GETTING THERE
Applications will open in April for rooms on the Seven Stars in Kyushu (cruisetrain-sevenstars.com) departures between October 2016 and February 2017. Cathay Pacific (cathaypacific.com), Singapore Airlines (singaporeair.com) and Thai Airways (thaiairways.com) fly to Fukuoka Airport directly from their hubs. From the airport, ride six minutes on a Kuko Line train to Hakata Station (subway. city.fukuoka.lg.jp/eng; ¥260).
JOURNEYS
4 Days, 3 Nights roundtrip journey travels from Fukuoka to Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Kumamoto, and includes a night at a ryokan in Kirishima hot-spring resort town, from ¥1,060,000 for two people sharing a suite, and from ¥1,600,000 for two people sharing a Deluxe suite.
2 Days, 1 Night round-trip northern Kyushu journey travels from Fukuoka to Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto and Oita, and includes visits to Arita’s porcelain kiln, the picturesque…