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First-Time Kumamoto City: The Great Castle, the Garden & Higo Flavours — 2 Days
The reborn castle, the Edo garden, the arcades and the Higo table
Niyodo Blue & Yusuhara: A Turquoise River & the Town Above the Clouds — 2 Days
Papermaking in the Tosa washi town of Ino, the sacred turquoise pool of Nikobuchi, a riverside lunch and the Nakatsu and Yasui gorges on day one; Kengo Kuma's cedar market and library and the old wooden theatre of Yusuhara on day two — two days chasing 'Niyodo Blue' up to the town above the clouds, based at a Kuma-designed market-inn in Yusuhara
Cape Ashizuri & Tatsukushi: Lighthouse, Coral Coast & a Castaway's Tale — 2 Days
The Tatsukushi marine coast — aquarium, glass-bottom boat over the coral, and the wave-carved rock walk — on day one; the southernmost lighthouse, the great pilgrimage temple of Kongofukuji and the John Manjiro castaway museum on day two — two unhurried days in Kochi's far south-west, based at an ocean-view resort near Ashizuri
Cape Muroto: A UNESCO Geopark, Kukai's Cave & the Eastern Pilgrimage — 2 Days
The geopark centre, the raised-seabed coastal walk at the cape, Kukai's sea cave and the clifftop temple of Hotsumisakiji on day one; the temple of Kongochoji, the lime-walled town of Kiragawa and a thalasso soak in deep-sea water on day two — two solo days at Cape Muroto, based at a heritage hotel on the cape
The Shimanto River: Japan's Last Clear Stream by Canoe & Sinking Bridge — 2 Days
Canoeing the clear stream, the railing-less Iwama sinking bridge and a riverside lunch on day one; the Kaiyodo Hobby Kan figure museum, the zip-line at Toowa and the iconic Sada sinking bridge on day two — two active days on the Shimanto, based at a hilltop river-view hotel in Nishitosa
First-Time Kochi City: The Original Castle, Hirome Market & Katsurahama — 2 Days
The original keep and palace of Kochi Castle, the Sunday street market, Hirome Market's straw-grilled bonito and the temple and garden of Mt Godaisan on day one; Katsurahama beach, the Ryoma museum and a last bowl of katsuo tataki on day two — a first-timer's two days in the capital of Tosa, based at a riverside ryokan in Kochi City
Amami Oshima: White Beaches, a Mangrove Jungle, Mud-Dyed Silk & a Primeval Forest — 2 Days
The coastal park of Cape Ayamaru and the white beach of Tomori, the local chicken-rice keihan and the centuries-old mud-dyed Oshima tsumugi silk on day one, based at a sea-view resort in the far south; a kayak through the mangrove jungle, the round-stone beach of Honohoshi and a guided walk in the primeval Kinsakubaru forest on day two — an independent two days on the World Heritage island of Amami Oshima
Yakushima: The Mossy Cedar Forest, Ancient Yakusugi & Island Waterfalls — 2 Days
The dripping, moss-furred ravine of Shiratani Unsuikyo that inspired Princess Mononoke, a flying-fish lunch in Miyanoura, the Yakusugi cedar museum and the granite gorge of Senpiro Falls on day one, based at a hillside resort; the ancient-cedar grove of Yakusugi Land, the great Ohko Falls and the sea-turtle beach of Nagata on day two — an adventure two days in the cedar rainforest of Yakushima
Ibusuki & Chiran: Samurai Gardens, Tea, Sand Baths & the Satsuma Fuji — 2 Days
The preserved samurai street and seven scenic gardens of Chiran, a Satsuma-cuisine lunch in a samurai house, the grave memorial to the war's young pilots and a Chiran-tea house on day one, based at a heritage onsen ryokan in Ibusuki; the natural sand-steam bath, the crater lake of Ikeda, flowing-noodle somen, the Satsuma Fuji of Kaimon-dake and the southern cape of Nagasakibana on day two — a history-and-culture two days on the Satsuma Peninsula
Kirishima: A Mountain Shrine, Crater Lakes & Hot-Spring Valleys — 2 Days
The vermilion mountain shrine of Kirishima-Jingu among its ancient cedars, a myth-themed park lookout, black-pork at a highland farm, the Maruo waterfall and the steam-cooked food of the onsen town on day one, based at a riverside ryokan in Myoken; the Onami crater lake, the mythic plateau of Takachihogawara and a hundred-year-old wooden station on day two — a couples' onsen-and-nature two days in the Kirishima highlands
Kagoshima City & Sakurajima: A Garden, the Shimazu Lords & a Living Volcano — 2 Days
The Shimazu lords' seaside garden of Sengan-en with Sakurajima as borrowed scenery, the Meiji ironworks that began Japan's industrialisation, the castle-hill view over the city and the black-pork and shaved-ice of Tenmonkan on day one; a crossing to the smoking volcano of Sakurajima for lava fields, a foot bath and crater viewpoints on day two — a first-time two days in the old Satsuma capital
Western Kagawa & the Craft Coast: Noguchi, Marugame Fans & the Sky Torii — 2 Days
Noguchi's stone garden, an original keep, and a torii in the sky
Shodoshima: Olive Groves, Soy-Sauce Barrels & a Gorge — 2 Days
An olive island and a soy-sauce coast, at island pace
Sanuki Udon & Konpira: A Noodle Pilgrimage to the Mountain Shrine — 2 Days
The springiest noodles in Japan, and the shrine on the mountain
Setouchi Art Islands: Naoshima & Teshima, the Benesse Circuit — 2 Days
Two islands, the permanent collection, and a night inside the art
First-Time Takamatsu: Ritsurin Garden, Yashima & Demon Island — 2 Days
A garden, a castle, a mountain and an ogre's island in two days
Southern Iwate Craft & Gorges: A Singing Boatman, Flying Dango, Cast Iron & Lacquered Chests — 2 Days
Two gorges, a recreated Heian village, and the cast-iron and lacquer workshops of the deep south
Hachimantai & Mount Iwate: Volcanic Highlands, Alpine Resort & Geothermal Springs — 2 Days
The pastures of Mount Iwate, an alpine resort night, and the geothermal roof of Hachimantai
Tono Folklore & Hanamaki Hot Springs: Kappa, Farmhouses & Kenji Miyazawa — 2 Days
The folklore valley of Tono, then Kenji Miyazawa's Hanamaki and its old hot springs
The Sanriku Coast: White Cliffs, a Blue Cavern & a Coast Reborn — 2 Days
The wild northern cliffs and the resilient southern shore of the Sanriku Coast
First-Time Iwate: Morioka's Noodles & Ironware, then the Golden Temples of Hiraizumi — 2 Days
The noodle-and-ironware capital of Morioka, then the golden Pure Land of Hiraizumi
Southern Ibaraki: Science City, the Great Buddha & Mount Tsukuba — 2 Days
Real rockets at the JAXA space centre, a science museum and planetarium, lake-town eel and a Kasumigaura cruise, then Mount Tsukuba by cable car and the lift inside the Great Buddha
Kasama: A Pottery Town, a Great Inari Shrine & Hydrangea Temple — 2 Days
The thronged approach to a great Inari shrine, the town's soba and inari-zushi, a hands-on potter's wheel, and the hydrangea temple of Amabiki
Northern Ibaraki: Three-Great-Falls Country & the Ryujin Gorge — 2 Days
Honshu's longest pedestrian suspension bridge, one of Japan's three great waterfalls, an Okukuji hot spring, and the autumn gorge of Hananuki
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