Hey there,
I’ll be visiting Japan soon from May 13 – May 28 with the family. This will be my first time visiting most of Kyushu.
I appreciate any and all feedback. But I’m mainly looking for food recommendations, specifically regional eats, as well as any tips for areas in Kyushu. I’m also open to any daytrip ideas as well.
Thank you
**May 13 : Osaka**
Arrival at KIX
Hotel at Shin-Osaka
Forward luggage to Kumamoto
__Kyushu Portion__
**May 14: Beppu**
I have a Sanyo-San’in Northern Kyushu Pass active from May 14 – 20
*Shin-Osaka to Kokura (Sanyo Shinkansen), Kokura to Beppu (Ltd. Express Sonic Nichirin)*
Hotel at Beppu
* Takegawara Onsen
**May 15: Beppu**
* Jigoku (The Hells)
* Hyotan Onsen
**May 16: Kumamoto**
*Beppu to Kokura (Ltd. Express Sonic Nichirin), Kokura to Kumamoto (Kyushu Shinkansen)*
Hotel in Kumamoto
* Kumamoto Castle
* Shimotori / Kamitori Shopping street
**May 17: Kumamoto**
* Mt. Aso daytrip? (Caldera is off limits due to volcanic activity)
* Fukuoka daytrip?
* Kagoshima daytrip? (Not covered by rail pas)
**May 18 (SAT) : Kumamoto**
Visit Relatives
**May 19 (SUN) : Kumamoto**
Visit Relatives
Forward Luggage to Osaka
**May 20: Nagasaki**
*Kumamoto to Shin-Tosu (Kyushu Shinkansen), Shin-Tosu to Takeo (Ltd. Express Relay-Kamone), Takeo to Nagasaki (Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen)*
Hotel in Nagasaki
– Dejima
– Suwa shrine
– Glover Garden
– Nagasaki Chinatown
**May 21: Nagasaki**
– Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
– Sofuku-ji
– Mt. Inasayama Observatory
– Shooken Honten – Confectionery Castella
**May 22: Osaka**
*Nagasaki to Takeo (Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen), Takeo to Hakata (Ltd. Express Relay-Kamone), Hakata to Shin-Osaka (Sanyo Shinkansen)*
– Nagasaki in the morning or
– Yutoku Inari Shrine – On the way back?
Hotel in Osaka
**May 23: Osaka**
**May 24: Osaka**
Nagoya daytrip
– Ghibli Park
– Food recommendations?
**May 25 – 28: Osaka**
by ChewyFodder