Hello everyone! I’m planning on visiting South Korea for the first time in October (excited!), and so of course I just had to use the opportunity to also visit some of the areas of Kyushu that I wasn’t able to see on my first trip there. Any help on the below would be much appreciated! I think the main thing I’m worried about is having too much or too little time in a place, or missing something cool by putting something on the list that isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Day 1: Arrive on the ferry from Busan to Fukuoka around 8:30ish. Hotel then bed.
Day 2: Visit Teamlab Forest and Ohori Park. Maybe the Tenjin area/ Canal City/ Nakasu in the afternoon/evening (if not I’ll do that on Day 3). Visit the Pokémon Centre.
Day 3: Haven’t decided but maybe one of the islands (Nokonoshima, Ainoshima) or maybe go to Dazaifu (depending on how much of Tenjin/Nakasu I was able to see). Any recommendations welcome!
Day 4: Train from Fukuoka to Kumamoto. Explore Kumamoto (castle, general potter round. Recommendations welcome!)
Day 5: Daytrip to Shimabara Peninsula to visit Unzen Onsen and the Disaster Museum.
Day 6: Daytrip to Takachicho gorge (I know it’s going to be a long day but I’ve found buses there and back from Kumamoto that give me a decent amount of time there).
Day 7: Train from Kumamoto to Beppu. See the Hells in the afternoon.
Day 8: Visit Yufuin – depending on how long that takes, maybe explore a bit more of Beppu.
Day 9: Beppu in the morning before getting the train to Fukuoka airport to fly back to Seoul.
Thanks so much!
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2 comments
Have you been to Nagasaki? It’s by far the most interesting city in Kyushu in my opinion – it’d be a shame to skip it out if you haven’t been there already!
If I’d had more than one day in Kumamoto, I would have done a lot more strolling around the shopping arcades and cute side neighborhoods. Not having a must-do schedule but just enjoying the vibe, it’s a nice little city. And gone to more One Piece statues but that’s a me thing. The castle and the tourist-shop-laden “castle town” beside it are worth the visit, at least.
While youre in the area of the castle look up Cafe Arrow. It’s a teeny tiny four-seat coffee place run by a wizened little man who only makes one kind of pour-over coffee and he’s a delight. We found it by accident because we were too early to check in to our hotel, and had no idea it’s a favorite location for online “hidden gem” sorts of places.