NorthWest WaAoshima Shrine
Shrine on a small island off Miyazaki, ringed by wave-washed rock formations.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Kyushu and Okinawa: onsen, food and travel directory
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Fukuoka
Kyushu's lively gateway, famous for yatai food stalls and tonkotsu ramen.…
11 listings →Saga
Porcelain towns and silky onsen.…
6 listings →Nagasaki
A port city of hills and churches, shaped by centuries of trade with the outside world.…
6 listings →Kumamoto
Kumamoto Castle, Mt. Aso's huge caldera and Kurokawa's onsen.…
6 listings →Oita
Japan's onsen prefecture: Beppu's steam and Yufuin's calm.…
6 listings →Miyazaki
Mythic gorges, surf beaches and sunshine.…
6 listings →Kagoshima
An active volcano across the bay, sand baths and shochu.…
5 listings →Okinawa
Tropical islands with their own culture, food and long lives.…
9 listings →Listings in Kyushu and Okinawa
Arita ware
Porcelain from Arita (Imari ware for export); one of Japan's great ceramic traditions.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Arita ware (Arita town tourism)
Arita, birthplace of Japanese porcelain in the 1600s.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Awamori
Okinawa's distilled spirit, made from Thai-indica rice and aged in clay pots.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Beppu
Oita city with one of the world's largest volumes of hot-spring water, famous for its 'hells' and steam.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Beppu Jigoku Meguri
Tour of Beppu's colourful boiling 'hells' (for viewing, not bathing).
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Chinsuko shortbread
Crisp lard shortbread biscuits; Okinawa's classic sweet meibutsu.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Dazaifu Tenmangu
Shrine to the god of learning, famous for umegae mochi.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Fukusaya (castella)
Nagasaki castella sponge-cake maker founded in 1624.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Hakata Gion Yamakasa
July festival in Fukuoka ending in a dawn race carrying one-tonne floats.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Hakata mentaiko
Spicy cured pollock roe; Fukuya helped popularise this Hakata speciality.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Hiyoko Honpo Yoshinodo
Fukuoka maker of Hiyoko, the chick-shaped sweet bun.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Hostel world / booking note: WeBase Hakata
Large Hakata hostel with social spaces and easy airport-rail access.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Huis Ten Bosch
Dutch-style theme park town in Sasebo.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Ibusuki
Kagoshima seaside town known for sand baths.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Ichiran
Hakata tonkotsu ramen chain known for solo 'flavour concentration' booths.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Ippudo
Ramen chain founded in Fukuoka in 1985, known for tonkotsu ramen.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kirishima-jingu
Large vermilion shrine in the forested foothills of the Kirishima mountains.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Kitakyushu Manga Museum
Manga museum and reading library above Kokura Station in Kitakyushu.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Kumamoto Castle
Great Kyushu castle being restored after the 2016 earthquakes.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kurokawa Onsen
Kumamoto mountain village known for its rotenburo (open-air bath) pass.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Kurokawa Ryokan Association inns
Collective booking gateway for Kurokawa's riverside ryokan and shared outdoor-bath passport.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Meigetsudo (Hakata Torimon)
Fukuoka confectioner behind Hakata Torimon, a buttery bean-paste manju.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Miyazaki City: chicken nanban
Miyazaki City tourism's guide to chicken nanban, the city's well-known dish, with six local restaurants (Japanese).
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Myoban Onsen
Hillside Beppu district known for white mineral terraces and quieter inns.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Nagasaki castella
Portuguese-inspired sponge cake perfected in Nagasaki since the early 1600s.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Nagasaki tourism (Lantern Festival)
Official Nagasaki tourism site covering the winter Lantern Festival and more.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Naha tourism (Great Tug-of-War)
Official Naha tourism site covering the October Great Tug-of-War and other events.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Nakasu yatai (Fukuoka)
Riverfront open-air stalls for tonkotsu ramen and skewers after dark.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium
Huge aquarium with whale sharks.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Okinawa Shurijo Park
Reconstructed Ryukyu royal castle park above Naha — check open areas after restoration works.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
One Piece statues in Kumamoto
Statues of the Straw Hat crew placed around Kumamoto to support recovery after the 2016 earthquakes; a free trail.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Orion Beer
Okinawa's hometown lager; the Nago factory offers tours when open.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Orion Beer (Nago factory)
Okinawa's local brewery with factory tours.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Sakurajima (Kagoshima City)
Active volcano across the bay from Kagoshima city.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Sanrio Character Park Harmonyland
Sanrio theme park in Hiji, Oita, with Hello Kitty and friends shows and rides.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Sengan-en
Shimazu family garden villa in Kagoshima, looking across the bay to Sakurajima.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Shuri Castle
Ryukyu Kingdom palace site, under reconstruction after the 2019 fire.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Suizenji Jojuen
Kumamoto stroll garden laid out by the Hosokawa lords around a spring-fed pond, with a small grassy hill shaped like Mt Fuji.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-18
Takachiho Tourism Association
Official guide to Takachiho Gorge, its shrines and the nightly kagura performances.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Takeo Onsen
Saga hot spring with a vermilion gate designed by Tatsuno Kingo.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Udo Jingu
Shrine set inside a seaside cave on the Nichinan coast.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-17
Unzen Onsen
Nagasaki volcanic hot spring with steaming 'hells'.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Ureshino Onsen
Saga onsen town known for silky water and green tea.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Visit Miyazaki: local food
Miyazaki Prefecture's official guide to local dishes such as chicken nanban and Miyazaki beef.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
Yoshinogari Historical Park
Large park on one of Japan's biggest Yayoi-period settlement sites, with rebuilt moats, watchtowers and raised-floor buildings.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-18
Yufuin Onsen
Oita onsen village at the foot of Mt. Yufu, with galleries and quiet ryokan.
Source: Official website · Verified 2026-10-15
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