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Best Hotels Near Shin-Suizenji Station | Kumamoto’s Midtown Interchange
Shin-Suizenji is Kumamoto's midtown interchange — JR trains upstairs, trams at the door, Suizenji garden a stroll away…
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Best Hotels Near Shinchi Chinatown Station | Nagasaki’s Old Port Quarter
Shinchi Chinatown is Nagasaki's old port quarter — champon lunches, Dejima's Dutch island, Glover Garden's villas and the…
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Best Hotels Near Urakami Station | Nagasaki’s Peace Quarter
Urakami is Nagasaki's northern quarter — the Peace Park, the Atomic Bomb Museum and the rebuilt cathedral —…
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Best Hotels Near Sasebo Station | Navy Burgers & the 99 Islands
Sasebo is Nagasaki's navy port — Kujukushima's island-studded sea, the original Sasebo burger, Japan's longest straight arcade and…
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Best Hotels Near Karatsu Station | Castle Bay & the Kunchi Floats
Karatsu is Saga's castle-by-the-sea — famous for the roaring Kunchi float festival, transparent Yobuko squid and a five-kilometre…
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Best Hotels Near Kiyama Station | Ancient Ramparts on the Commuter Line
Kiyama is a Fukuoka commuter town that happens to guard a 7th-century mountain fortress — an easy hillwalk…
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Best Hotels Near Tosu Station | Kyushu’s Great Junction
Tosu is where Kyushu's main lines cross — a junction town with a beloved kashiwa-udon platform stand, premium…
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Best Hotels Near Saga Station | Balloons, Beef & the Quiet Capital
Saga is the quiet capital between Fukuoka and Nagasaki — home of the great autumn balloon fiesta, superb…
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Best Hotels Near Fukuoka Airport Station | Japan’s Most Convenient Landing
Fukuoka Airport sits five subway minutes from Hakata — the most convenient big-city airport in Japan. Here's the…
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