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The original was posted on /r/japantravel by /u/wanderlust509 on 2025-01-01 21:00:09+00:00.
Hi all! Long time lurker, first time poster. My partner and I are taking our second trip to Japan in spring. We are very excited to explore Kyushu via roadtrip. Our focus is a mix of city and nature experience. Attempted to pace the trip without being too rushed, and avoiding too many long days of driving (though day 10 is a long drive). How does it look? What is missing or should be adjusted? Is Kagoshima worth keeping on this trip granted the long drive and granted we are already seeing a volcano in Aso? Thanks for any tips!
- Nagasaki - 4 days
- Day 1: Arrive late PM, eat dinner, sleep
- Day 2 Atomic bomb museum, explore the town, Shinchi Chinatown
- Day 3: Day trip TBD
- Day 4: Nagasaki Ropeway to Mt Inasyama
- Aso - 3 days
- Day 5: Train to Fukuoka. Proceed to get rental car. Nabegataki Falls and Kuju flower park on the way to Aso.
- Day 6: Aso-Kuju National Park for hiking.
- Day 7: Takachiho Gorge & Amanoiwato Shrine on the way to Kagoshima
- Kagoshima - 3 days
- Day 8: Kirishima Kinkowan National Park
- Day 9: Explore town - Kagoshima gardens.
- Day 10: Drive back to Fukuoka - stop for lunch in Kumamoto and see Suizenji Jojuen Garden
- Fukuoka - 4 days
- Day 11: Explore the town - Ohori Park
- Day 12 Nanzoin
- Day 13: Keya Beach and Itoshima for bicycling on coastal road
- Day 14: Early flight back to Tokyo