main walking route, about a

kilometer and a half from the Yufuin station.

 

Hot water gushes from the bottom of the lake

Hot steam rises from its surface on a cold day

Cafe restaurant by the lake

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Day 6   Chikugo region

 

Option : the following sites can be arranged as a option.

Akizuki

Pottery experience at Koishiwara 

Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum   

Fruits harvest experience         

Akizuki

Akizuki is a former Castle town located in northern part of Asakura. You can enjoy the harmony

of countryside landscape and former castle town scenery that makes the atmosphere like a time

of 400 years ago.

 

Sakurano-baba Street

Cherry Blossoms

Autumn leaves

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Pottery experience at Koishiwara

 

Itinerary

 

Leave Hotel

Exploring  Fukuoka-city

Lunch : local cuisine in Fukuoka-city

Stay in  Fukuoka-city , Western style Hotel, included breakfast

Dinner at Fukuoka-city, local speciality cuisines

 

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Where to explore

 

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.

 

Shopping

 

JR Hakata Station     The largest and busiest JR train station in Kyushu

Canal City Hakata     The complex commercial facility,  in the heart of Fukuoka-city

Tenjin     The biggest shopping district in Kyushu

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Seaside Momochi

The water-front resort area, only a 15 minute drive from Tenjin in the centre of Fukuoka-city. 

The park is surrounded by Fukuoka Tower and high rise contemporary high rise buildings, 

all of which help make a modern urban landscape.  There are many tourist attractions here

 

Seaside Momochi area	Fukuoka Tower	Seaside Park & Marizon
The water-front resort area JR Hakata Station and Tenjin	Japan’s highest coastal tower, magnificent view from the top	A complex facility for wedding hall, shops and restaurants

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Historical places

 

Kushida Shrine     Hakata Gion Yamagasa  Festival is held in the shrine

Tochoji Temple     The oldest temple of the hingon sect in Japan

Fukuoka Castle Ruins     Part of stone wall and canal, and the Tamon tower are still left

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Hakata Ramen Yatai

Food stalls “Yatai”is one thing to enjoy in Fukuoka. Despite a decline in recent year,

there are said to be more than 160. The food stalls have all kind of food, but you have

to try Hakata ramen, usually made with white soup from pork bone and thin noodles.

 

Ramen Stadium

Ramen Stadium isn’t really a stadium as the name suggests, but a food court on the fifth floor

of Canal City’s Cinema Building. It carries not one, but eight famous ramen stalls that serves

different ramen styles from across Japan. Ramen Stadium has eight ramen stalls with ramen

from Hakata, Kurume, and as far as Tokyo, Kyoto, and Sapporo.

Mizutaki

It is a local cuisine in Fukuoka.  izutaki (boil in water) describes, this is a hot pot dish made

with chopped chickens, negi, and a variety of vegetables put in a pot of water and boiled,

then dipped in ponzu sauce.

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We are offering various types of tours, and the tour results up to now are shown links below.

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