I have the plan mostly down pat but with no driving experience to basically speak of, I will be pretty heavily relying on public transportation. I will be traveling solo. The trip is going to be in mid-April, and I’ve booked hotels already.
I do have the timings mostly written down, so it should be fine – hopefully. Biggest concerns for me are going to Sasebo and Aso (in different days) due to the distance covered.
**Day 1 – Fukuoka**
* Arrive near night time, check in in Tenjin area hotel
* Dinner at Shin Shin Ramen
**Day 2 – Fukuoka city**
Morning:
* Kushida shrine
* Canal City Hakata
* Lunch at Ichiran headquarters
Afternoon:
* Ohori and Maizuru park
* Fukuoka art museum
* Dinner at yatai
Night:
* Check out Tenjin
**Day 3 – Daizaifu & Yanagawa**
Morning:
* Yanagawa
* Lunch is unagi
Afternoon:
* Kyushu National Museum
* Daizaifu
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Night:
* Hakata station area
* Late dinner at Offal Pot Roccasha (booking only available at after 9pm)
**Day 4 – Kitakyushu**
Morning:
* Train to Mojiko, then Karato fish market
* Kaikyokan
* Lunch in Mojiko (Mojiko curry)
Afternoon:
* Mojiko Retro
* Kokura castle
Night:
* Aruaru City
**Day 5 – Sasebo & Nagasaki**
Morning:
* Early train to Sasebo
* 99 island cruise
* Early lunch of Sasebo burger (in 99 island cruise area)
^Here ^the ^schedule ^is ^hard ^to ^fit ^unless ^I ^take ^a ^taxi ^back ^to ^Sasebo ^station ^area. ^The ^cruise ^takes ^an ^hour, ^and ^the ^bus ^schedule ^back ^to ^Sasebo ^station ^at ^that ^timeslot ^departs ^before ^the ^cruise ^is ^back, ^otherwise ^I ^would ^instead ^eat ^in ^town ^instead ^of ^the ^cruise ^area.
Afternoon:
* Sasebo to Nagasaki
* Atomic Bomb Museum, Hypocenter, Peace Park
^This ^part ^is ^also ^a ^little ^iffy ^because ^the ^train ^from ^Sasebo ^to ^Nagasaki ^direct ^is ^about ^once ^an ^hour, ^though ^I ^can ^also ^consider ^going ^to ^Takeo ^Onsen ^and ^switch ^to ^the ^Nagasaki ^shinkansen, ^which ^is ^marginally ^faster
Night:
* Mount Inasa
* Dinner at Daihachi
**Day 6 – Nagasaki**
Morning:
* Gunkanjima tour (booked already)
Afternoon:
* Kankodori (lunch here)
* Megane bridge
* Glover garden & Oura cathedral
Night:
* Train to Kumamoto
**Day 7 – Kumamoto**
Morning:
* Suizenji park
* Luffy statue
Afternoon:
* Kumamoto castle
* Dinner at Katsuretsu Tei Shinshigai
Night:
* Shimotori
**Day 8 – Takachiho**
Morning:
* Bus to Takachiho
Afternoon:
* Lunch in Takachiho (thinking 高千穂牛レストラン 和)
* Takachico gorge
* Bus back to Kumamoto
Night:
* Shopping in Kumamoto
**Day 9 – Kagoshima**
Morning:
* Train to Kagoshima
* Sengan-en (also lunch there)
Afternoon:
* Sakurajima
Night:
* Train to Kumamoto
**Day 10 – Aso**
Morning:
* Train to Aso
* Aso volcano museum area, volcano mouth (if safe)
* Lunch in the museum area
Afternoon:
* Train to Beppu
^I ^wanted ^to ^also ^visit ^the ^Aso ^shrine ^but ^there’s ^basically ^only ^one ^train ^at ^around ^4:15pm ^to ^Oita ^and ^missing ^that ^would ^mess ^up ^my ^plans ^badly
Night:
* Beppu tower
* Dinner at 冷麺専門店 六盛 松原本店
**Day 11 – Beppu and back to Hakata**
Morning:
* Hells tour
* Lunch at 地獄蒸し工房 鉄輪 (the steamed restaurant)
Afternoon:
* Train to Hakata station
Night:
* Hakata station area
* Dinner at 博多一双
**Day 12 – Back home**
Morning:
* Go to airport
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