Category: Kyushu
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Kokura Castle Travel Guide: A Rebuilt Keep in Kitakyushu
See Kokura Castle, a keep rebuilt in 1959, and reconfirm hours before you go.
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Shimabara Castle Travel Guide: A Reconstructed Keep in Nagasaki
See Shimabara Castle, a keep rebuilt in 1964, and reconfirm the museum before you go.
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Beppu Travel Guide: The Steam City and the Hell Springs
Visit Beppu for the jigoku hell springs and a city bath, and reconfirm before you go.
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Kumamoto Castle Travel Guide: Kato’s Walls and a Rebuilt Keep
Visit Kumamoto Castle: a 1960 reconstructed keep, 2016 earthquake repairs finished on the tower in 2021, and what to reconfirm.
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Kurokawa Onsen Travel Guide: A Small Hot-Spring Village in the Aso Caldera
Visit Kurokawa Onsen: a small ryokan village in the Aso area, with bathing notes, access, and what to reconfirm.
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Sakurajima Travel Guide: An Active Volcano across from Kagoshima
Visit Sakurajima by ferry from Kagoshima: lava fields, viewpoints, ash, and what to reconfirm.
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Aso Travel Guide: Volcanic Caldera and Highlands in Kumamoto
Visit Aso in Kumamoto: the caldera, crater alerts, highland walks, access, and what to reconfirm before you go.
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Nagasaki Travel Guide: Harbor History, Hills, and Kyushu Flavors
Visit Nagasaki for Glover Garden views, historic streets, memorial sites, food tips, seasons, and what to reconfirm before you go.
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Yufuin Travel Guide: Onsen Town Walks and Mount Yufu Views
Visit Yufuin for hot-spring streets, Kinrin Lake walks, Mount Yufu views, seasons, and what to reconfirm before you go.
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Takachiho Gorge Travel Guide: Boats and Emerald Cliffs
Visit Takachiho Gorge for rowboat views, waterfall cliffs, access tips, seasons, and what to reconfirm before you go.
