Kyushu Travel Guide

Kyushu's landscape couldn't be more varied, with active yet accessible volcanoes, numerous thermal spas, endless fields of rice and famous potatoes, forested mountains capped by winter snows, busy harbors along lively seacoasts, and pleasant seaside retreats.

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Kyushu Hotels

You can find the usual American hotel chains, with all the familiar extras, in places like Fukuoka and Nagasaki. The rural areas surrounding Aso and Kagoshima...read more

Restaurants

Kyushu Restaurants

Fresh fish is served everywhere on Kyushu. Appetites are on the hearty side here, so there's lots of meat, too. Local specialties abound and are often reasonably...read more

Things To Do

Things To Do in Kyushu

Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.

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Kyushu Experiences

  • Top Reasons to Go to Kyushu

    Diverse Cities: Fukuoka has free-wheeling nightlife, Nagasaki radiates old-world charm, Kumamoto's castle contrasts with traffic-heavy streets... Read more

  • August 9, 1945

    On August 9, 1945, two days after the blast at Hiroshima, Nagasaki fell victim to a second atomic bomb because of bad weather. The plane, named... Read more

  • On the Menu

    The most celebrated dish in Fukuoka is tonkotsu ramen, a strongly flavored pork-bone-based soup with extra-thin noodles, scallions, and strips... Read more

  • In the Footsteps of the "Last Samurai"

    As Tom Cruise publicly noted about his film The Last Samurai, it was not the character he portrayed, Nathan Algren, who was the true hero of... Read more

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  • Self drive holiday

    My travelling companion and I are planning a self drive holiday in Japan in early April; primarily to see the sakura, experience onsen at the highlands in central Honshu.
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