I would like to spend 2-3 weeks in Japan preferably Fukuoka. My birthday is coming up……I would love to treat myself since I have always wanted to visit Japan. Although, I have never been to Japan before but something about big cities has never been something that I enjoy. Lol. I feel lost as if I am in a complicated maze. So Tokyo is out of my list.

  1. Are there mid size cities you can recommend?

  2. Has anyone been to Fukuoka?

  3. Any other helpful tips is quite appreciated

  • KafkaDatura@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Hey, so, I lived in Japan 8 years and before that, did a lot of backpacking around these parts.

    Not saying anyone else’s suggestion is bad, plenty of good stuff in that post, but here’s one I just don’t see often enough: if you can, and especially if you are in Fukuoka, try to spend a few days at the southernmost tip of Kyushu, around Kagoshima.

    Nature there is absolutely unbelievable, especially around Sakurajima, and the local culture is in complete contrast with more mainland-ish “Tokaido” culture. It’s a trip inside a trip.