10 days Kyushu tour for Singapore Customer

 

Number of traveller : 4 persons

Schedule : June 17 to 26, 2024 

Transportation : Private vehicle with English speaking driver 

Where to visit : Harazuru Onsen, Nagasaki, kumamoto, Aso, Beppu, Kitakyushu

  Dazaifu, Itoshima, Yanagawa, Fukuoka

What our Customer have to say

We would like to express our utmost gratitude and appreciation for the thoughtful itinerary and

arrangements for our group by Japan Kyushu Tourist and Takako-san 🙂

 This was a family trip for the parents as they have not had a vacation 2015 til the end of the

pandemic. I found Japan Kyushu Tourist on the Internet while looking for options as our tour

of Kyushu with JTB Sg office  had to be cancelled due to insufficient participants. 

The process of engaging with Japan Kyushu Tourist was very personal and smooth, I was

asked if I had any themes, location or activity wish lists in mind to visit. I had very simple

wants and highlighted my mom’s vegetarian meal needs, a couple of activities like fruit picking,

and a request for 1.5days free and easy in FUK before we departed, also I stated that we are

a chill group who didn’t need a “marathon itinerary” that requires us to wake up super early

everyday and cover miles in a bus to cover everything, just good food and some sightseeing

peppered with own time to do shopping will be good. 

 

Takako-san got the above description down pat, the itinerary’s pace was exactly what worked

for us. We would check out by 9am after a hearty hotel breakfast each morning and reach

a point of interest 1.5-2hrs away in a new city each day, 2-3 places of interest with even up to

2hrs time per place. The English speaking driver, Mr Mark Monden, assigned to our group was

always looking out for our interest too. When we couldn’t see Mt. Aso due to bad weather,

he researched on a nearby children’s petting zoo with cute activities where we could visit.

Admission fee was not included and an additional cost to us but we were very appreciative of

the effort and thought especially when we noted other bigger tour groups’ participants were just

hanging around the museum area because they were just placed there. 🤣 Sure we did not

have a tour guide attached to us unlike if we followed a big tour group like JTB but our driver

Mark-san was so considerate and always told us how much time we spend at each place was

up to us. 🥰 When it was raining at the fish market, Mark-san told us we could even bring our

purchases to eat inside the van if we liked and he always found a place close to wait patiently

in the van for us at each location, just in case we needed him at any time.

Little things like that felt big and I keep feeling grateful that I found Japan Kyushu Tourist. 

 

I booked our own air tickets and had to figure out how to remit the deposit and final payment

as the agency did not take credit card payments, this was to me the toughest part. I was also

a little worried as SGD 12k plus was not a small sum in my opinion to remit via cash overseas

to an agency I never spoke with. in case it helps anyone’s research from SG, I found out DBS

bank and Wise had their banking info within their respective ibanking apps, (not UOB bank

though, and you’ll just need the info in Katakana for Wise app)

Takako-san and Masa-san were also always super prompt to respond. (Of course for fellow

vacation planners, please be professional even though it’s vacation planning and reciprocate

with punctuality on  timelines and communication 🤪) . 

I actually didn’t expect Japan to be so very crowded with tourists now as I wasn’t following the

news weeks before due to work. But the entire itinerary was so well organized we weren’t

impacted. We checked ourselves in at hotel receptions with our passports citing “Japan

Kyushu Tourist” (tip to keep the Katakana wording of that on hand too, as some places the

hotel staff may not be too proficient in English), the accommodations arranged were super

comfortable. Our best meal was the dinner at hotel on our first night in Harazuru, parents

were gushing throughout the meal! Plus the beautiful onsen!! All the other hotels with onsens,

the breakfast spreads were yum🤤. Whenever in the city area, we were placed in hotels that

are conveniently located near main train stations with malls. The entire trip was a perfect

balance of sightseeing and then personal time for shopping each evening after 5pm!!

It’s also the perfect balance between a self planned vacation and the hectic itinerary of a

tour group,  I Loved that we were more in control of our time even with a planned itinerary. 

 

We appreciate the beauty of Kyushu so much now. My sister and I had a chat and we think

should return  to Japan in future, it will be back to this region via Fukuoka rather than Tokyo,

where the people are warmer and more receptive of tourists especially since the crowding

started.

