Travel to Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan: Spring at Kyushu 2026.

🌸 Enjoying Nature in Fukuoka, Japan: Spring at Kyushu 2026 🌸 🛩️ We traveled with Thai Airways, outbound flight TG648, departing from Suvarnabhumi Airport at 12:40 AM and arriving at Fukuoka Airport ✈️ at 8:00 AM. After that, we rented a car from AQ Car Rental. 🚗🚙 1. Nanzoin Temple ⛩️⛩️ Located in Sasaguri, this temple is home to a massive bronze reclining Buddha. It's said to be about the same size as the Statue of Liberty in the USA! The temple is famous for attracting people who come to pray for good fortune, wealth, and luck in lotteries. 💰💸 It also serves as the starting point for the Shingon Buddhist pilgrimage route, a famous sect in Kyushu. It boasts the world's largest bronze reclining Buddha, weighing over 300 tons, measuring 41 meters long, and standing 11 meters high. 2. Yufuin Floral Village 🏡⛲️ A charming little village nestled in the valleys of Oita Prefecture, exuding a European vibe. The streets are lined with quaint brick houses featuring restaurants, souvenir shops, and trinket stores. Beautifully decorated with various kinds of flowers, it offers a lovely, warm, and cozy atmosphere. Opening hours: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM. Free admission! 🎫🎟️ 3. Kuju Flower Park (or Kuju Hana Park) 🌺🌷🌸 A massive park covering over 49 acres (approx. 198,293 square meters). The park features a wide variety of trees and around 500 species of flowers, totaling a staggering 3 million blooms! From mid-May to early June, the park hosts a romantic colorful flower festival showcasing 11 types of spring flowers. Inside the park, you'll also find various restaurants, cafes, snacks, and souvenir shops. Admission fee: 1,300 yen per person. 🎫 4. Aso Mountain Volcano (Mount Aso) 🌋🌋 Located in Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan, it is the largest active volcano in the country and has one of the largest calderas in the world. Currently, the volcanic activity is at a low level. Our first sightseeing spot was the Kusasenri Observatory (about a 500-meter walk), followed by the Kusasenri grasslands. At the Kusasenri grasslands, horseback riding services are available for tourists. 🐎🐎 5. Takachiho Gorge ❄️🛶 Takachiho is a small town in Miyazaki Prefecture in the Kyushu region. The town is renowned for its stunning nature and ancient cultural beliefs passed down for thousands of years. Takachiho Gorge is arguably the town's most famous tourist attraction. Visitors can hike to see the waterfall from a height of 80-100 meters, or choose to view it from below by taking a boat ride through Takachiho Gorge. 6. Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine ⛩️⛩️ This is one of the most important Shinto shrines in Fukuoka, Japan, serving as the head shrine for over 12,000 Tenmangu shrines nationwide. It is highly renowned for blessings related to education, academic success, and wisdom, drawing over 10 million students and tourists each year to pay their respects. The bronze ox statue 🐂🐮 (Sacred Ox): Legend has it that after Sugawara no Michizane passed away, the ox pulling his funeral carriage stopped at this exact spot and refused to budge. As a result, he was buried there, and the shrine was built over his grave. It is believed that rubbing the head of the ox statue will clear your mind, grant you wisdom, and bring you academic success. For health issues, rub the part of the ox's body that corresponds to your ailment, and it is believed you will be healed. Operating hours: Open daily from 6:30 AM – 6:30 PM. Admission to the shrine grounds is free. 🎫🎫 Famous foods in Fukuoka 🥗🍛🍣 include 🍛🍛 grilled eel and unagi don (eel over rice). It's incredibly popular in this city! 🌅