Yufuin is one of Kyushu’s most beautiful hot spring towns — but getting there isn’t as straightforward as Tokyo or Osaka. There’s no Shinkansen station, no major airport hub, and the famous sightseeing train sells out daily. The good news? Every route is manageable once you know which one fits your trip. This guide breaks … Read more
Yufuin is one of those rare places that reveals itself in two completely different versions. By day, the main street from the station to Kinrin Lake is lively with day-trippers browsing boutiques and queuing for soft cream. By late afternoon, the coach tours pull away—and the town transforms. The souvenir shops dim their lights, the … Read more
Introduction Yufuin — with its postcard view of Mount Yufu rising behind a sleepy onsen town, the wooden shopfronts of Yunotsubo Kaido, and that legendary photograph of mist curling over Kinrin Lake — is one of Kyushu’s most-visited destinations. But the question I hear most often from travelers planning their route is not “what’s there … Read more