9 days Kyushu tour for Singapore customer

 

Number of traveller : 9 persons

Schedule : June 9 to 17, 2024 

Transportation : Chartered bus with 25seats

Tour guide : English speaking guide

Where to visit : Fukuoka, Yufuin, Aso, Miyazaki, Kumamoto, Takachiho, Fukuoka

  Beppu, Yufuin, Yanagawa, Fukuoka

What our Customer have to say

Thank you Takako san. 

We had a great time in Kyushu! Our family is glad the services from Shuji san in general and he is also

very helpful to arrange reservation with restaurants. 

Only 2 minor suggestion that Bottle of water can be prepared and ready for daily consumption for the

next big family tour group. It will be easier and save time to have sufficient water for the tour group. 

Some place may close early. It will be great to have the tour guide to “control” the timing to ensure the

tour can reach the spot before it closes or enough time to enjoy the food. For example, we only had

5 -10 mins on the fish market on day 1 (we couldn’t really had a good seafood meal there.) and the

marine center – dolphins show was missed on day 2.

 

10 days Kyushu tour for Australian Customer

 

Number of traveller : 5 persons

Schedule : April 28 to May 8, 2024 

Transportation : Private vehicle with English speaking driver

Where to visit : Nagasaki, Shimabara, Unzen, Kumamoto, Takachiho, Aso

  Beppu, Yufuin, Yanagawa, Fukuoka

What our Customer have to say

Hi ‘Takako,

Thank you for your enquiry. 

We LOVED Kyushu and were so glad we put it into our itinerary.

What a beautiful place you live in!

The scenery around Aso was spectacular, the hotels were great especially the ones with

onsens, we loved the food a highlight being the meal at Obama Onsen.

I guess we should have really asked for a guide as well as a driver. 

Ken was an excellent and safe driver but were all wanting a lot more information than

he could tell us.

A wonderful trip, and I will be recommending Kyushu to everyone.

5 days Kyushu Golf tour for Singapore Customer

 

Number of traveller : 8 persons, all golfers

Schedule : May 5 to 9, 2024 

Transportation : Chartered bus

Tour attendant : English speaking tour attendant 

Where to visit :  Itoshima Sightseeing, Golf at Hisayama Country Club,

  Golf at Dazaifu Golf Club

What our Customer have to say

We had an enjoyable trip.

Thank you, Masa-san.

My friends from Eagle Golfers had confirmed their trip with you too.

6 days Kyushu Pilgrimage tour for Canadian Customer

 

Number of traveller : 30 persons

Schedule : April  20 to 25, 2024 

Transportation : Chartered bus

Tour attendant : English speaking tour Guide

Where to visit : Nagasaki, Goto, Shimabara, Unzen, Hirado and Fukuoka

What our Customer have to say

Dear Masa,

Thank you very much for all your arrangements of our tour.

Everyone appreciates the works of the tour guide, the helper and the driver.

7 days Kyushu Golf tour for Singapore Customer

 

Number of traveller : 10 persons, all golfers

Schedule : April 18 to 24, 2024 

Transportation : Chartered bus

Tour attendant : English speaking tour attendant 

Where to visit :  Fukuoka, Golf at Fukuoka Century Golf Club, Golf at Ito Golf Club,

  Sight seeing in Aso, Golf at Golf Club Shotaizan, Sightseeing Yanagawa, Fukuoka

What our Customer have to say

Thank you for organizing this trip. We are all very happy with the arrangements.  

Miki San is a very good guide. And Sato-San   is a very capable and safe driver.  

My feedback to you is that the BBQ  place is probably not suitable as the place is

filled with smoke and no ventilation fans. Also the first 2 golf courses are good ,

the third course is too hilly and undulating for seniors like us.  Too tiring climbing

up the many slopes without caddy.  The food selections were fabulous..

we enjoyed the wide array of food.  

Thanks again and we will contact you next time if we decide to come again.  

Have a good day. 

