Kyushu is Japan’s third-largest island, and yet hardly anyone I know has been. It’s a total shame, because the region is packed with endless greenery, steamy hot springs, terraced rice fields, and ...

The journey from Cape Sata at the southern tip of Kyushu to Cape Soya ... fed crackers to deer in Nara, and caught a glimpse of cherry blossoms in Shizuoka – where they also ate a picnic ...

I flew from Los Angeles to Tokyo, then caught a connecting flight to Fukuoka, a dynamic city on the coast of Kyushu. The southernmost of Japan’s four large islands, it is ideal for biking ...

A trans-Kyushu road trip, in part along the Yamanami Highway, was the perfect option. The road, known for being among Japan’s most scenic, weaves through the mountainous interior of its third ...