OFFICIAL KUMAMOTO TOURISM GUIDE

Sightseeing

Aso area

Asobo no Sato Kugino Roadside Station

This roadside station is located in the Kugino area of Minamiaso at the southern foot of Mt. Aso, a volcano that boasts one of the world's largest calderas. Asobo no Sato Kugino offers a variety of attractions, including a restaurant with breathtaking views of Aso, a sprawling 3,000 square meter lawn area, a dog run, and a market selling fresh produce and local specialties. Additionally, the roadside station features a spring where rainwater that fell on the outer rim mountains emerges as spring water many years later, and a water wheel that utilizes this water flow to mill rice and grind flour.

Address
〒869-1412
2801 Hisaichi, Minamiaso-mura, Aso-gun, Kumamoto-ken
TEL
0967-67-3010
 

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