Overview Itinerary of Northern Kyushu, Japan (Winter/Spring 2018)

Travelling with an Infant to Northern Kyushu (Japan) 

Be sure to bookmark this page as I update my Itinerary of Northern Kyushu. It’s our first trip with Baby Evangeline and we went to a cold place for a road trip. What were we thinking of?! Baby Evangeline just turned 8 months old when we went.

We took a red eye flight from Singapore to Fukuoka with Singapore Airlines. We took a highway bus from Fukuoka airport to Nagasaki and travelled around Nagasaki on foot. Thereafter, we did a road trip from Nagasaki to Kumamoto, Mount Aso, Kurokawa, Yufuin and lastly back at Fukuoka. We travelled from 21 February to 1 March 2018.

It was winter going Spring. The temperature fluctuated between 2 to 15 degrees Celsius. There was a drop to -1, -2 degrees Celsius when it rained at Kumamoto.  The rain followed us through to our last lap in Fukuoka.

Useful Travel Information

Important Tips for Winter Wear:

• How to Dress Baby for Winter?
• How to Layer Clothes for Winter? (Part 1)
• Layering Clothes for Winter (Part 2)

Internet Access:

• Pocket Wifi or Prepaid SIM Card in Japan?
• Review of Yokoso SIM Card in Japan (Tokyo and Hokkaido)

Other Travel Matters:

• Overseas Transactions Fees for ATM and Credit Card
• A Guide to Buy Travel Insurance
• Guide to Claim Travel Insurance (PART 1), (PART 2)

Itinerary at a Glance 

This is our first trip with an infant of 8 months old.

• Find out how it is like travelling with a baby for the first time and to pack for baby!
• If you have older kids, you might want to bring them to Sanrio Harmonyland.

Summarised my travels in Northern Kyushu in this Travelogue:

Transportation

• Airport Transfer: From Fukuoka International Airport to Nagasaki
• Rental Car: Self Drive in Northern Kyushu (Winter)
• Subway in Fukuoka: If you wan to travel around Fukuoka, grab a Fukuoka Subway 1 or 2-day Unlimited Pass. 

Nagasaki 

Articles about Nagasaki: travel.joogostyle.com/tag/nagasaki

• Atomic Bomb Musuem & Peace Park
• 5 Food to Eat in Nagasaki
• Nagasaki Glover Garden and Oura Church
• Night View of Mount Inasa
• Nagasaki in 2 Days (Suggested Itinerary, including accommodation review: Hotel Belleview Nagasaki Dejima)

Kumamoto

Kumamoto City 

• Accommodation Review: Airbnb near Kumamoto Castle

Mount Aso

• Book a day tour of Takachiho Gorge and Mount Aso with Klook and enjoy the journey!  

Onsen Towns

Kurokawa

• Accommodation: Kurokawa Onsen Ryokan Wakaba (Super love this place, exceed Takinoya Bekkan Tamanoyu in Noboribetsu)

Yufuin

• Eat and Shop around Yufuin 

Fukuoka

• Accommodation: Hotel Monte Hermana Fukuoka 
• Rent a Kimono in Yanagawa of Fukuoka and explore!

  

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