3 days Kumamoto, Aso and Takachiho tour
This is the model plan for making your customized tour.
Exploring Kumamoto, Aso and Takachiho.
The customized tour is planned as per the following conditions.
・Tour date : please specify the date
・Start and end place of the tour is Fukuoka
1) less than 7 persons : chartered taxi with English speaking driver
2) more than 8 persons : chartered bus with Japanese speaking driver,
English speaking tour guide navigates the tour
・Grade of accommodations such as economy, intermediate or luxury
Itinerary
Day 1
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Start the tour at the designated place in Fukuoka Drive to Kumamoto Kumamoto is the third largest city in Kyushu Lunch at Sakurano-baba Josaien located at the Kumamoto Castle restaurants offer an opportunity to enjoy Kumamoto’s distinctive food culture, and many shops sell Kumamoto souvenirs as well as items found only at Josaien Visit Kumamoto Castle One of the three great castles and the current castle was built in 1601 by Kiyomasa Kato, a great commander and took 7 years to complete. Exploring 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. Check in the Hotel in Kumamoto Dinner at the restaurant in Kumamoto |
Day 2
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After breakfast, check out the Hotel in Kumamoto Exploring Aso all the day Aso Tourist Tram The private railroad offering a very scenic ride from Takamori in the south east of the caldera; lovely and magnificent scenery can be enjoyed Lunch at local restaurant ; enjoy Aso beef and local cuisine Aso dengaku Drive to Aso mountain area using Aso Minami Panorama Line Visit Kusasenri-ga-hama the beautiful prairie of 785,000 square meter in the crater, spreads in northern part of Mount Eboshi that is one of the Aso Five Mountains. Mount Naka the largest active volcano in Japan, its peak is 1592 m above sea level. May not be visited depending on the weather condition. Drive down to North Aso area using Aso Higashi Panorama Line Daikanbo One the best photo spot in Aso; you can see the perfect view of the five peak of Mount Aso. Check in the Hotel in Aso Dinner at the Hotel |
Day 3
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After breakfast, check out the Hotel in Aso Drive to Takachiho Takachiho offers dynamic and beautiful Takachiho Gorge Lunch at local restaurant at Takachiho Exploring Takachiho Gorge The narrow chasm cut through the rock by the Gokase River. The nearly sheer cliffs lining the gorge a re made of slow forming volcanic basalt columns. Takachiho Gorge boat riding Flows down the base of the gorge on a rental boat, the spot you can see waterfalls and the columnar shaped valley together is rare in the world Visit Amamo Iwato Shrine The birth place of Japanese indigenous religion, Shinto. Takachiho is the site of one of the best known legends of Japanese mythology. Drive to Fukuoka Arrive at Fukuoka, end of the tour |
Map of Kyushu