8 days Kyushu tour for Singapore Customer

 

Number of participant : 2 persons

Schedule : March 24 to 31, 2024 

Transportation : Private vehicle with English speaking driver 

Where to visit :  Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Takachiho, Aso. Beppu

  Yufuin, Yanagawa, Fukuoka

What our Customer have to say

Dear Masa-san,

We throughly enjoyed our 8 days guided with our English speaking driver Tasuke Sekimoto

(our very 1st visit to Kyushu).  

Tuck is very knowledgeable and accommodative towards all our asks.  For the 1st 2 days,

itinerary had to be revamped entirely due to heavy rain and he was able to navigate this skilfully.  

We had amazing food recommendations from Tuck across all price range and was able to

experience many memorable add-ons (rickshaw experience with Kimono, etc).  

Kaiseiki dinner and onsen at Arden Hotel Aso was fantastic, although the bed was quite hard

(hotel fixed that with additional bedding layering the next day).  Yufuin Shikisai ryokan was below

average – access into the hotel lobby from car drop off point is quite difficult with heavy luggage

(winding and uneven stones).

Overall it was a great trip for us and would highly recommend Tuck for others considering small

group tour (using his own vehicle which was very spacious and well kept).

It was a pity that southern Kyushu like Kagoshima and Miyazaki were not suggested during itinerary

planning even though we had have indicated that we are staying 11 days in total within Kyushu.

 I thought that it was due to accessibility considerations. You may want to consider these destinations

for your future client groups who spend longer time within Kyushu (completes the area tour).

10 days Christian Pilgrimage tour for Singapore Customer

 

Number of participant : 6 persons

Schedule : April 7 to 16, 2024 

Transportation : Private vehicle 

Tour guide : English speaking guide

Where to visit :  Nagasaki, 26 Saints Pilgrimage walk, Nagasaki, Sotome, Hirado

Shimabara, Unzen, Amakusa, Fukuoka

What our Customer have to say

Dear Masa,

We have returned home safely after a very fulfilling pilgrimage.

We understand much better Christianity in Kyushu over 450 years and enjoyed ourselves.

Will contact you again when we are planning our next pilgrimage trip to Japan.

That you very much for the very well planned trip.

 

7 days Kyushu tour for Singapore Customer

 

Number of participant : 4 persons

Schedule : March 24 to 30, 2024 

Transportation : Private vehicle with English speaking driver

Where to visit :  Kumamoto, Takachiho, Aso, Beppu, Yufuin

What our Customer have to say

Dear Masa-san,

Many thanks for the organisation of our 1st trip to Kyushu. We had a wonderful time from

your kind arrangement and Mr Taniguchi-san driving and supporting us in Kyushu.

It was a wonderful trip.

Yumeishizuku Ryokan was beautiful and  dinners at both Yumeishizuku & Sotonoyu

Waraku Ryokan were fabulous. Thank you for arranging this.

We like to share with you a feedback for Shikisai Hotel, which is not favourable.

Shikisai Ryokan is not a friendly place. We encountered difficulty dragging our luggages

& a wheelchair at outdoor uneven stone ground to check-in at  Ryokan and we have an

elderly too, no help was provided by Ryokan. When we left Ryokan, we didn’t receive any

support from Shikisai Ryokan as well. Not a friendly and hospitable place. Additionally,

we couldn’t enjoy the onsen as private onsens were fully booked and their dinner was

also below average. Would suggest to reconsider recommending Shikisai Hotel to your

next customer.

Nonetheless, we are happy to share your email address to our friends in Singapore.

I have also  given your email address to my friend Mandy, who will reach you via email

about Hokkaido.

I don’t think you do Hokkaido but I will have her to reach you. You may let her know.

We hope to return to Kyushu again and to reach you in our next trip. Thank you very

much for the time for all arrangements in past few months for us, Masa-san/ Hinami-san.

Arigato gozaimasu 🙇‍♀️

8 days Kyushu tour for Singapore Customer

 

Number of participant : 2 persons

Schedule : March 30 to April 06, 2024 

Transportation : Private vehicle with English speaking driver

Where to visit :  Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Yame, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka

What our Customer have to say

Hi Masa,

We enjoyed ourselves in Kyushu and really appreciate all the good accommodation

that was arranged for us and also having Mr Maeda as our driver and guide.

Thank you!