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. Visitors can enjoy the various seasons from its vivid green summer to the fantastic silvery winter, as well as riding horses and strolling around throughout the year.    

Kusasenri-ga-hama, in Aso, Kumamoto-pref…の続きを読む

  Sensuikyo gorge is located at an altitude of approximately 900 m at the northern foot of Mt. Aso. From there you can see the north side of the caldera and the outer rim of caldera. At Sensuikyo gorge, approximately 50,000 azaleas called Miyama-kirishima bloom all at once, painting the area pink.  

Azaleas at Sensuikyo gorge…の続きを読む

  Soaring 1375 metres into the sky, Mount Tsurumi is a breath taking mountain overlooking Beppu that offers some decent hiking, rare flora and outstanding vistas.  Visitors can take a ropeway 800 metres up and revel in being surrounded by acres of rolling greenery.   On clear days, you can see as far as the Kuju Mountains, a famous mountain range that runs between Oita and Kumamoto-prefectures.

Mount Tsurumi, in Beppu, Oita-prefecture…の続きを読む

  Christian missionary activities in Japan began after Francis Xavier came to Hirado in 1550. The Jesuit missionaries who accompanied Francis Xavier carried out missionary activities in Hirado, Omura, Nagasaki, Goto, Kuchinotsu, Shimabara, Iki, Amakusa, Bungo, etc. And then many people converted to Christianity.    main missionaries; Cosme de Torres (Spanish), Juan Fernandes (Spanish), Luis de Almeida (Portuguese), Gaspar Vilela (Portuguese), Luis Frois (Portuguese), Melechor de Figueiredo (Portuguese), Alessandro Valignano (Italian)

Beginning of Japanese Christianity in 15…の続きを読む