Breathtaking vistas in Kyushu
Oita Prefecture
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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 in being surrounded by acres of rolling greenery. |
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Yamanami Highway is the Prefectural road Route 11 and one of the most beautiful scenic driving roads in Kyushu. The road is connected Yufuin in Oita Prefecture and Minamioguni town in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, the distance is 50 km. |
Kumamoto Prefecture, Aso
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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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Mount Aso is consist of five consecutive mountain located in the Caldera where is 25 km across north to south and 18 km across east to west. The most exciting mountain is Mount Naka with an altitude os 1506m which is the largest active volcano in Japan. |
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Daikanbo is located on the northern part of outer edge of the Aso Caldera. The perfect spot view the northern part of caldera and the Aso five mountains. The must visiting tourist spot in Aso, Daikanbo literally means a big observatory peak. |
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The Aso Panorama line is the Aso mountain roads that leads to the summit of Mount Five mountains. This Panorama line is connected from Minami-Aso to Aso Five mountains area. |
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The Aso Panorama line is the Aso mountain roads that leads to the summit of Mount Five mountains. This Panorama line is connected from Aso-city to Aso Five mountains. |
Miyazaki Prefecture
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A narrow chasm carved through rock by the Gokase River. Its nearly sheer cliffs are made of slow-forming volcanic basalt columns, which resemble dragon scales where the stone twisted and flowed during its formation. |
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The route connecting Aso and Takachiho offers a breathtaking transition from volcanic landscapes to mystical deep gorges. |
Kagoshima Prefecture
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Sakurajima Island is the symbol of Kagoshima. The smoke and steam rises almost every day from the active volcano Minamidake. Formerly an island, it became connected with the Osumi Peninsula in 1914 when lava from its summit closed the channel between the two. |
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