7-dayFukuoka → Yufuin → Beppu → Aso → Kumamoto → Nagasaki
7-Day Kyushu Grand Loop
Yufuin + Beppu onsen + Aso caldera + Kumamoto Castle + Nagasaki heritage. JR Kyushu Pass.
All-in from
¥268,000
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Overview
7-day Kyushu grand loop: Fukuoka + Yufuin + Beppu + Aso caldera + Kumamoto + Nagasaki UNESCO. JR Kyushu Pass.
- Hotel base: 2 Fukuoka + 1 Yufuin + 1 Beppu + 1 Kumamoto + 1 Nagasaki
- Transit: 5-day JR Kyushu Pass ¥17,000 + SunQ Pass
- Budget: ¥268,000/person
Days 1–3 — Fukuoka + Yufuin + Beppu (see 5-day)
Day 4 — Beppu → Aso → Kumamoto
- Train Beppu → Aso 2h
- Aso: Nakadake crater + Kusasenri grasslands + Aso akaushi beef
- Eve train to Kumamoto
Day 5 — Kumamoto
- Kumamoto Castle (rebuilding after 2016 earthquake)
- Suizenji Garden + Kumamon
- Eve basashi (horse sashimi)
Day 6 — Kumamoto → Nagasaki
- Sakura shinkansen 1h ¥4,700
- Atomic Bomb Museum + Peace Park
- Glover Garden + Megane Bridge + Chinatown
Day 7 — Nagasaki → Fukuoka → fly out
- AM 3.5h Gunkanjima tour ¥4,500
- PM shinkansen back to Fukuoka
Hotels
- Yufuin: Yufuin Sansoumurata ¥35,000
- Beppu: Suginoi Hotel ¥18,000
- Kumamoto: ANA Crowne Plaza Kumamoto ¥14,000
- Nagasaki: Garden Terrace Nagasaki ¥18,000
JR Kyushu Pass
- 5-day ¥17,000 — covers all Kyushu trains (shinkansen + LTD Express)
- Singles total: ~¥22,000 → Pass saves ¥5,000
Tip
Reserve Sakura shinkansen seats Kumamoto–Nagasaki/Fukuoka in advance. The 6-seat facing family compartment is great with kids.