Suggestions please - 12 day road trip Kyushu

Hi all,could you have a look and let me see if there's anything i should be changing or stops that I've missed, or whether i should take a different road for a more scenic drive etc? Would appreciate food stops as well!!

Day 1 (24 July): Arrive in Fukuoka in the morning. Lalaport, Canal City, etc. Overnight in Fukuoka.

Day 2 (25 July): Fukuoka (taking E3 Highway?) > Miyajidake Shrine > Kokura Castle > Mojiko Retro > Kitakyushu for festival > Overnight in Fukuoka

Day 3 (26 July): Fukuoka > Itoshima Coast > Sakurai Futamigaura Couple Stones > Hakozakigu Shrine > Overnight Fukuoka

Day 4 (27 July): Fukuoka > Daizaifu Tenmangu Shrine > Komyozenji > Ukiha Inari Shrine > Mamedamchi Street > Ryomon Falls > Yufuin Floral Village > Overnight Beppu

Day 5 (28 July): Beppu Hells > Kokonoe Yume Otsuribashi > Drive via Route 11 to Route 621 > Kurokawa Onsen for the day and overnight

Day 6 (29 July): Kurokawa >Nebagataki Falls > Daikonbo Lookout > Milk Road > Aso via route 212, 339, 298, 111, 325 (is there a risk the whole Aso and roads will be closed due to volcanic acitivty) > Takachiho Overnight

Day 7 (30 July): Takachiho Gorge > Amanoiwato Shrine > Overnight Takachiho

Day 8 (31 July): Takachiho > Maruo Falls > Kirishima Shrine >Shinsui Gorge > Kareigawa Station > Overnight Kagoshima

Day 9 (1 Aug): Kagoshima > Ferry to Sakurajima > Tonari No Totoro Bus Stop > Kumamoto via E10/E3

Day 10 (2 Aug): Kumamoto > Kumamoto Castle > Unzen > Nagasaki > Mount Inasa > Overnight Nagasaki

Day 11 (3 Aug): Nagasaki day (Peace park, Glober Garden, etc)

Day 12 (4 Aug): Nagasaki > Strawberry Busstop route > Ouo Shrine > Yutoku Inari Shrine > Hyotanjima Park > Fukuoka Airport (5pm depart)

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u/ilovecreamcrackers — 4 days ago

Suggestions please - 12 days road trip around Kyushu

Hi all, I've gotten some help yesterday with a separate post on my road trip, I've now gotten all the details down, could you have a look and let me see if there's anything i should be changing or stops that I've missed, or whether i should take a different road for a more scenic drive etc? Would appreciate food stops as well!!

Day 1 (24 July): Arrive in Fukuoka in the morning. Lalaport, Canal City, etc. Overnight in Fukuoka.

Day 2 (25 July): Fukuoka (taking E3 Highway?) > Miyajidake Shrine > Kokura Castle > Mojiko Retro > Kitakyushu for festival > Overnight in Fukuoka

Day 3 (26 July): Fukuoka > Itoshima Coast > Sakurai Futamigaura Couple Stones > Hakozakigu Shrine > Overnight Fukuoka

Day 4 (27 July): Fukuoka > Daizaifu Tenmangu Shrine > Komyozenji > Ukiha Inari Shrine > Mamedamchi Street > Ryomon Falls > Yufuin Floral Village > Overnight Beppu

Day 5 (28 July): Beppu Hells > Kokonoe Yume Otsuribashi > Drive via Route 11 to Route 621 > Kurokawa Onsen for the day and overnight

Day 6 (29 July): Kurokawa >Nebagataki Falls > Daikonbo Lookout > Milk Road > Aso via route 212, 339, 298, 111, 325 (is there a risk the whole Aso and roads will be closed due to volcanic acitivty) > Takachiho Overnight

Day 7 (30 July): Takachiho Gorge > Amanoiwato Shrine > Overnight Takachiho

Day 8 (31 July): Takachiho > Maruo Falls > Kirishima Shrine >Shinsui Gorge > Kareigawa Station > Overnight Kagoshima

Day 9 (1 Aug): Kagoshima > Ferry to Sakurajima > Tonari No Totoro Bus Stop > Kumamoto via E10/E3

Day 10 (2 Aug): Kumamoto > Kumamoto Castle > Unzen > Nagasaki > Mount Inasa > Overnight Nagasaki

Day 11 (3 Aug): Nagasaki day (Peace park, Glober Garden, etc)

Day 12 (4 Aug): Nagasaki > Strawberry Busstop route > Ouo Shrine > Yutoku Inari Shrine > Hyotanjima Park > Fukuoka Airport (5pm depart)

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u/ilovecreamcrackers — 4 days ago

Road trip end July route suggestions please!

Hello! We are a couple in our 30s doing a roadtrip in Kyushu end July 2026.

Fukuoka > Kitakyushu and back

Fukuoka > Beppu > Kurokawa > Takachiho > Kagoshima > Kumamoto > Nagasaki

Any specific routes we should be taking for a more scenic drive? And any stops along the way we should keep an eye out for? Thanks!

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u/ilovecreamcrackers — 5 days ago