3.18 — Arrival in Kagoshima
Flight arrives 3:55pm
Pick up car, check into hotel
Evening: Stroll Tenmonkan district, try Kurobuta (black pork) shabu-shabu
3.19 — Kagoshima
Morning: Ferry to Sakurajima (Nagisa Lava Trail, Yunohira Observatory)
Lunch: Sakurajima daikon or local seafood
Afternoon: Sengan-en Garden, Shiroyama Park lookout (sunset)
Evening: Optional hot sand bath at Ibusuki or dinner in Kagoshima city
3.20 — Kagoshima → Nichinan Coast → Miyazaki
Morning: Kirishima Shrine and volcanic scenery
Midday: Udo Jingu Shrine (cliffside temple)
Afternoon: Aoshima Island (Devil’s Washboard rock formations)
Evening: Check into Miyazaki hotel, dinner in Nishitachi district (chicken nanban, charcoal-grilled chicken)
3.21 — Miyazaki → Takachiho → Kurokawa Onsen
Morning: Takachiho Gorge (boat + riverside walk)
Lunch: Local somen noodles or river fish
Afternoon: Takachiho Shrine or Amanoiwato Shrine
Evening: Check into Kurokawa Onsen, onsen-hopping with wooden pass
3.22 — Aso Region and Kurokawa Onsen
Morning: Daikanbo Lookout (views of Aso caldera)
Midday: Mt. Aso Volcano Museum, active crater area (if safe)
Afternoon: Return to Kurokawa, relax in outdoor baths
Evening: Kaiseki dinner at lodging
3.23 — Kurokawa → Kumamoto
Morning: Scenic drive via Aso valley, stop at Kusasenri Plateau
Afternoon: Suizenji Jojuen Garden
Evening: Dinner in Shimotori Arcade (Kumamoto ramen, horse sashimi)
3.24 — Kumamoto
Morning: Kumamoto Castle
Midday: Contemporary Art Museum or Hosokawa Gyobutei (samurai residence)
Afternoon: Mt. Kinpo Park or city cafés
Evening: Izakaya crawl
3.25 — Kumamoto → Fukuoka
Morning: Optional stop at Yame tea plantations
Afternoon: Arrive in Fukuoka, visit Ohori Park and Fukuoka Castle ruins
Evening: Nakasu yatai food stalls (tonkotsu ramen, yakitori, oden)
3.26 — Fukuoka
Morning: Day trip to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine and Kyushu National Museum
Lunch: Umegae mochi (grilled rice cake)
Afternoon: Canal City Hakata (shopping and entertainment)
Evening: Ramen hopping (Ichiran HQ or small ramen-ya)
3.27 — Fukuoka
Morning: Ferry to Shikanoshima or drive to Itoshima coast
Afternoon: Shopping in Tenjin, visit Sumiyoshi Shrine
Evening: Motsunabe (offal hotpot) or mizutaki (chicken hotpot)
3.28 — Departure
Morning: Hakata area (Kushida Shrine, Hakata Machiya Folk Museum)
Lunch: Hakata ramen before 2:55pm flight
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