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RE: 4 weeks in Japan - summer

by bamse 26 May 2012

+to make the most of the JR pass it's worth moving frequently+ To me this is a strange thought. Do you travel to save money? If so, it…
Review: Farm homestay in southern Kyushu

by Gozimba 27 April 2012

Hi everyone - I recently had an amazing experience staying with a family in near Kagoshima in southern Kyushu. It was an idyllic setting…
Kyushu, Japan - May 22 to 29

by c19524 21 April 2012

Traveling to Kyushu in May and am looking to meet a travel partner to tour the island together. Places I want to go include: Fukuoka…
RE: Golden Week travel ideas?

by Tokyo_girl 06 April 2012

You haven't given any indication of where you are based / flying into. Weather is another consideration. Hokkaido / tohoku / mountains…
need help with timings...

by Beca1234 29 March 2012

Hi, Please can someone help me with timings, I am staying at the Kurokawa Onsen in June and need to leave and reach Yakushima in the…
Nagasaki to Kagoshima the way the crow flies

by pbernet 28 March 2012

Have you ever felt that traveling from Nagasaki to Kagoshima via Kumamoto feels strange? Well, here is an alternative:do it the way the…
RE: Japan Rail pass 7 days

by bamse 26 March 2012

Yes, I used the pass, in fact two passes on a single trip. Travelled Tokyo, Japanese Alps, Kyoto/Nara, Hiroshima and down to Kagoshima…
RE: First time to Japan - any advice greatly appreciated

by bamse 22 March 2012

1) Should be possible as for travel times. Tokyo-Takayama-Tsumago/Magome- you are a bit retracing your steps, so I'd consider either i)…
RE: A really nice Onsen ryokan on Kyushu?

by rhythm_blues 20 March 2012

Where in Kyushu? We've been to Kagoshima and Miyazaki and really enjoyed both areas, if that's not too far out of your way. We were…
Re: roads in Kyushu

by yeshekathy 17 March 2012

Great information - thank you... Do you (or anyone else?) happen to know if there is a car ferry from the Mt Unzen/Shimabara Peninsulaacro…
RE: HELP! Aso or Takamori

by bamse 17 March 2012

I visited Mt Aso as daytrip from Kumamoto/ to Kagoshima, so don't know about accommodation in either. But perhaps some of the following…
roads in Kyushu

by yeshekathy 17 March 2012

We have driven around Kyushu before and seen most of the 'important' sites. Now we want to go further afield. Would love some comments…
RE: Looking for nice Islands near Honshu

by tokyoaaron 10 March 2012

Closer to Kyushu than Honshu, but still not too far from main-island Honshu, semi-tropical Yakushima makes it onto the bucket lists of…
Re: Help with 3 weeks itinerary Japan

by SO4P 01 March 2012

Hello, I'm going also to Japan soon. During this trip, I will spend 4 full days (excluding day of arrival and departure) in Kyushu. I…
'What do you think of my itinerary' and other questions..

by SO4P 25 February 2012

Hello everyone! So I read a lot, and finally came up with a itinerary. I tried to find some balance between big cities / country side…
15-day itinerary for Southern Japan?

by drwang 24 January 2012

Hello all, I'm currently looking into buying tickets for a trip to southern Japan for the end of February, and would appreciate some help…
RE: info on Japan

by Embedodo 20 January 2012

A day trip is a bit rushed, and if you'd probably want to try out the "mud onsen" they have in Kagoshima ... after which.. you might want…
RE: info on Japan

by Asiatraveller 16 January 2012

Hi guys, do you think it would be a killing to visit Kagoshima on a day trip from Fukuoka. I think the train ride is 1.45hrs. I am not…
RE: Japan in March urban-mystery-tropics

by TokyoB 12 January 2012

Check out what works best for you. You could even take a railpass down to Kyushu and fly back from Kagoshima. For the 'mystery' part,…
RE: Japan in March urban-mystery-tropics

by TokyoB 09 January 2012

Welcome to the forum. Sorry to say, but many questions such as transport, hiking spots, goods onsen are covered in guidebooks such as…
RE: Budget Japan travel advice

by Aribo 04 January 2012

#3 Sakurajima is the one that's near Kagoshima, but another one that's quite well-known and worth a visit on Kyushu is Mt Aso: [http://en.wi…
RE: Backpacker's Japanese itinerary

by bamse 23 December 2011

re #9: Agree that Yakushima is fantastic. Getting there is fairly straightforward (ferry from Kagoshima). More tricky is getting around…
RE: things to do/places to see in Kyushu?

by tokyoaaron 09 December 2011

Yakushima, off Kagoshima in southern Kyushu, is an off-the-beaten-path destination from an off-the-beaten-path part of Japan. There's…
RE: things to do/places to see in Kyushu?

by PeterNinnes 08 December 2011

If you like geology you might try to get to one or more live volcanoes such as [Mt Aso|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Aso] in Kumamoto…
RE: info on Japan

by bamse 21 November 2011

+is it worth visiting Sakurajima volcano?+ If you've never seen an active volcano before, and if you like such stuff, yes. +Do you know…