Japan - Kyushu (PDF Chapter)
This is the Kyushu chapter from Lonely Planet’s Japan guidebook.
Kyushu, Japan’s southern- and westernmost main island, is arguably its warmest, friendliest and most beautiful, with active volcanic peaks, rocky, lush and near-tropical coastlines, and great onsen virtually everywhere.
- join night owls for beer and ramen at a yatai (food stall) in Fukuoka
- maps
- be moved by stories of early European traders and WWII tragedy in Nagasaki
- transport
- explore remote Hirado’s unique history and charm
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Fukuoka & Around, Dazaifu, Karatsu, Imari, Arita, Hirado, Nagasaki & Around, Shimabara Peninsula, Kumamoto & Around, Aso-san, Kurokawa Onsen, Takachiho, Oita Prefecture, Beppu, Yufuin, Kunisaki Peninsula, Usuki, Southern Kyushu, Kagoshima, Sakurajima, Satsuma Peninsula, Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park, Miya-zaki, Aoshima, Nichinan Coast, Obi.
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