Sanin and Sanyo

With a 2-day pass, you can take any bus, tram and Miyajima ferry

We chartered a car from Fukuoka to a hot spring hotel in Yufuin. We first visited Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine. Because of the heavy traffic on Saturday, the driver suggested adjusting the itinerary and having lunch at a rest stop along the way before heading to Yufuin to avoid having to queue for lunch. After arriving, we parked the car in the parking lot in the middle of Yunotsubo, which was only a ten-minute walk from Lake Kinrin, which was great.

Many trains offer the premium Yakumo class, allowing you to recoup your cost with just two rides – it's fantastic! However, if you didn't buy your ticket from the official website, you can't reserve a seat online beforehand; you must reserve it early through the green window.

This is the key to getting to Amanohashidate, and reservations are very convenient. However, the JR station staff didn't really help us reserve seats, telling us to reserve them ourselves at the machines. Was it because they were about to close for the day? The staff at Hakata Station would reserve seats for us up to six times, and in Osaka, they did take us to the machines to operate them ourselves.

Communication was smooth, the driver was very nice, drove very smoothly, and the car was very clean.