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Kyushu Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Thousands of origami cranes forming a tribute to Peace. Thousands of origami cranes forming a tribute to Peace. Evanesca Kyushu is the southernmost island of the four main islands of Japan. Although the island is a bit isolated with respect to events in Honshu, it is a major point of entry for influences from the outside world. Kyushu is close to China and South Korea and for centuries it was the sole link with "the West." It's most recognized city is Nagasaki, one of the two places bombed by the United States in "World War II" with a nuclear bomb. Kagoshima and Kumamoto have interesting castles and gardens. Mt Aso is great for hiking. In the north Fukuoka City/Hakata is the main point of entry. Ferries to Okinawa leave from here, and the Shinkansen trains from Tokyo Odaiba arrive here. :::::::Beppu Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Beppu from Kifune-jo Beppu from Kifune-jo Matt Haswell As any Japanese person over the age of 10 can likely tell you, Beppu is synonymous with one thing - onsen, or hot springs. Though urban sprawl has practically fused it with the neighboring prefectural capital, Oita, the city's purpose is less that of industry and commerce than that of a resort town. Hordes of tourists - primarily domestic - descend on Beppu across the year to take in its plentiful, geothermal riches. As a result the city is usually considered not so much a conventional sightseeing destination as one for relaxation and enjoyment. The few main "sights" promoted in Beppu are its jigoku, or "hells" - hot springs not for bathing, but rather viewing. While tackiness tends to be part and parcel for each of them, a few are tasteful and attractive enough to be worthy of a stop. For completionists, a day pass including eight of the nine jigoku is available, but for most visitors two or three are more than sufficient. Most of them are located in and around the northern Kannawa district, which itself is one of the city's most active "spa towns." A strong smell of sulfur permeates the air, and several individual onsen and most lodgings provide numerous bathing opportunities. Other notable spa towns include Shibaseki, Kankai-ji and Myoban hot springs. Arguably the most atmospheric bathhouse is the Meiji-era Takegawara Onsen, somewhat oddly located in a bustling nightlife area full of hostess bars. Still maintained in its original, rustic form, Takegawara offers one of Beppu's few sand baths - a trademark more famously held by Ibusuki (further south in Kyushu, near Kagoshima). For those seeking kitsch, the Beppu Hihokan in Kannawa offers a weird, Japanese take on a museum of erotica. Further to the east, on a hill sits the reconstructed Kifune-jo, a castle based upon an original that no one seems certain actually ever existed! Beppu is also home to Ritsumeikan Asia-Pacific University, an international 4-year school with students from more than 40 countries attending. Part or or all of this text stems from the original article at: www.apu.jp ::::::::::Fukuoka Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Canal City Megamall Canal City Megamall Evanesca Fukuoka City (Fukuoka is the name of the Prefecture), is the largest city in Kyushu. It has the bustle of Tokyo without the hustle. Much like Nagasaki, Fukuoka has been a gateway to the world. It is the closest major city in Japan to Korea. In fact, it is closer to Seoul, South Korea geographically than it is to Tokyo. Perhaps due to its historical contact to the rest of the world, the people of Fukuoka are a very warm and outgoing people. They speak a dialect known as Hakata-ben, which is named after Hakata, the merchant town located outside of the Castle town of Fukuoka. Today Hakata is part of Fukuoka. Every year it hosts an annual Gion festival where huge ornately decorated floats are paraded through the streets. When in Fukuoka, be sure to try the Hakata ramen, which is a pork based noodle soup. With its milky colored broth and straight noodles, the ramen is quite different from the typical Tokyo style Shoyu ramen. Fukuoka is also the home to the Softbank Hawks, a professional baseball team. _________Fukuoka City Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Fukuoka City is the largest city in Kyushu. ::::::::::Kitakyushu Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Yahata-nishi-ku Yahata-nishi-ku Kathryn Bechdoldt While Kitakyushu is oft maligned by tourist books, it is a metropolitan city of two million people located midway between Tokyo Odaiba and Shanghai, China. The area has been an important trade center since ancient times, and an important industrial area in more recent times. Kitakyushu City was created in 1963 with the world's first five-city merger. Each of the five original cities [Moji, Kokura, Wakamatsu, Yahata and Tobata] has retained its own distinct character, with Kokura being the most lively section of Kitakyushu. :::::::: Kitsuki Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Suyano Saka Suyano Saka retrodirective Kitsuki is a small city located in Kunisaki Peninsula. Yasaka river runs through the city. ::::::::::Kumamoto Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Kumamoto castle Kumamoto castle Matt Haswell The third-largest city in Kyushu after Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, Kumamoto straddles the central plains of the island. While not a major tourist draw in its own right, it offers easy access to the ancient volcanic plateau of Aso-san to the east. The most famous sight in the city is Kumamoto-jo, which is the third-largest castle in Japan (after Osaka-jo and Nagoya-jo). Destroyed by fire in the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877, the castle's current incarnation is a 1960 ferro-concrete reconstruction. Although the interior is distinctly modern and non-descript, the exterior of the donjon is quite picturesque and faithful to the original. The predominantly black wood makes for a unique design, of which only Okayama-jo and Matsumoto-jo share in common. The second most important sight of Kumamoto is the beautiful garden of Suizenji-joju-en. Located in the southeastern suburbs, it ranks among Japan's finest traditional gardens and is a must for any visitor. Kumamoto's other sights are mostly low-key, but they include a former house of writer Lafcadio Hearn (known to the Japanese as Koizumi Yakumo) and the stunningly-restored samurai residence, Kyu-Hosokawa Gyobutei. The latter is a very good representation of traditional Japanese architecture. Kumamoto's most famous culinary speciality is basashi - raw horse meat served with a garlic dipping sauce. Most restaurants in the center offer it on their menus :::::::::Nagasaki Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see A turtle-themed Buddhist temple. A turtle-themed Buddhist temple. Evanesca Nagasaki is a historic city. For a long time it was the only point of contact between "the West" and Japan. But today it is mostly known for the fact that it was bombed with an atomic bomb at the end of WWII. Many sights in the city remind us of the explosion on 9 August 1945. A visit to the A-bomb site in Urakami, the Cathedral, The Hypocentre park and the A-bomb museum will leave most visitors shaken. The role of Nagasaki as the main point for international contacts can be seen at different locations. Chinatown gives insight in the role of Chinese traders, the Dejima Museum, Dutch Slopes and Nagasaki Holland Village celebrate the role of the Dutch. Glover Garden is the area where businessmen established themselves in the 19th and 20th centuries. The whole Garden is a lot like a Japanese Disneyland, but there are many interesting houses from the Meiji period and the gardens are nice. The main Japanese sights are the Fukusai-ji, Shofuku-ji, Kofuku-ji and Sofuku-ji temples as well as the row of temples between the Sofuku and Kofuku-ji. Parallel to the temple row is the Nakajimagawa stream which is covered by many bridges. The Maruyama Area is the place to head for at night. It has been the main entertainment area of Nagasaki for centuries and still has the best nighlife. A few historic brothel buildings still stand, for example, the Kagetsu, now a hotel.