Please enjoy one of the best Kyushu pictures. This is the southernmost of the four major Japanese islands. Home to megacities and serious industrial base in the north of the island it gets more and more authentic and peculiar once you go south. Kumamoto, the center of Kyushu, place of the bear is home to the beautiful Japanese castle, as well as stunning landscapes of mountain Aso, seashores of Shimabara and Amakusa. Go further south and you will find yourself in Kagoshima, a city right next to an active volcano of Sakurajima. Very famous place both historically and naturally. Want to have a sand hot bath? You should go to Kagoshima. Nagasaki, a true gem of Kyushu. It used to be the only point of contacts with foreigners during Japanese self-isolation. There you can find a lot of history connected to China, Holland, Russia, Britain and USA.

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