Amakusa

Getting there

• By train

  There is no train service on the islands themselves, but Misumi Station (三角駅), terminus of the eponymous Misumi Line from Kumamoto, is right across the bridge from Oyano Island.

• By ferry

  Shimabara Railway operates hourly ferries between Kuchinotsu (口之津) at the southern tip of the Shimabara Peninsula to Oniike (鬼池) on northern Shimoshima. The trip takes about 30 minutes.

• By car

  Built in 1966, the Five Bridges of Amakusa (天草五橋 Amakusa Gokyō) connect the islands to each other and the mainland at Uto.