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Kyūshū

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Known for

Fire, steam and the open south.

A volcanic island of steaming onsen towns, the vast Aso caldera and primeval forest at Takachiho and Yakushima. Its port cities, Fukuoka and Nagasaki, carry centuries of trade, and some of Japan's best food.

Fukuoka · Nagasaki · Beppu · Mount Aso · Kagoshima

Top tables

Hakata tonkotsu ramen · Yatai street stalls · Kagoshima wagyū & shōchū

Don't miss

Kurokawa Onsen · Mt Aso · Beppu · Nagasaki · Sakurajima

Best time

March–May & October–December

Kyūshū
Sample itineraries

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Illustrative, never off-the-shelf. Every route runs on five-star properties, private vehicles and drivers, with Shinkansen and all ticketing arranged by our team. Pricing on request.

Volcanoes & Onsen

Volcanoes & Onsen

7 nights

Steaming hells, a vast caldera and a forest hot-spring hamlet.

  • Days 1–2 Fukuoka
  • Days 3–4 Beppu & Yufuin
  • Days 5–7 Mt Aso & Kurokawa Onsen
Included: Five-star properties · Private vehicle & driver · Shinkansen & all ticketing · On-trip support
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Southern Crossroads

Southern Crossroads

6 nights

Trading-port history down to a smoking bay and sand baths.

  • Days 1–2 Nagasaki
  • Day 3 Kumamoto
  • Days 4–6 Kagoshima & Ibusuki
Included: Five-star properties · Private vehicle & driver · Shinkansen & all ticketing · On-trip support
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Volcanoes & Onsen
Kyūshū · 7 nights

Volcanoes & Onsen

Day 1

Arrive in Fukuoka

Straight to the riverside yatai stalls: ramen, yakitori and a very good first night.

Day 2

The merchant city

Old temples and new architecture, then a rest afternoon before a sushi counter dinner.

Day 3

Yufuin

A scenic private drive to the artists' onsen town under Mt Yufu; galleries and lake mist.

Day 4

Beppu

The cobalt and blood-red hells, then buried to the neck in a warm sand bath.

Day 5

Mt Aso

Across one of the world's great calderas, grasslands to the horizon, volcano smoking beyond.

Day 6

Kurokawa Onsen

A riverside village of thirty baths, onsen-hopping pass in hand, kaiseki at the ryokan.

Day 7

Rest day

Nothing scheduled: morning rotenburo, river walks and a last long dinner.

Day 8

Depart

Private transfer to Kumamoto for shinkansen or flight.

Illustrative, never off-the-shelf — every route is rebuilt around your client. Pricing on request.

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Southern Crossroads
Kyūshū · 6 nights

Southern Crossroads

Day 1

Arrive in Nagasaki

The harbour city's lantern streets, and champon noodles where they were invented.

Day 2

Two histories

The Peace Park in the morning, Dutch and Portuguese traces at Glover Garden after lunch.

Day 3

Kumamoto

One of Japan's great castles, and Suizen-ji's miniature Mt Fuji. On south by evening.

Day 4

Kagoshima

Sakurajima smoking across the bay: ferry over, lava-field walk, shirokuma ice for courage.

Day 5

Ibusuki

Buried in naturally heated sand by the sea, then an open-air bath overlooking the cape.

Day 6

Rest day

A shōchū distillery visit if they're curious, the beach if not.

Day 7

Depart

Fly out of Kagoshima, arrangements ended as they began: handled.

Illustrative, never off-the-shelf — every route is rebuilt around your client. Pricing on request.

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