
Soba Cafe Yuhi
Soba Yuhi Cafe takes its name from the glorious sunsets, which here bask the placid waters of the…
The Tsurumisaki peninsula is, at its furthest extent, the most easterly point in Kyushu. A quiet 30 kilometre road gently winds its way aside the sea, past bays and through one fishing hamlet after another. An ideal route for a leisurely tour by cycle, car or motorbike, but one that does have a sting in this peninsula’s tail, at least among cyclists who wish to reach the end of the road. The last four kilometres to the far tip is negotiated over a steep climb, through a series of switchbacks, before finally reaching journey’s end at Tsurumisaki Lighthouse, which stands aloft on a high cliff. The views certainly make the last leg worth the effort and, if needed and with tent in hand, recovery overnight can be made at a camp site nearby before making the return journey. En route is the Tanga Hodai, once the site of a gun emplacement, that has been turned into an intriguing, if unusual visitor attraction.