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Kyushu Travel Guide

Kyushu is Japan's third largest island, located southwest of the main island Honshu. An early center of Japanese civilization, Kyushu offers many historic treasures, modern cities and natural beauty.

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Fukuoka Prefecture
 1  Fukuoka
Kyushu's largest and most vibrant city.
User rating: 80/100 (296 votes)
Visited by: 573 users
 2  Dazaifu
Historic town south of Fukuoka.
User rating: 78/100 (75 votes)
Visited by: 160 users
 
Nagasaki Prefecture
 1  Nagasaki
Attractive port city with a moved history.
User rating: 87/100 (221 votes)
Visited by: 422 users
  
Kumamoto Prefecture
 1  Mount Aso
Active volcano with a huge ancient caldera.
User rating: 86/100 (144 votes)
Visited by: 219 users
 2  Kumamoto
Modern city most famous for its castle.
User rating: 79/100 (158 votes)
Visited by: 275 users
 3  Minamata
From pollution site to environmental model city.
User rating: 80/100 (6 votes)
Visited by: 14 users
Oita Prefecture
 1  Beppu
Japan's capital city of hot springs.
User rating: 80/100 (179 votes)
Visited by: 324 users
  
Miyazaki Prefecture
 1  Takachiho
Mountain town steeped in mythology.
User rating: 91/100 (7 votes)
Visited by: 14 users
 2  Udo Shrine
Shrine constructed in a cliff side cave.
User rating: insufficient data
Visited by: 7 users
 3  Miyazaki
City in southeastern Kyushu.
User rating: 81/100 (29 votes)
Visited by: 61 users
Kagoshima Prefecture
 1  Yakushima
Subtropical island with ancient cedar forest.
User rating: 95/100 (26 votes)
Visited by: 41 users
 2  Kirishima
National Park with volcanic mountain range.
User rating: 92/100 (15 votes)
Visited by: 29 users
 3  Kagoshima
Southernmost of Kyushu's major cities.
User rating: 84/100 (117 votes)
Visited by: 231 users

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Most visitors access Kyushu by airplane or Sanyo Shinkansen. The Sanyo Shinkansen connects Kyushu's two largest cities Kitakyushu (Kokura Station) and Fukuoka (Hakata Station) with Osaka and Tokyo.

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