Kyushu is one of the Japan’s major Island with a size of 330km north-south and 240km east-west, and composed of numerous unique and charming regions made by own nature, history, climate and culture.  Kyushu is also one of the oldest part of Japan, and it is believed to have hosted some of first human settlers from other part of Asia. As well there are abundant fantastic hidden gems around popular destinations, and further more there are lot of off the beaten path in the remote areas.    Its biggest city, Fukuoka, one of the county’s largest, and Fukuoka’s metropolitan area has the fourth biggest population national wide.     Geography The island is mountainous, and Japan’s most active volcano, Mt Aso at 1,591 metres, is on Kyushu. There are many other signs of tectonic activity, including numerous areas of hot springs. The most famous of these are in Beppu, on the east shore, and around Mt. Aso in central Kyushu.   Kyushu is a politically defined region that consists of the seven prefectures on the island of Kyushu, plus Okinawa Prefecture to the south. Fukuoka-prefecture, Saga-prefecture, Nagasaki-prefecture, Oita-prefecture, Kumamoto-prefecture Miyazaki-prefecture, Kagoshima-prefecture     Kyushu is the Gateway to Japan Kyushu has accumulated by far the richest experience of early contacts with sophisticated cultures  from the continent and beyond. Japan’s encounters with Chinese civilization, and subsequently  Europe, have all started here in Kyushu. Whenever questions are raised on origin …

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