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I love the convenience of the JR Pass as it connects all places of interest via Shinkansen. It's just getting more and more expensive... news reported it will increase in price again this October, so I'd better use it now 😂 Klook made the purchase easy and convenient. I received the pass in less than 5 days via DHL 👍🏻

Maximized this! 1st day of use : Bus from Tenjin to Beppu(¥3,250); local bus ride worth ¥170 per ride around Beppu . Day 2: Roundtrip bus from Beppu to Yufuin ¥1,880; local bus ride around Beppu; Day 3: Bus from Beppu to Tenjin (¥3,250); local bus ride in Tenjin and Hakata (¥150/ride); RT bus from Tenjin to Tosu Outlet ( ¥1,540). To note: To activate on the day of 1st day of use and should be in front of the ticketing staff so they can print the ticket(bus ride from Tenjin to Beppu). Same with days 2 and 3 activate the day use in front of the ticket staff or bus driver, they check the date: Local rides in Beppu, Yufuin, Tenjin and Hakata no need for reservation just get a small ticket upon entering the bus. Bus rides for Rountrip Beppu- Tenjin and Tenjin to Tosu premium outlets needs reservation ( you can do it online or bus terminal ticket office)

I used this pass to visit Kurume and Kokura. I'd been to Shimonoseki twice before, so I skipped it this time. Kurume wasn't actually in my plans, but a train happened to arrive, so I just hopped on for a spontaneous trip, searched online, and ended up admiring the ancient Buddha statue. For reference, you can take bus 31 or 35 from Kurume Station (310 yen) and walk 5-10 minutes to get there. The next day, I went to Kokura, ate burdock udon, and shopped at 2nd Street, haha. Fukuoka is too expensive for me, so Kokura has more affordable brands. I especially found some great deals at Niko and… because their items are pretty and vintage is cheap. If Fukuoka felt like a wall, you can shop for various things in Kokura, haha. When you're on the train, they'll come to check your ticket, so you need to show it on your phone. On the Sonic train, cars 4-7 are non-reserved seats.

Este pase realmente valió la pena. Ahorré mucho, incluso si solo lo usé durante 4 días por la zona de Kyushu, luego el tren bala a Osaka y finalmente para llegar a Universal Studios Japan. Canjearlo fue bastante fácil. Lo canjeé en la estación de Hakata y la fila no era muy larga. A pesar de que era casi la hora de cierre, me atendieron y hasta me ayudaron a reservar boletos con anticipación. Pude reservar asientos en el Two Stars 4047, que fue uno de los mejores trenes turísticos que experimenté. ¡Planeo volver a Kyushu y definitivamente lo usaré de nuevo!