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October 31, 2023 update
Photo: Mount Yufu, Yufuin Onsen
1. This article introduces the best time to view the foliage in each area’s onsen resorts, as well as a number of selected ryokans in each onsen area.
2. The best time to view fall colours listed here is based on open information published in Japan.(Survey date: October 31, 2023) Influenced by the weather and other natural factors, the actual period when autumnal leaf colouration meets its peak might be a little bit different from our prediction.
Mid to late November
(1) 20 minutes by Nishitetsu Tenjin Omuta Line from Nishitetsu-Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station to Nishitetsu-Futsukaichi Station, then 5 minutes by Nishitetsu Dazaifu Line to Dazaifu Station and 8-min bus ride to Uchiyama (Kamado Jinja Mae)
(2) Approximately 50 minutes by car from Hakata Onsen
(3) Approximately one hour 20 min by car from Ureshino Onsen
(4) Approximately one hour 30 min by car from Yufuin Onsen
Mid to late November
(1) 40 minutes by Fukuoka City Subway Airport Line / JR Chikuhi Line from Hakata Station to Chikuzen-Maebaru Station, then 20 minutes by bus to Raizan Kannon Mae and 7-min walk from there
(2) Approximately one hour 20 min by car from Hakata Onsen
(3) Approximately one hour 20 min by car from Ureshino Onsen
Early to mid-November
(1) 20 minutes by JR Sasaguri Line from Hakata Station to Sasaguri Station, then 20 minutes by taxi
(2) Approximately 30 minutes by car from Hakata Onsen
(3) Approximately one hour 40 min by car from Ureshino Onsen
Mid to late November
(1) 25 minutes by JR Kagoshima Main Line from Hakata Station to Kiyama Station, then 30 minutes by Amagi Railway to Amagi Station and 20-min bus ride to Hakubutsukan-mae (Museum)
(2) Approximately 40 minutes by car from Hakata Onsen
(3) Approximately one hour 20 min by car from Ureshino Onsen
List of Ryokans in Hakata Onsen
Mid-November to early December
(1) One hour by JR Limited Express from Hakata Station to Takeo-Onsen Station, then 10 minutes by taxi
(2) 25 minutes by bus from Ureshino Onsen Bus Center (Ureshino Onsen) to Mifuneyama Rakuen, then right over there
Mid to late November
(1) 30 minutes by JR Kagoshima Main Line from Hakata Station to Tosu Station, then one hour 15 min by JR Nagasaki Main Line / Sasebo Line to Mimasaka Station and 10-min taxi ride from there
(2) Approximately 30 minutes by car from Ureshino Onsen
List of Ryokans in Karatsu Onsen
List of Ryokans in Ureshino Onsen
Late October to early November
(1) One hour 50 min by bus from Fukuoka Airport to Yufuin Station Bus Center, or
(2) two hours 15 min by JR Limited Express from Hakata Station to Yufuin Station (Yufuin Onsen), then 15 minutes by bus to Yufu Tozanguchi (Trailhead)
(3) 35 minutes by bus from Beppu Station (Beppu Onsen) to Yufu Tozanguchi (Trailhead)
Early to mid-November
(1) One hour 50 min by bus from Fukuoka Airport to Yufuin Station Bus Center, or
(2) two hours 15 min by JR Limited Express from Hakata Station to Yufuin Station (Yufuin Onsen), then 20 minutes on foot
Late October to mid-November
(1) Two hours 10 min by bus from Tenjin Expressway Bus Terminal (Hakata) to Kokonoe Interchange, or
(2) 20 minutes by bus from Yufuin Station (Yufuin Onsen) to Kokonoe Interchange, then 25 minutes by bus to Otsurihashi Nakamura Kuchi and right over there
(3) Approximately one hour by car from Beppu Onsen
Early to late November
(1) One hour 55 min by JR Limited Express from Hakata Station to Bungo-Mori Station,
(2) 35 minutes by JR Kyudai Main Line from Yufuin Station (Yufuin Onsen) to Bungo-Mori Station, or
(3) one hour 40 min by JR Limited Express from Beppu Station (Beppu Onsen) to Bungo-Mori Station, then 30 minutes by bus to Shinyaba and 5-min walk from there
Mid to late November
(1) Approximately one hour by car from Yufuin Onsen
(2) Approximately one hour by car from Beppu Onsen
List of Ryokans in Yufuin Onsen
List of Ryokans in Beppu Onsen
Late October to early November
(1) 40 minutes by bus from Kurokawa Onsen (Aso & Kurokawa Onsen) to Makinoto-toge Pass,
(2) one hour by bus from Yufuin Station Bus Center (Yufuin Onsen) to Makinoto-toge Pass, or
(3) two hours by bus from Beppu Ekimae Honmachi (Beppu Onsen) to Makinoto-toge Pass, then right over there
Mid to late November
(1) 40 minutes by JR Kyushu Shinkansen from Hakata Station to Kumamoto Station, then one hour 30 minutes by car
(2) Approximately one hour 30 minutes by car from Aso & Kurokawa Onsen
Late November to early December
(1) Three hours 40 min by bus from Tenjin Expressway Bus Terminal (Hakata) to Takachiho Bus Center, then 20 minutes on foot
(2) Approximately one hour 30 min by car from Aso & Kurokawa Onsen
(3) Approximately two hours 30 min by car from Nichinan Onsen
List of Ryokans in Aso & Kurokawa Onsen
Late October to early November
(1) One hour 35 min by JR Limited Express from Hakata Station to Isahaya Station, or
(2) 40 minutes by bus from Nagasaki Airport to Isahaya Station, then one hour 20 min by bus to Unzen and 15-min by taxi ride from there
List of Ryokans in Unzen Onsen
Early to mid-November
35 minutes by bus from Kagoshima Airport to Maruo (Kirishima Onsen)
Mid to late November
35 minutes by bus from Kagoshima Airport to Maruo (Kirishima Onsen), then 15 minutes by bus to Kirishima Jingu
Mid to late November
(1) One hour 5 min by JR Kyushu Shinkansen from Hakata Station to Shin-Minamata Station, then approximately 40 minutes by car
(2) Approximately one hour by car from Kirishima Onsen
List of Ryokans in Kirishima Onsen
List of Ryokans in Kagoshima Shiroyama Onsen
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