Trekking in Mount Sarakura
Mount Satakura is a part of Kitakyushu Quasi-National Park and is located in Yahata-higashi.
The height of the mountain is 633 metre from the sea level. The 8 courses have developed from
Mount Sarakura Cable Car Station to the summit of the mountain.
It takes about 120 minutes and form Cable Car Station to the top of the mountain.
Spectacular view from the summit of mount Sarakura can be enjoyed.
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Somen nagashi, Yamanotera Yukyo
Shimabara is famous for Somen noodles in Kyushu.
You can enjoy Somen nagashi at local restaurant, Yamanotera Yukyo.
Address : Fukae, Minami Shimabara-city, Nagasaki-prefecture.
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Aso five mountains
Aso five mountains is located in the Caldera where is 25 km across north to south
and 18 km across east to west.
Aso five mountains consists of 5 mountains ; Mt. Neko (1,433m) , Mt. Taka (1,592m) ,
Mt. Naka 1,506m) , Mt. Eboshi (1,337) , and Mt. Kishima (1,326m).
Mt. Naka is the largest actice volcano in Japan.
You can see the Crater from the top, depending on the wether condition.
Mt. Naka, active volcano
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Around Crater |
Around Crater |
Shrine on top |
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Look down the Crater |
Crater |
Crater |
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West side of Crater |
Central area of Crater |
East side of Crater |
Other 4 mountains
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Aso five mountan roal
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General information
| Address | Aso-city, Aso-gun Takamoricho and Minami-Aso Village |
| Access |
30 minutes by a vehicle from JR Miyaji Station 80 minutes by a vehicle from Kumamoto-city 60 minutes by a vehicle from Takachiho 2 hours and 10 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 2 hours and 50 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city |
Hiburi-shinji at Aso Shrine
Hiburi-shinji is the annual festival held at Aso Shrine in Aso, Kumamoto-prefecture.
Hiburi-shinji is a Shinto ritual that signifies the wedding ceremony of the gods.
When the deity of the Himegami wrapped in oak branches and leaves arrives,
the parishioners all celebrate by lighting torches made from grass and waving
them around.
A ring of flames swinging heroically colors the Shrine at night, and the whole area
is enveloped in a fantastical atmosphere.
After Hiburi-shinji end, spring comes to Aso.
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Takamori dengaku-mura
Takamori dengaku is a dish created to make the sweet potatoes, which can only be grown
in this region, more delicious and last longer.
As part of Takamori’s culinary culture, it has remained the same since then, with the addition
of some ingredients.What we are particular about is that the condiments in Dengaku miso
are exposed to the sun and contain a lot of minerals that have been absorbed, making it
a dish that not only fills your stomach but also maintains your health by eating it.
We hope you will enjoy Aso with traditional slow food while sitting around the hearth,
coating the ingredients grilled over natural charcoal with miso, and talking with others.
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Yoshinogari Remains, the 3rd century B.C.
The largest archeological remains in Japan. Lie on the spacious hilly area in the north-eastern
part of Saga. Remains of a ringed-dugout settlement presumably dating back to the 3rd century
B.C. were unearthed there, and excavation is still underway at the site. They are among the
largest archeological remains in Japan.
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Wasshoi Million Summer Festival
Wasshoi Million Summer Festival is one of the festivals representing Kyushu and started in 1988
to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the formation of the city and has more than one and half
million spectators every year.
One of the greatest highlights is the firework display，this spectacular show marks the finale
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・Direction : A 15 min. walk from JR Kokura Station
Nagasaki Kunchi
Nagasaki Kunchi is one of big-three festival in Japan, held on October 7 to 9 at Suwa Shrine.
The festival features Chinese dance including Ja-odori (Snake dance), this time dancing all
around the city but especially at Suwa Shrine. History of the Festival, after Christianity was
harshly suppressed in Nagasaki in 1624, a festival was dedicated to Suwa Shrine, the guardian
god of local people. It is believed that Suwa Shrine festival called “Nagasaki Kunchi” and danced
were offered to shrine with cooperated of local people in 1634.
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At the outset, dedicated dance were very simple but gradually became colorful. During Eiho Era
(1673-80), a Chinese dance with an exotic flavor offered to the shrine. The Ja-odori or snake dance
was first performed in the Nagasaki Kunchi during period 1789-1800. In 1970, the government
designated the whole of Nagasaki Kunchi dance including Ja-odori as an Important Intangible
Cultural Asset.
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Martial art, Karate
Karate is a martial art developed in the Okinawa, Kyushu, and is art of self-defense
that use no weapons and relies instead on three main techniques; arm strike,
thrusts and kicks.
A distinction is made between offensive and defensive tourniquets, which
are modified according to the position of one’s opponent. Today karate
becomes popularity for self-perfection, for cultural reasons, for self-defense
and as a sport.
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Azaleas at Sensuikyo gorge
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.
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