8:00 Your Hotel or HAKATA Station, HAKATA Port in Fukuoka city At the airport, a driver with a name board will meet you at the arrival gate and guide you to the bus parking lot. If you can apply, please let us know your [arrival flight number] in advance. *It takes about 3 hours from Fukuoka City to Takachiho Town, Miyazaki Prefecture via the expressway to Kumamoto (plus a break on the way).

9:30-9:45 Shichijo Melon Dome Roadside Station, 306 Shichijomachi Okada, Kikuchi, Kumamoto If it's in season, you can buy the local specialty melons at this roadside station. Road Station Shichijo Melon Dome is a road station on National Route 325 in Okada, Shichijo Town, Kikuchi City, Kumamoto Prefecture. It features a building with a melon motif, which is a special product. It opened as a specialty center on April 29, 1995.

11:15-12:15 e.g.) "Kagura-yado", 1254-3 Oshikata, Takachiho, Nishiusuki, Miyazaki lunch place recommend: "Kagura-Yado is a famous place for lunch in Takachiho.

12:30-14:30 TAKACHIHO Gorge *You arrive here around 12:15 and stay until 15:15 include lunch time *15 minutes from Ohashi Parking Lot, 1248-4 Oshikata, Takachiho: Buses are not allowed to go to the boat terminal, so take a 15-minute walk along the promenade full of negative ions from the parking lot. Takachiho Gorge's rental boats can accommodate up to three people. The cost is ¥4100 or ¥5100 (approx. USD 30-40) per boat. Takachiho (高千穂) is a town in northern Miyazaki Prefecture that is steeped in Japanese mythology. It is the supposed site of legend where Amaterasu, the Shinto Sun Goddess, disturbed by her brother's cruel pranks, hid herself in a cave, prompting the other gods and goddesses to try and lure her out.

14:45-15:15 TAKACHIHO-Schrein Der Takachiho-Schrein (高千穂神社, Takachiho Jinja) liegt westlich des Stadtzentrums in einem Hain aus hohen Zedern. Tagsüber verschmelzen die unscheinbaren, unbemalten Gebäude des Schreins auf natürliche Weise mit den umliegenden Bäumen. Das durchdringende Licht bringt eine Atmosphäre ruhiger, friedlicher Ehrfurcht mit sich. Die Stadt Takachiho ist der Schauplatz einer der wichtigsten und bekanntesten Legenden der japanischen Mythologie. In der Geschichte war Amaterasu, die Shinto-Sonnengöttin, so empört über die grausamen Streiche ihres Bruders, dass sie sich in einer Höhle versteckte, sich weigerte, herauszukommen und die Welt ihres lebensspendenden Lichts beraubte. Alle anderen Götter und Göttinnen versammelten sich, um sie herauszulocken. Sie versuchten alles, was ihnen einfiel, aber es half nichts, bis eine Göttin einen unerhört zotigen Tanz aufführte, der die anderen Götter vor Lachen brüllen ließ. Amaterasu verließ die Höhle, um zu sehen, was der ganze Spaß sollte, und brachte so ihr Licht in die Welt zurück.

15:30-16:00 AMA-NO-YASUGAWARA, Takachiho About 10 minutes on foot from Amanoiwato Shrine Nishihongu along the Iwato River, when Amaterasu Omikami hid in Iwato, it became dark and eight million gods were on this riverbank. A large cave that is said to have been gathered and deified. It is also known as "Gyobogaiwaya". Previously, there was only a company and it was the object of worship, but before I knew it, stones were piled up by the hands of prayers. Today, countless piled stones further enhance the mysterious and fantastic atmosphere of the Cheonan River.

17:45-18:00 Shichijo Melon Dome Roadside Station, 306 Shichijomachi Okada, Kikuchi, Kumamoto

19:30 Your Hotel or HAKATA Station, HAKATA Port in Fukuoka city The food stalls in Nakasu start appearing from around 6pm. It's only a short subway ride away from Hakata Station, so if you have the time, why not go there yourself?