Kyushu Recovery Discount 2026 (until Dec 25): How to Apply, Conditions

You find a ryokan in Beppu for ¥40,000 a night, and at checkout you pay half. That is what Japan's new Kyushu Recovery Discount does, and travelers from abroad can use it in at least three prefectures.

After the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake, hotels across Kyushu saw a large number of cancellations, so Japan's tourism agency set up a travel discount to bring visitors back. Here is how it works, how to apply, and the conditions that trip people up.

Quick summary

• 50% off stays of one night or more in Kyushu, 60% in Kumamoto and Kagoshima, for stays from Oct 1, 2026.
• Capped at ¥20,000 per person per trip for a 1-night stay; most prefectures run until Dec 25, 2026.
• Each prefecture stops when its budget runs out, so check the prefecture page before you book.

Kyushu Recovery Discount official page (

How to apply for the Kyushu Recovery Discount

The discount is applied when you book, not after the trip. There are three routes, and the steps differ slightly by prefecture.

1. Pick the prefecture and check its period. Open the official overview page and click the prefecture you plan to stay in. Fukuoka, for example, covers stays until Dec 15, 2026.
2. Choose how to book. Book through a listed booking site (OTA), a listed travel agency, or directly with a listed hotel. In Oita the participating booking sites are Rakuten Travel, Jalan, Yahoo! Travel and Ikyu.
3. On a booking site, use the campaign coupon or plan. How the discount is applied differs by site, so follow that site's campaign page.
4. When booking a hotel directly, say you want the discount. Book on the hotel's official site or by phone and tell them you want to use the Kyushu Recovery Discount. In Nagasaki you also need to get a coupon on STAYNAVI right after booking.
5. At check-in, show ID and sign the form. The representative signs a usage form at the hotel; without it, there is no discount.

Can foreign tourists use it?

Yes, in the prefectures we checked. Oita's FAQ says inbound foreign travelers are covered, not only domestic ones. Nagasaki's FAQ says the user's nationality does not matter, and foreigners without an address in Japan show a passport as usual under the hotel law.

For Fukuoka, Saga, Kumamoto, Miyazaki and Kagoshima we did not find a clear statement on foreign visitors in the official pages we read, so ask the prefecture office (phone numbers are on the official overview page) or the hotel before booking. Most campaign pages and coupons are in Japanese, so a translation app helps. When you call or email a hotel, the Japanese name of the campaign, 九州ふっこう応援割, is the phrase to use.

Discount amounts and caps

The cap is per trip, not per night. In Oita, two nights at a ¥40,000-a-night hotel for one person still get ¥20,000 off in total. Check what that is in your currency with our yen converter.

Booking periods by prefecture

Kagoshima excludes stays from Dec 26, 2026 to Jan 3, 2027. Bookings made before each prefecture's sales start date do not count, so an existing reservation will not get the discount.

Conditions to know before you book

• Leisure trips only. Business trips are not covered.
• You must stay overnight. Day trips and day-use rooms are not covered.
• The whole trip must stay in Kyushu. A package that includes a night outside Kyushu is not covered.
• Cancellation fees are not discounted. If you cancel, the fee is based on the full price.
• No local coupons. Oita gives only the price discount, with no shopping coupons.
• Hot spring tax differs. Oita includes the bathing tax in the discount base, while Nagasaki does not.
• Budget limits. Each prefecture stops sales when its budget is used up.

What to do in Kyushu this autumn

With half off your room, it is a good season to combine two prefectures. Soak in Beppu's hot springs in Oita, see Glover Garden in Nagasaki, or visit Kumamoto Castle, where the discount is 60%. A trip that sleeps in two or more prefectures has the highest cap of ¥35,000.

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Information checked on October 22, 2026. Save this for your Kyushu trip. Which Kyushu prefecture would you stay in first?