No trip to Yame Town is complete without a dip in the hot spring and a glass of the locally grown green tea. At Bengalmura, you can combine the two. This small onsen resort has been open for less than ten years, but already pulls in custom from all parts of Kyushu. The main complex boasts six or seven different baths, both indoors and out, and if you're game enough you might even brave the electric tub. The vibrating gentleman with the involuntary twitch was enough to keep me away, but the green tea bath (with the comedy-sized teabag) was worth the money alone.

Buses leave from the Horikawa Bus Station, opposite JR Hainuzuka Station

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A rockfest extravaganza to rival the more famous Fuji Rock and Summer Sonic, Concert on the Rock features some of the best live talent Japan has to offer.

Pitched on the side of Mount Hachimen in nearby Oita Prefecture, affording spectacular views of the Inland Sea, the event is known as much for the onstage talent as for its rural setting.

Free onsite camping is available to weekend pass holders, while lovers of the more traditional might seek out accommodation at the local Kanairo Hotspring resort.

Take a train from Hakata Station to Nakatsu, Oita Prefecture. The journey is aaround 1hr 10 minutes; www.concertontherock.com

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