Aso Takachiho road

 

 

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Aso South Panorama line

 

The Aso Panorama line is the Aso mountain roads that leads to the summit of

Mount Five mountains.

There are three routes, and the most recommended are South and North Panorama

lines.

Aso South Panorama line is connected from Minami-Aso to Aso Five mountains area.

 

Go up to Aso Five mountain area from South Aso

Aso Five mountain area, Kusasenri-ga-hama

Aso Five mountain area, Mount Naka

 

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Aso North Panorama line

 

The Aso Panorama line is the Aso mountain roads that leads to the summit of

Mount Five mountains.

There are three routes, and the most recommended are South and North Panorama

lines.

Aso North Panorama line is connected from Aso-city to Aso Five mountains.

 

Aso Five mountain area, Mount Naka

Aso Five mountain area, Kusasenri-ga-hama

Go down to Aso-city

Aso-city

 

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Yamanami Highway

 

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.

You can enjoy the magnificent natural scenery that changes with the seasons.

 

 

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Daikanbo

 

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. 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.

 

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Mount Naka

 

Mount Naka is a part of Mount Aso.

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.

You can see the Crater from the top, depending on the weather condition.

 

 

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Aso Onsen resort

 

Aso is located almost in the center of Kyushu and possesses the world’s largest Caldera with

18km west-east and 24km north-south, created by 4 periods of explosive volcanic activity in

the ancient times.

The many Onsen resorts were created due to volcanic activity during ancient times,

such as Southern part of Aso, Northern part of Aso, Uchinomaki, Kurokawa, Kikuchi.

 

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Aso Tourist Tram / Minami Aso Railwawy

 

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.

 

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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.

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.

 

 

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Kikuchi Valley

 

Enjoy short trekking in the Nature. Kikuchi Valley is located in Aso Kuju National Park.

Underground water flows out of the subsoil for 4km along the valley floor.

 

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It is also called the Kikuchi water source and its water was selected as one of the 100 best

waters in Japan.

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There are two routes to follow: a 30 minute and a 60 minute loop along the river bank and back

down the other side.

 

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Kikuchi Valley is an ideal place for a summer resort. Also it has a walking trail, forest park and

wild bird park, etc.  Since over 50 kinds of wild birds are living in the valley, many people visit

for bird watching.

 

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Address	Ichihara, Kikuchi-city, Kumamoto-prefecture
Access	40 minutes by a vehicle from Aso-city 60 minutes by a vehicle from Kumamoto-city 1 hour and 40 minutes by a vehicle from Takachiho 1 hours and 50 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 2 hours and 30 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city
Open hours	8:30 to 17:00
Admission fee	JPY 100
Days closed	No closing days

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