Things to do in Kyushu Page 12

• Age 6～Age 99
• Over 6 hours on the day

Take the local bus "Yamabiko Express" directly from the center of Kumamoto to Aso! This plan takes you to Kusasenri, a must-visit scenic spot for those visiting Aso, and the world's largest caldera, the Aso Nakadake Crater. Kusasenri is a great location to see the smoking Nakadake. You can also enjoy Akagyu Hamburger at restaurant douce Nucca, where you can enjoy the spectacular view of Kusasenri. *The fare for the Aso Crater Tour Shuttle is not included. Please check the price and operating hours on the following website: https://www.kyusanko.co.jp/aso/ *On July 4, 2025, the Mt. Aso eruption alert level was raised to 2, and as a result, it is no longer possible to tour the Mt. Aso Crater. The reopening date has not yet been decided. ★What is the "Local Bus Trip"? It is a great value trip that includes tickets for express buses, local buses, etc., and tickets for each facility. There is no tour conductor or guide accompanying you, so you will need to travel on your own.

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• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

“Amami no Sato” is a tourist facility where you can experience the nature, culture, and lifestyle of Amami, even though it is located on the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture. It is a plan to make an original bracelet using Oshima Tsumugi thread produced in the workshop in the hall. A bracelet made by inserting a wish written inside the braid is very popular as a wonderful memorial! The length is made to suit the customer, so it can also be used as an anklet! Why don't you participate in making a strap with your precious thoughts? After the experience, you can take a walk in the elegant Japanese garden that shows the expressions of the four seasons and the Amami-style garden that reproduces the virgin forest of Amami.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 10
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

This plan is for children only, where you weave the weft into the warp threads prepared in advance. You can experience the traditional crafts of Kagoshima. Please join us for a hands-on experience where you can casually experience the beautiful colors of Oshima Tsumugi and the joy of hand weaving. *Recommended for children aged 6 to 10 (height 120 cm or more). After the experience, you can stroll through the elegant Japanese garden, which changes with the seasons, and the Amami-style garden, which recreates the primeval forest of Amami.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 0～Age 99
• Over 6 hours on the day

Tour code: A1-RT1A-000120 Depart from Kumamoto City! A bus trip where you can fully experience the charm of Amakusa! This is a great deal that includes a round-trip bus ticket for the "Amakusa-go" between Kumamoto City and Hondo Bus Center + a guided sightseeing bus "Amakusa Gurutto Sightseeing Bus". It is much more economical than buying them separately! This is a packed course that visits the Oe Sakitsu Church, a symbol of Amakusa's Christian culture, which is a component asset (Sakitsu Village in Amakusa) of the World Cultural Heritage "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region", and three museums that convey the history of Christianity to the present. (The number of stops at the Amakusa Christian Museum varies depending on the boarding time.) The Miyajidake Scarecrow Village Roadside Station on the course is a roadside station that reused the abandoned Miyajidake Elementary School, and is the first of its kind in western Japan! It is a very rare roadside station. Please have lunch at the Scarecrow Village Roadside Station Restaurant on your own. (Lunch will be served at Amuri on closed days: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays) There is also a great value "round trip viewing ticket" available! You can purchase it on the day. With this ticket, you can visit all four museums for just 600 yen, instead of the usual 1,000 yen for one adult (Amakusa Christian Museum, Amakusa Collegio Museum, Amakusa Rosario Museum, and Sakitsu Museum Minatoya sell the "round trip viewing ticket" which allows you to visit all four museums at a discount).

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• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 0～Age 99
• Over 6 hours on the day

Tour code: A2-GR01-000100This is a sightseeing bus that allows you to fully experience the charms of Amakusa. You can rest assured with a guide. Please let us know the boarding location (time) and the drop-off location when making your reservation. This is a packed course that visits the Oe Sakitsu Church, a symbol of Amakusa's Christian culture, which is a component part of the World Heritage Site "Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki and Amakusa Region" (Sakitsu Village in Amakusa), and three museums that convey the history of Christianity to the present. (Varies depending on the ride time)The roadside station Kakashi no Sato on the course is a roadside station that reused the abandoned Miyajidake Elementary School, and is the first of its kind in Western Japan! It is a very rare roadside station. Please have lunch at the roadside station Kakashi no Sato restaurant on your own. (Lunch will be served at Aimura on closed days: 1st and 3rd Wednesdays)There is also a great value "round-trip viewing ticket"! You can purchase it on the day. (Amakusa Christian Museum, Amakusa Collegio Museum, Amakusa Rosario Museum, and Sakitsu Museum Minatoya sell a "round trip ticket" that allows you to visit all four museums at a discount.) Each tourist facility incurs a fee, which must be paid by each customer (round trip tickets are sold on the day for 600 yen) Amakusa Christian Museum: Adults 300 yen, High school students 200 yen, Elementary and junior high school students 150 yen Amakusa Collegio Museum: Adults 300 yen, High school students 200 yen, Elementary and junior high school students 150 yen Amakusa Rosario Museum: Adults 300 yen, High school students 200 yen, Elementary and junior high school students 150 yen Minatoya: 100 yen per person

