Discover Kyushu’s dramatic calderas, hot spring havens and storied port cities on a nine-day adventure starting and ending in Fukuoka, with an overnight in a traditional ryokan and scenic journeys by train, ferry and charter bus.
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Visit Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine and scenic Ohori Park in Fukuoka.
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Visit Nagasaki Peace Park and Museum.
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Explore Dejima Dutch Trading Quarter, Glover Gardens, and Oura Cathedral.
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Tour Kumamoto Castle, one of Japan's most impressive fortresses.
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Witness Mount Aso's vast caldera in Aso-Kuju National Park.
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Walk Kurokawa Onsen's wooden lanes in yukata and geta.
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Explore Beppu's colorful hells and traditional Myoban Yunosato salt huts.
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Discover Kitsuki's samurai streets and taste miso, matcha, sake.
Stay in comfortable hotels in Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kumamoto and Beppu, including Hakata Tokyu EXCEL Hotel, Inasayama Kanko Hotel, Koko Hotel Premier Kumamoto and Kamenoi Hotel Beppu (or similar). In Kurokawa Onsen, enjoy a night in traditional ryokan-style lodging with tatami floors, futon bedding, shared toilets and communal baths.