2 days Aso & Takachiho tour
Exploring the dynamic nature of Aso and Takachiho where is spreading
around Mount Aso.
How to travel
The tour starts from Fukuoka.
For the pleasant travel, the Private vehicle is used as for transportation.
We propose the model Itinerary below.
Itinerary
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Start the tour at the designated place in Fukuoka
Drive to Aso via Kumamoto
Aso is the world’s largest caldera and the active volcano give a
lot of excitements
Exploring Aso
Daikanbo
the perfect spot view the five peak of Mount Aso. Daikanbo literally
means a big observatory peak. The circumference of the Aso
caldera is about 130 kilometers
Lunch at Aso, local cuisines
Kusasenri-ga-hama
the beautiful prairie of 785,000 square meter in the crater spreads in
northern part of Mt. Eboshi that is one of the Aso Five Mountains.
A big pond at its center and grazing horses round about make an
idyllic scene
Mount Naka
the largest active volcano in Japan. Its peak is 1592 m above sea level
May not be visited depending on the weather condition.
Stay in Aso
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After breakfast, check out of the Hotel in Aso
Drive to Takachiho
Takachioh offers dynamic and beautiful Takachiho Gorge
and here is the birthplace of Japanese mythology.
Exploring Takachiho Gorge
a narrow chasm cut through the rock by the Gokase River.
The nearly sheer cliffs lining the gorge are made of slow forming
volcanic basalt columns
Lunch : Local cuisine , Somen nagashi
Somen nagashi is the way of eating Somen with waterslide
traditionally made by bamboo
Takachiho Gorge boat riding
the most recommended activity at Takachiho Gorge that flows down
the base of the gorge on a rental boat. The spot you can see waterfalls
and the columnar shaped valley together is rare in the world
Amano Iwato shrine
the birth place of Japanese indigenous religion, Shinto. Takachiho is
the site of one of the best known legends of Japanese mythology.
Drive to Fukuoka
Arrive at Fukuoka, end of the tour
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