The Kyushu Conundrum - Public Transport / 7 days
Hi everyone, I am planning a trip to the Kyushu island in the first week of November ( Oct-31 Sat to Sep-6 Fri)
My return flight out of the country is at noon on Sat 7-Sep from Narita airport (don’t even ask why) and my initial plan is to reach Narita airport by 8ishPM the night before and stay at a capsule/cheap hotel.
But as I continue seeing all the posts and videos for an ideal Kyushu itinerary, I have come to realise two things:
I dont have enough time to explore the entire island, coz people stay a min of 10 days and sometimes upto a month. It is definitely possible to go everywhere and touch base on all places, but I personally am a slower traveller who wants to spend a night in each place I visit (if possible)
The island is not super well connected in terms of public transportation (there are options obv) and people keep saying renting a car is better - but unfortunately i lack the option (no IDP :p)
I need genuine suggestions on which places and spots I can cover with just public transportation (JR Kyushu all pass and any bus passes are a good option for a man who cannot rent a car). And moreover, if you can tell me which places GENUINELY would not be worth it without a car rental, I might just skip them altogether.
Overall, need help planning the perfect itinerary with the resources I have (ironically, money is somewhat the only thing I am not short on, thanks to the powers that be)
FYI my starting point on 30th oct is Tokyo, willing to go by shinkansen or flight - just unsure if I should both start and end at Fukuoka, since I have to get to Narita by flight as mentioned above :/
P.S. missing things like exploring ALL the one piece status is not a big deal for me, would rather visit a nice onsen and maybe good/one-shot places like TeamLabs + a theme park suit me better :)