BokenJapanSights in Aso, Kumamoto
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Aso Nakadake Crater
Active Nakadake crater, 600 meters in diameter and 130 meters deep; crater viewing is currently closed.
Kusasenrigahama
Highland at about 1,100 m where grazing horses walk, with views of smoking Aso Nakadake crater.
Daikanbo
Peak about 936 m above Aso Valley offering 360-degree views to the Five Peaks and Kuju Mountains.
Aso Shrine
Head shrine of about 500 Aso Shrines, over 2,000 years old, with six national important cultural properties.
Aso Mountain Summit Area
One of the world's largest calderas, with over 1,500 plants and Miyamakirishima blooms.
Futae Pass
Stone-paved Bungo Kaido section built by Kato Kiyomasa, once used for Hosokawa alternate attendance.
San Shrine
Shrine to Toyotamahime, goddess of milk, reputedly built about 200 years ago; many pregnant women visit.
Myogyo-ji
Linked to Natsume Soseki's The 210th Day; centuries-old weeping cherry and municipal natural-monument ginkgo.
Kokuzo Shrine
One of Aso's twelve shrines, also called the North Shrine, preserving a cedar trunk over 2,000 years old.
Aso Volcano Museum
Learn about active Mount Aso, with the world's largest caldera, via models and live crater broadcasts.
Kamimikura and Shimomikura Kofun
Among Kyushu's largest kofun, 60 meters west of Aso Kokuzo Shrine, with a two-chamber corridor-style stone chamber.
Aso Shrine Approach
Rare side approach facing Aso Shrine's tower gate, lined with shops, springs, and April cherry blossoms.
Bochu Yaeijo
Komezuka
About 80 meters high and 3,300 years old; an inverted-bowl cone covered in soft grassland.
Fukunokami Jizo
Lucky Jizo unearthed by chance sits on a rice bale holding a lottery ticket; people pray to win.
Kabutoiwa Observatory
Viewpoint of the Aso Five Peaks and Aso Valley, sometimes with a sea of clouds at dawn.
Sunasenrigahama
Old crater southeast of Aso Nakadake, with barren rock and black sand unlike green Kusasenrigahama.
Hakoishi Pass
A switchback pass facing Nekodake, popular with motorcyclists and cyclists, with scenery likened to the Great Wall.
Kusasenri Observatory
785,000 square meters of grassland beside a pond said to come from rain, viewing Nakadake, Komezuka, and Aso Valley.
Rime Ice at Kusasenri
At Kusasenri in Aso, rime ice can be seen until about mid-February, with a frozen pond and white snow.
Koga Falls
Twin falls about 80m and 100m high become ice cascades in midwinter, with lighting from mid-January to late February.
Sensuikyo Gorge
About 900 m gorge at the north foot of Aso Nakadake and Takadake. Miyama Kirishima turn it pink in mid-May.
Tagoyama Observatory (Sorafune Pier)
Wooden deck projecting from 653m Mount Tago, overlooking Uchinomaki, Aso Valley, and the Five Peaks of Aso.
Usopp Statue
Sniper Usopp statue in Aso, planned for fiscal 2019, helping restore damaged grasslands.
Nihyakutoka Monument
Monument to Soseki's novel Nihyakutoka, based on getting lost climbing Aso, near his presumed lost spot.