Greetings:-
5 of us comprising 2 grand parents, and family of 3(a teen of 16yrs old) will be visiting Japan on these itinerary:-
9 Apr 6pm arr into Fukuoka : stay 1 night near Hakata
10-12 Apr Beppu
12-13 Apr : Kagoshima
13-16 Apr : Kyoto
(all our accommodations are done)
Q1 :
How far is the walk from Hakata train station to the Yatai food stall by the bridge along the river?
We wanted to try some foodstall yakitori/ramen.
Q2. Any JR buses from Beppu station to Hells sites of Beppu?
Q3. IS it better to travel the JR mountain road(via Mt. Aso) to Kagoshima OR via Kokura -> Hakata ->Kagoshima on shinkansen?
the time taken looks the same to me.
Is it scenic along the Mt Aso route?
Q4.:-
Is it advisable to goto Ibusuki just to take a sand bath. It is a 2 hours train ride!!
what other sights worth seeing in Ibusuki?
Q5. On our way from Kagoshima to Kyoto via bullet train, we like to stop for 2-3 hrs at Miyajima.
Please advise the route, as bullet train do not stop there.
thank you sir,
david