Kyushu is Japan's third largest island, located southwest of the main island Honshu. An early center of Japanese civilization, Kyushu offers many historic treasures, modern cities and natural beauty.Fukuoka is Kyushu's largest and one of Japan's ten most populated cities. Because of its closeness to the Asian mainland (closer to Seoul than to Tokyo), Fukuoka has been an important harbor city for many centuries and was chosen by the Mongol invasion forces as their landing point in the 13th century.Beppu is one of Japan's most famous hot spring resorts, producing more hot spring water than any other resort in the country. Kagoshima is often compared with its Italian sister city Naples due to a similarly mild climate, palm tree lined streets. Saga City best known tourist attraction is its pottery, especially the pottery from the town of Arita.