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 1～Age 80
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00

One of the major themes of Kitsuki tourism is "a town that suits Japanese clothes". This castle town, which has also been called Little Kyoto, has the atmosphere of Edo everywhere in the city, giving visitors the charm of taking a time trip to Edo. What is fun is that we support this "mood" as a community development.

• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 100
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours /2～3 hours

diving south of Amami Oshima. We go to the ease by boat to a safe and beautiful coral reefs. After dive yacht cruise in the elegant mood Oshimakaikyo. (There is also beach dive course)

• Age 10～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

Is a plan to enjoy the diving and snorkeling in the ocean that Amami Oshima coast of coral spread. Access to dive with a sea kayak from the beach.

• Age 13～Age 100
• 4～5 hours /1 Day or more

Home department course at the free site. Diving 2 for obtaining a license Sun The most common beginner course between. There is no additional charge until you get a license card.

• With Pets
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Miyama Porcelain Yumi is an experienced recreation facility built in "Satsuma-yaki no Sato Miyama" in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture. Currently, we are experiencing pottery experience to 4000 customers a year. In addition, we are also selling merchandise of modern Satsuma Co., Ltd. which runs the hotel, exhibition and sale of works made in pottery and workshops dotted in Miyama.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

Miyama Porcelain Yumi is an experienced recreation facility built in "Satsuma-yaki no Sato Miyama" in Hioki, Kagoshima Prefecture. Currently, we are experiencing pottery experience to 4000 customers a year. In addition, we are also selling merchandise of modern Satsuma Co., Ltd. which runs the hotel, exhibition and sale of works made in pottery and workshops dotted in Miyama.

• For Rainy Days

• Age 0～Age 99
• Over 6 hours on the day

This is a great value course that includes the Amakusa rapid train, dolphin watching, and BBQ at Mio Kamino Amakusa. On board, the guide will provide easy-to-understand explanations about the ecology and behavior of dolphins. Enjoy a cruise of approximately 2 hours. ★What is a "route bus trip"? It is a great value trip that includes a ticket for express buses, route buses, etc., and tickets for use of various facilities. Tourists and guides will not accompany you, and you will be required to move on your own.

• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 9～Age 80
• Within 1 hour

Why not try a stand-up paddle board (SUP) at Kaoi Surf's famous beach, Nagatare Beach? *This plan is not accompanied by staff or instructors, so it is only available to those who can manage themselves (safety management by self-skill, etc.). *This is the time when rental wet suits are available.

• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

An English-speaking guide will guide you through the townscape of Kitsuki, which has not changed since the Edo period. Depart from the Kitsuki Local Products Center and go up the Bansho-no-saka slope to enter the Edo period. You can feel like a samurai at places such as Suya-no-Saka slope and Shioya-no-Saka slope, which separate Minamidai and Kitadai, and samurai residences from about 220 years ago. Experience flow ①Meeting/departure Kitsuki Local Product Center (Kitsuki Tourist Information) ②Bansho-no-saka slope Go up the Bansho-no-saka slope to the Edo period ③Suya-no-saka slope / Shioya-no-saka slope Go down the Suya-no-saka slope Go up the Shioya-no-saka slope ④Hitostumastu residence ⑤Ohara residence Go down the Shinoya-no-saka slope Go up the Suya-no-saka slope ⑥Kanjoba-no-saka slope.

• Age 6～Age 75
• 2～3 hours

We will visit the power spot "Kamisanyama" in the Horigawa area at the foot of Mt. Climbing the 240 stone steps surrounded by a bamboo grove leads to a cave ruin surrounded by megaliths measuring 24m high and 30m wide. Before you pass through the torii, please follow the etiquette of the shrine. After trekking, refresh your mind and body in the Shukogawa Onsen Bijin-no-Yu! (*Caution! Bijin-no-Yu is closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays.)

