Kumamoto, Aso and Takachiho 3 days tour

 

The tour covers the major tourist destinations in the Central Kyushu.

The areas to be traveled including Takachiho formed huge caldera eruptions occurring

over a rage of 90,000 to 300,000 years ago.

As the result of the history of the earth, dynamic scenic beauty where you never seen before

can be enjoyed at any places during the tour.

And also, Takachiho is known as birth place of Japanese mythology,

 

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Travelling route

Day 1 : Fukuoka-city  → Kumamoto →   Aso  →  stay at Kurokawa Onsen

Day 2 :  Aso  sightseeing →   stay at Kurokawa Onsen

Day 3 : Takachiho sightseeing  →　Fukuoka-city 

 

General condition

・Departure and disbandment place is in Fukuoka-city 

・Chartered vehicle is used

・Stay at  Kurokawa Onsen

・Other recommended Onsen resorts to be stayed

     Uchinomaki Onsen, Oda Onsen, Shirakawa Onsen  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tour conditions 

The tour is the private tour exclusively for your group.

・Minimum number : 4 person

・Maxum number : 30 person

・Tour date : please specify the date

・English, Chinese or Korean speaking guide is accompanied

・Chartered vehicle is utilized such as a taxi or bus as per number of person

    if you use a taxi, a foreign language (English, Chainese or Korean ) speaking driver

    can be arranged.  

・Accommodations is selected as per your required grade, room conditions and budget

    and the location is considered sightseeing, dinner and nightlife as well.

 

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 Day 1  

 

Itinerary

Depart  Fukuoka-city  → transfer to  Kumamoto   ( 100 minutes)

Sight seeing Kumamoto   : Kumamoto Castle and  Suizenji-koen Park   

Transfer to Aso

Sightseeing Aso : Daikanbo   

Stay at  Kurokawa Onsen

 

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Where to explore

Kumamoto Castle

The Castle is one of the three great castles and one of the 100 best places in Japan to

view cherry blossoms. Due to the Earthquakes in 2016, several of the castle’s shacihoko ornaments

were destroyed, and a large number of kawara tiles also fell from the roof. Now the restoration activities

are being performed as fast as possible. Now, the Kumamoto Castle can be seen from the outside of

the moats surrounding the castle.

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Suizenji-koen Park

Imitated the beautiful scenery of Japan, is a refined circular garden of Momoyama period style and 

represents the 53 Stations of the Tokaido Road including Mt. Fuji.

The fresh springs in the garden release clean, cold water, which flows there from Mount Aso via

underground currents.

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Daikanbo 

A Mecca for tourists visiting 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.
Early in the morning, the clouds had spread out below us, and hung over the caldera as if they

were a large sea.

Over view from Daikanbo

At the top

Observatory place

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Kurokawa Onsen

One of the most popular hot spring resort, located on the northern side of  Mt. 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   

 

Itinerary

Depart Kurokawa Onsen

Nabegataki Waterfalls →　Kusasenri-ga-hama  →  Mount Aso, Nakadake

Stay at Kurokawa Onsen

 

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Where to explore

Nabegataki Waterfalls

The 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.

It is very unique waterfalls, you can actually clim b behind the falls to see how the water has

carved out the rock over the year.

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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.

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Mount Aso

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.

Japan’s largest active volcano	Look down the Crater	Around the Crater

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 Day 3  

 

Itinerary

Check out Kurokawa Onsen

transfer to Takachiho

Sightseening Takachiho  : Takachiho Gorge , Takachiho Shrine ,  Amano Iwato Shrine

Back to Fukuoka-city

 

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Where to explore

Takachiho Gorge

The 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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Takachiho Shrine

 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. The light that filters through,

brings with it an air of calm, peaceful reverence.

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Amano Iwato Shrine

Legends of Japanese mythology. In the story, Amaterasu, the Shito sun goddess, became so outraged

by her brother’s cruel pranks that she hid herself in a cave, refusing to come out and depriving the

world of her life-giving light. 

 

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