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14 DAY PASS – East to
South Itinerary
Day 7: Kyoto to Fukuoka (spend 2 nights Fukuoka)
To explore further south, head to Fukuoka by taking a Shinkansen from Kyoto Station to Shin-Osaka Station. Then transfer to another Shinkansen to
Hakata Station, which is the busiest and largest train station in the southernmost island of Kyushu. The entire trip takes 3.5 hours and is covered by your
JR Pass.
If you leave Kyoto in the morning, you’ll be in Hakata by mid-afternoon and have enough time to check out Canal City (a large entertainment and
shopping complex), as well as to try the acclaimed local dish, Hakata ramen.
Day 8: Fukuoka
With a full day to spend in Fukuoka, you can spend a couple of hours in the morning at the Fukuoka Castle Ruins.
Then head to Dazaifu, a small, quaint town that is home to various ancient shrines and temples, including the Dazaifu Tenman-gu Shrine, the Kanzeon-ji
Temple and Komyozen-ji Temple. To get to Dazaifu from Hakata Station, take a JR Kagoshima Line train to JR Futsukaichi Station. The journey takes about
20 minutes and is covered by your JR Pass. Then, take a 10-minute walk to the Nishitetsu Futsukaichi Station and get on a train to Dazaifu Station (this
takes 5 minutes but is not covered by your JR Pass; a single ticket costs 150 yen).
Day 9: Fukuoka to Kagoshima (spend 2 nights Kagoshima)
Home to Sakurajima, a towering, active volcano, Kagoshima is the capital of the Kagoshima Prefecture and the most important city in the south-western
part of the country. It has a number of attractions, like the Kagoshima Aquarium, the Reimeikan Museum and the Senganen Garden. All are in the city
centre.
From Hakata Station, take a Shinkansen to Kagoshima-Chuo Station and then transfer to the JR Nippo Line to Kagoshima Station. The one-way trip takes
less than 2 hours and is covered by your JR Pass.
Fukuoka city with Fukuoka tower
Kagoshima at sunset
Day 10: Kagoshima
With an entire day to spend in Kagoshima, take your time exploring Sakurajima and its surroundings. There is a ferry port near JR Kagoshima Station
where you can board a ferry for a 15-minute ride to Sakurajima (it’s not covered by your JR pass and a one-way ticket costs 160 yen).
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