Kyushu travel subsidy: up to 60% off hotels in southern Japan

By the Japan Hotel Coupon Radar team · Nov 9, 2026 · Checked against official pages · Contains affiliate links

How the Kyushu travel subsidy works, where to find it, and why coupons come back after they sell out.

The Kyushu travel subsidy is a government-backed discount for hotel stays on Kyushu, Japan's southern main island.

✓ Official government programFunded by Japan's Tourism Agency (観光庁) together with the Kyushu prefectures, to help tourism recover after the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake. Program outline from the Japan Tourism Agency (PDF, Japanese)

Bookable on:JalanRakuten TravelNippon Travel Agency

Key facts

• Up to 60% off, depending on the prefecture and release
• Max ¥20,000 off per person
• Covers prefectures such as Fukuoka, Kumamoto, Miyazaki and Kagoshima
• Offered through several Japanese booking sites, including Rakuten Travel and Jalan

How the coupons are released

Each booking site gets its own batch for each prefecture, released at set times. Batches can sell out quickly. When people cancel, coupons are sometimes put back without an announcement, so a sold-out coupon can come back.

Where to use it

• Fukuoka. Kyushu's biggest city and the easiest to fly into. Eat Hakata tonkotsu ramen at the open-air yatai food stalls along the river at night.
• Kumamoto. Home to Kumamoto Castle and the base for Mount Aso, one of the world's largest volcanic calderas.
• Kagoshima. A city facing Sakurajima, an active volcano you can reach by a 15-minute ferry. Try kurobuta black pork.
• Miyazaki. Palm-lined beaches, surf, and the birthplace of chicken nanban. Read our Miyazaki guide.

Our tip

Check more than one booking site. The same prefecture can be sold out on one site and still open on another.