Fully enjoy the great nature of Mt. Aso! Special edition of Mt. Aso charm, which can be enjoyed even at night!

Editorial staff “Kuma motto”

Experience the dynamic scenery where the volcano, grassfield and caldera are weaved together! We would like to introduce the charm of Mt. Aso, including the active volcano making you feel the energy of the Earth.

An unforgettable view of a small mountain of Komezuka.

This is a small volcano staying on the bottom of Mt. Kishimatake at 954m altitude, one of the Mt. Aso Five Peaks.

Let’s enjoy the morning view! Hot air balloon experience from the morning!

The hot-air balloon moored by a rope flying up to 40 meters height. You’ll definitely get your mood refreshed once you see the vast scenery shined by the morning sun. If you want to make a fire with a burner, you may ask a pilot. We wish you could hear an “Go!!” explosion sound of burner when you put a fire and feel its power by your skin!

Want to know more about active volcano “Aso”?

Once you learn the beauty of the Mt. Aso still continuing its volcanic activity underground, you’ll get much more impressions from your trip.

Aso Nakadake Crater where you can feel the energy of the Earth!

Aso Nakadake No. 1 crater in Nakadake is one of the Aso Five Peaks in the Aso region of Kumamoto Prefecture. This is a rare tourist spot in the world where you can experience activities of active volcanoes nearby.

Mt. Nakadake located on the world highest class candela. This is the dynamic spot with large 4 km crater, 600 m in diameter and 130 m in depth.

The safety equipment such as gas detector around crater was damaged because of evasion occurred in October 2016 causing introduction of new restrictions, but currently the tours are continued. Emerald Clean Basing is popular among many tourists.

To visit a crater, you can use the Mt. Aso Parkway (a toll road) if you use a car or come by bus. You can also come on foot. Please be aware of several restrictions because of gas emission. We hope you will also visit “Earth Heritage” registered at UNESCO geo park.

Mt. Aso which you can enjoy even at night!
You must definitely look at the sky full of start since you came to visit Mt. Aso! Please look at the new Mt. Aso different from the noontime.

Premium tour where you can experience the 3 tales of Mt. Aso (Night tracking of south Aso).

Limited group tour where you can do tracking and observe the star sky with 2 local guides. You can fully enjoy the dense experience of all three “Stars, volcano and grassfield” altogether.

Kusasenri Night Walk

A starry sky looking up from Kusasenrigahama at an altitude of 1150m. You can enjoy a special time to feel yourself in the universe with a guide with profound knowledge of Kusasenri.

Volcano Museum Night Museum

The crater video of the night watched with full HD ultra high sensitivity live camera is a powerful perfect score! By this camera you will see the parts of Mt. Aso, which nobody knows.

Otohime Starlight Trekking

You can do a slow horsewalk along the quiet golf course surrounded by trees while watching the starry sky. If you are lucky you may also see shooting stars. This is something you can’t experience in your everyday life. A professional guide will guide you, so anyone can join with confidence. After you get cold by horseriding, it will be nice to have a hot drink.

We have introduced the beauty of great nature of Mt. Aso, the pride of Kumamoto. We hope you will enjoy it experience!

Editorial staff “Kuma motto”

“Kuma motto editorial staff” full of love with Kumamoto. We have all the information from the spots in Kumamoto everyone must see to the personally preferred spots.

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