Aso & Takachiho / Dynamic nature 2 days tour
The dynamic nature of Aso including Takachiho area is located in the center of Kyushu
and is spreading around Mount Aso.
Mount Aso is the largest active volcano in Japan, and is among the largest in the world.
Mount Aso has a fairly large caldera which is one of the largest caldera in the world, 25 km
north-south and 18 km east-west with a circumference of around 120 km, although sources
vary on the exact distance.
The present Aso caldera formed as a result of four huge caldera eruptions occurring over
a range of 90,000–300,000 years ago.
The tour introduces the large scale of the Dynamic Nature which cannot be seen in no
other area in Japan.
Tour condition
・Start and end place of the tour : Fukuoka-city
・Places to be visited : Aso and Takachiho
・Duration : 2 days
・Stay : Kurokawa Onsen
・Transportation : Chartered vehicle
Day 1
Depart Fukuoka-city
Transfer to Aso
Exploring Aso
Tourist Tram : Minami Aso Rail Way → Lunch at Takamori Dengaku-no sato
Kusasenri-ga-hama → Mount Aso → Nabegataki Waterfall
Stay at Kurokawa Onsen
Day 2
Leave Kurokawa Onsen
Exploring Daikanbo
Transfer to Takachiho
Exploring Takachiho
Takachiho Gorge → Takachiho shrine → Amano Iwato shrine
Transfer to Fukuoka-city
Arriva at Fukuoka-city
Day 1
Tourist Tram Minami Aso Rail Way
Enjoy the magnificent scenery of Aso
The Minami Aso railway is a private railroad offering a very scenic ride from Takamori to
Nakamatsu in the south east of the caldera.
Lovely and magnificent scenery can be enjoyed.
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Lunch at featured restaurant / Takamori Dengaku-no sato
Enjoy Aso beef and local cuisines
The restaurant uses the old private house with thatched roof built more than 200 years ago.
Bake the meat and local ingredients with charcoal at a Japanese traditional style fire place.
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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
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The largest active volcano in Japan
Its peak is 1592 m above sea level. Its caldera is 25 km across north to south and 18 km
across east to west. The caldera has a circumference of around 120 km, although sources
vary on the exact distance.
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Japan’s largest active volcano
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Look down the Crater | Around the Crater |
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Nabegataki Waterfall is a hidden tourist spot in Kumamoto prefecture, located just outside
Oguni town in Aso region.
One of the area’s more well-known waterfalls. Looking like a mini-Niagara.
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Located on the northern side of Mount Aso
Widely known for its open-air baths, it is one of the best places to enjoy the atmosphere of
old town in Japan, where more than 20 Inns （Ryokan）and gift shops standing in a row
along the Tanoharu River, a headstream of the Chikugo River.
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Day 2
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. From the observation site,
you can clearly see its conical shape.
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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 which resemble the scales of a dragon
where the stone twisted and flowed as it formed.
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Located just west of the town center, is nestled in a grove of tall cedars. During the day the shrine’s
nondescript, unpainted buildings blend in naturally with the surrounding trees. In the evening,
you can enjoy the Yokagura Dance.
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About ten kilometers outside of central Takachiho the Shrine was built near the cave where
Amaterasu is said to have hid herself away. The cave cannot be approached, however,
there is an observation deck behind the shrine’s main building.
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Featured tours
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・ Aso and Takachiho / Dynamic Nature 2 days tour
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Kyushu Round tours
・ 8 days Northern & Central Kyushu tour
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