Travel across southern Japan from Fukuoka to Nagasaki, Kumamoto and Kagoshima, or onward by air to Okinawa. Rail, buses and flights serve distinct parts of the region.
Use Hakata as one possible rail gateway, not a universal starting point. For Okinawa, plan airport access and island transport separately.
STA3816 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · CroppedExplore a town in southern Kagoshima where stone walls, carefully shaped gardens and a thriving tea-growing tradition reveal the distinctive heritage of…
Little Kyoto · kagoshima
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Across Kyushu and Beyond After exploring Fukuoka, Saga, and Nagasaki, you can continue into a very different side of Kyushu: volcanic highlands, mountain onsen…
Kyushu · Kumamoto · Aso · Kurokawa Onsen · Oita · Yufuin · Beppu · Miyazaki · Aoshima · Takachiho · Nobeoka · Kirishima · Kagoshima · Sakurajima · Ibusuki · Yakushima · Tanegashima · Amami Islands · aso · kurokawa-onsen · yufuin · takachiho · kirishima · ibusuki · yakushima · tanegashima · nichinan-coast · sakurajima · kyushu · amami-islands
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Northern Kyushu is easy to enter, but difficult to reduce to a single route. Some travelers arrive overland from western Honshu, crossing the Kanmon Strait…
Kyushu · Fukuoka · Fukuoka Airport · Kitakyushu · Shimonoseki · Kanmon Strait · Mojiko · Kokura · Hakata · Tenjin · Dazaifu · Hakata Bay · Genkai Sea · Saga · Karatsu · Arita · Imari · Okawachiyama · Takeo Onsen · Ureshino Onsen · Nagasaki · Dejima · Sasebo · Kujukushima · Shimabara Peninsula · Unzen · Shimabara · Ariake Sea · Kumamoto · Aso · Iki · Tsushima · Goto Islands · kyushu · dazaifu · karatsu · arita · imari · takeo-onsen · ureshino-onsen · sasebo-kujukushima · shimabara-peninsula · unzen · shimabara · iki · tsushima · goto-islands
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KozieZ400GP / Photo AC · Photo AC Terms of Use · CroppedThe Amami Islands stretch between Kagoshima and Okinawa, but they are not one destination that needs to be covered from end to end. The islands are different…
kagoshima · amami-islands · amami-oshima · naze · sumiyo · kinsakubaru · kikai · sugira-beach · hyakunodai · sugar-cane-road · tokunoshima · mushiroze · in-no-jofuta · aze-prince-beach · okinoerabu · shoryudo · yoron · yurigahama · oganeku-beach · kakeroma · koniya · seso · ikuma
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Photock · Photock Terms of Use · CroppedOkinawa Main Island stretches more than 100 kilometers from north to south. Rather than trying to see the whole island, it is easier to begin by deciding what…
churaumi · okinawa · naha · kokusai-street · naminoue-beach · onna · moon-beach · manza · motobu · yanbaru · cape-hedo · kunigami · kerama-islands · zamami · aka · tokashiki · okinawa-main-island
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Muyo · CC BY-SA 4.0 · CroppedNavigating Fukuoka relies on a compact, high-frequency municipal subway grid, a major regional private railway and bus network, and an innovative contactless…
city-transit · kyushu · train-station · fukuoka
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Photo Provided by Fukuoka Prefecture Tourism Association · Use under the Fukuoka Prefecture Tourism Association Photo Download Terms · CroppedDeparting from Fukuoka's central Hakata Station connects travelers to the diverse landscapes, historic castle towns, and southern coasts of the Kyushu region.…
domestic-transfer · kyushu · train-station · shinkansen
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Flying from Tokyo to Okinawa is the standard and most practical way to reach Japan's southernmost prefecture. Because Okinawa consists of widely separated…
domestic-transfer · okinawa · airport · haneda-airport · yaeyama-islands
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Fukuoka Airport (FUK) serves as a major international gateway for Western Japan, welcoming visitors from across Asia. Unlike the major airports in Tokyo and…
fukuoka-airport · hakata · tenjin · airport-access · first-time-visitors · train · bus · international-arrival · fukuoka
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