7 day Kyushu trip (FUK – NAG – KAG – YUF) itinerary

Hi all, I’m doing a 3 month trip (June \~ September) from Europe soon. It’ll be my 4th time visiting the country and 2nd time in the hot and humid summer. I’m a female solo traveler/student on a certain budget and have no driver’s license. I’d appreciate if you could give me any pointers or notice any (big) mistakes I’m making? Or just general recs for places, sights etc.? Even just naming your favorite coffeeshop in the area would be cool!

**- Fri. 21/06:**

* Arrival NRT (13:00)

**- Fri.** **21/06 \~ Fri. 28/06**:

* Stay in Tokyo for 1 week (Asakusa)
* Catch flight (12:00) NRT – FUK on the 28th

**- Fri. 28/06**:

* Land in FUK (14:00), check-in capsule hostel and drop off baggage
* Explore Hakata area (Kushida Shrine?), ramen for dinner => *any places you’d like to recommend?*

**- Sat. 29/06:**

* Full Fukuoka day to see sights!
* Castle ruins, Momochi Seaside Park or Uminokanamichi Seaside Park?, Kawatabata Shopping Arcade (in case I get too hot), maybe check out the Starbucks at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine? => *Are the attractions too spread out and I’ll be just losing time?*

**- Sun. 30/06:**

* Activate JR All Kyushu Pass and take shinkansen to Nagasaki
* Drop off luggage at hostel
* Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, Inasayama for night view
* Find dinner => *Any must-try local specialties?*

**- Mon. 01/07:**

* Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall, Peace Park, Seaside Park
* Take shinkansen to Kagoshima
* Find Kagoshima beef for dinner

**- Tue. 02/07:**

* Full Kagoshima day to see sights
* Sakurajima
* ? => *I still don’t know what to do there, so if you have recs…?*

**- Wed. 03/07:**

* Do a few sites in Kagoshima
* Take train to Yufuin

**- Thu. 04/07:**

* Yufuin Floral Village
* Half-a-day in Beppu 7 Hells ? Or spend day in Yufuin instead? => *Is it worth going to Beppu? Or are there enough things in Yufu to see and do?*
* Take shinkansen back to Hakata

**- Fri. 05/07:**

* Flight to Korea (09:00)

^(Additional question: when I leave JP -> KR, spend 1 week in KR and then come back to JP, will I get a new 90 tourist visa or not?)

by loserlol

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