• Age 6～Age 75
• 4～5 hours

Pakkuniwa, located on the hillside of Mt. Hoko in Kamikagawa in the northwestern part of Nobeoka, is a hot spot on SNS just like the game character Pacman. Why don't you take a commemorative photo with your own pose in the mouth of the huge stone that opens wide? One of the Japan 's leading slabs behind is also known as the point of rock Climbing. Rare plants such as Akebono azaleas in spring and limited species such as Tsukubinoki in this summer are also must see in early summer.

• Age 6～Age 80
• 3～4 hours
• 09:30 / 13:00 / 15:30

Snorkeling at Nobeoka's proud coral colony point while enjoying Cruising with a private boat with a toilet designed for Diving! Why don't you experience the excitement while watching the colorful coral and tropical school of fish spread in the shallow water that you can reach?

• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 09:30 / 13:00 / 15:30

Equipped with well-equipped Diving facilities, which is rare in Kyushu. Sea of Nobeoka while watching the much tropical fish and coral than imagined Snorkeling. You can feed them, and you'll definitely be impressed with the time you spend with the fish that gather up close! How about making it with the feeling of a family or a couple?

• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 80
• 3～4 hours
• 09:30 / 13:00

The sea of Nobeoka is a 20-minute drive from the city center and is home to more than 100 types of hard corals and some of Japan's top-class colorful soft corals. A diving paradise where you can meet colorful tropical fish such as the popular anemone fish and butterflyfish throughout the year. A guide who knows all about the sea in Nobeoka will guide you on a one-on-one underwater walk, so you don't have to swim. If you are an adult, we have prepared a dry suit that you can wear while wearing clothes, so you can enjoy it all year round. [Before booking] It is known that boarding an airplane within 18 hours after diving increases the risk of developing decompression sickness. For a single dive without decompression, it is recommended that you allow at least 12 hours before boarding the plane. If you are coming from outside the prefecture, please avoid making reservations for experience diving on the day you board the plane and return.

• For Groups

• Age 18～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 11:30 / 12:00

This is an initiative in the village area to alleviate concentrated tourism in Yakushima's mountainous areas. Enjoy nature while walking along the 180m long aerial corridor that does not damage the forest floor. After exploring nature in a new way (before), enjoy a special lunch made with plenty of Yakushima vegetables. Please enjoy it on the popular terrace "Red Carpet".

• For Rainy Days

• Age 6～Age 70
• 1～2 hours

Draw a pattern on a size of 6 cm in diameter, and carve the pattern on the surface of plaster of the same size. Pour in molten tin and finish to make a pendant

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 13～Age 90
• 1～2 hours

Drift's professionally licensed instructor will guide you. No on-site license is required. Anyone can easily experience drifting! You can also take pictures because you can ride in the passenger seat. It's a fun activity that you can do even in the rain.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 70
• 1～2 hours

Make a kaleidoscope using a kaleidoscope kit and decorate the surface with colored paper etc. You can also make it in the lower grades

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 70
• 1～2 hours

Cut bamboo and shave it to make a simple flute.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 70
• 1～2 hours

Make your own broom using Japanese pampas grass that grows naturally in Aso. The attached broom can also be used as a room interior and can be enjoyed for cleaning.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 65
• 1～2 hours

Bake iron in a furnace to soften it and make a shape. Make your own, such as hooks for lowering flowerpots, hat racks and candle stands.

• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 70
• Within 1 hour

Use existing glass melting parts to glue and finish the parts to earrings, pendants, brooches and rings.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 8～Age 70
• 1～2 hours

Melt a glass rod with a burner to make two earrings and one patterned dragonfly ball.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 99
• Within 1 hour

Tour code: A2-KM01-000504 The hot air balloon moored with a rope rises to a height of about 40m. Feel refreshed when you look down at the majestic scenery lit by the morning sun! ! If you want to learn how to light a fire with a burner, ask the pilot! Light up the burner and feel the explosive sound of “Goo!” and its power.

• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 3～Age 99
• Over 6 hours on the day

Take the "Aso Sanjo Terminal Line" bus directly from the center of Kumamoto to Aso! This is a convenient plan for sightseeing in Aso, which can be boarded from Kumamoto Airport, the station, Sakuramachi Bus Terminal, and other major entrances to Kumamoto. Stop by the world's largest caldera, "Aso Nakadake Crater," and Aso Farmland, which was produced by health experts. Experience the nature of Aso with your whole body. *The Mt. Aso eruption alert level was raised to 2 on July 4, 2025, and as a result, it is no longer possible to visit the Mt. Aso crater. The reopening date has not yet been decided.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups