Kanmon Tunnel

Western Honshū


This is where you come to get that picture of yourself with one foot in Honshū and the other in Kyūshū. For the 780m submarine walk to Kyūshū, take the bus from the station to the Mimosusōgawa bus stop (¥260, 12 minutes) and take the lifts there to the tunnel.


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