Here and there but not quite everywhere!
We enjoyed breakfast and our in-room onsen at the アマネリゾート ガハマ Amane Resort Gahama before visiting nearby Oita in the afternoon. We didn’t do much, mainly visited AMU Plaza and its rooftop garden as well as the pop-up Super Mario x JR Kyushu shop, before returning to Beppu for an early dinner. And more onsen time, of course!
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We enjoyed the onsen and had breakfast before leaving the ゆのひら上柳屋 Yunohira Kamiyanagiya and taking the train over to 別府 Beppu. We visited this onsen city’s famous 地獄 jigoku and checked in to the アマネリゾート ガハマ Amane Resort Gahama. In the evening, we relaxed in our room and enjoyed the in-room private onsen.
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After waking up at the ゆのひら上柳屋 Yunohira Kamiyanagiya, we went to the onsen before breakfast. We then spent the day in 湯布院 Yufuin where we had lunch and walked around the town, enjoying scenery, 金鱗湖 Kinrinko, and a few snacks. After returning to 湯平 Yunohira, we again enjoyed the onsen before dinner.
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After waking up at the Grand Hyatt Fukuoka, we went out to have ramen for breakfast before walking to the castle ruins in 舞鶴公園 Maizuru Park. We then visited the foggy 大濠公園日本庭園 Ohori Park Japanese Garden and then walked through the rest of the park. After, we visited 福岡タワー Fukuoka Tower and took a ferry across Hakata Bay to 海の中道 Umi no Nakamichi before taking the train back to Hakata.
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After waking up at the Grand Hyatt Fukuoka, we took the Shinkansen down to 鹿児島市 Kagoshima and then a local train to Sengan-en Station. From the station, we had a fantastic view of 桜島 Sakurajima, a nearby active volcano that was spewing an ash cloud at the time! We visited the nearby 仙巌園 Sengan-en and had lunch there. We visited 城山公園 Shiroyama Park before having dinner and returning to Hakata.
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