3 Days in Fukuoka, Japan (Things To Do including Aso-Kuju National Park + Kurokawa Onsen)

In this video, we’re sharing how we spent 4 nights and 3 days in Fukuoka, Japan.
- Day 1: Fukuoka City, including Tenjin and the Hakata Old Town. Things we bought and shrines we visited.
- Day 2: Renting a car and driving to the Aso-Kuju National Park. Where to park when you get to Mount Nakadake and visiting an Onsen in Kurokawa.
- Day 3: What we WOULD have done if it wasn’t raining (Takachiho Gorge) and regretting our trip to the Yufuin Floral Village.
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[@lynx82901]

Thanks for the Ichiran special menu information !

[@willandalextravel]

You're welcome! Ichiran is the besttttt

[@deantan4080]

Is there a way to commute to the Makinoto Pass? Would love to go but renting a car is quite expensive in my opinion.

[@willandalextravel]

It is definitely a little pricey for just the day! It depends where you are coming from, but it looks like there is a bus line that stops at the Makinoto Pass from Kumamoto and Beppu. There's also a bus from Yufuin that runs April-November.
A website called Japan-guide . com says "For travelers using by public transportation along the Trans Kyushu Route, the Kyushu Odan Bus by Kyusanko provides connections to the Kuju Mountains from Kumamoto in the west (3 hours, about 3500 yen) and Beppu in the east (2 hours, about 2500 yen). The buses stop at both the Makinoto Pass and the Kuju-tozanguchi bus stop beside the Chojabaru Visitor Center.
The Kamenoi bus company also operates two buses between Yufuin and the Makinoto Pass on weekends and public holidays from April to November. The one way trip takes about 80 minutes and costs 1350 yen."
I would check out those two bus lines OR ask my hotel if they can help figure out the route from there... or really sometimes asking on Reddit is the best strategy! I'm sorry we couldn't be super helpful but this is where we would start!

[@deantan4080]

@@willandalextravel thanks for this. It is good information