Just hours from Tokyo, you will find the island of Kyushu. This island was inhabited early in Japanese history, and remains a stronghold of historic artifacts, natural beauty, and contrasting modern cities.
Would you like to discover all that Kyushu has to offer" You can use your Japan Rail Pass to travel to and around Kyushu in style via the Shinkansen bullet train. We?re here to show you how.

The Kyushu Shinkansen connects the cities of Fukuoka and Kagoshima. In this way, it also provides a rapid connection between the northern and southern portions of Kyushu.
Kyushu Shinkansen Stations
The Kyushu Shinkansen Line runs from Hakata Station in the north to Kagoshima-Chuo Station in the south. Interim stations include Shin-Tosu Station, Chikugo-Funagoya Station, Shin-Omuta Station, Shin-Tamana Station, Kumamoto Station, Shin-Yatsushiro Station, Shin-Minamata Station, Izumi Station, and Sendai Station in Kagoshima.
Station
Transfers
Prefecture

Hakata
K?k? Line (Fukuoka City Subway),

Fukuhoku Yutaka Line, Hakata-Minami Line, Kagoshima Main Line, Sanyo Shinkansen.
Fukuoka

Shin-Tosu
Nagasaki Main Line.
Saga

Kurume
Kagoshima Main Line, Ky?dai Main Line.
Fukuoka

Chikugo-Funagoya
Kagoshima Main Line.
Fukuoka

Shin-Omuta

Fukuoka

Shin-Tamana

Kumamoto

Kumamoto
H?hi Main Line, Kagoshima Main Line

Kumamoto City Tram.
Kumamoto

Shin-Yatsushiro
Kagoshima Main Line.
Kumamoto

Shin-Minamata
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line.
Kumamoto

Izumi
Hisatsu Orange Railway Line....