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Beppu Onsen is the best-known and most popular of the eight hot spring districts making-up the ‘Beppu Hatto’ area of Oita Prefecture. Arguably the most famous ‘onsen’ (natural hot spring) town in...

Located around 50-minutes to the west of the always popular Beppu Onsen, Yufuin Onsen offers is another of Kyushu’s best hot spring towns. Known for its art galleries, shopping, cafes and restaur...

Kunisaki Peninsula sits to the north of Beppu, dominated by Mount Futago and most famous for its many archaic, rustic and lost temples. The local faith system of ‘Rokugo Manzan’ blends elements o...

Kagoshima-Chuo Station is the southern terminus of the Kyushu Shinkansen line making it the primary point of entry and exit, for most international visitors, to the attractions in the south of Ky...

The Tenmonkan district of Kagoshima is the city’s main shopping, dining and entertainment hub – including the Bunka-dori and Yamanokuchi-dori streets full of restaurants, bars and puts - also off...

Sakurajima is a volcanic island lying across the bay from Kagoshima City, accessible by regular ferry services taking only 15 minutes. The island is now also connected to the mainland on its east...

The popular hot spring town of Kirishima Onsen sits around 60 minutes to the north-west of Kagoshima City and can be reached using train services running from Kagoshima Station. Made-up of multip...

Satsuma Peninsula is a large area lying to the south of Kagoshima City with multiple attractions including the Chiran samurai district – one of Japan’s most picturesque and best-preserved samurai...

Between 3 to 4 hours from Kagoshima City by high-speed boat or ferry, the island of Yakushima is one of Japan’s most rewarding destinations. At 500km2 in area, it is a reasonably large islan...