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Sights in Minamiaso, Kumamoto
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Shirakawa Spring
Representative Kumamoto spring in Japan's 100 famous waters. Fourteen-degree water gushes at 60 tons per minute, source of Shirakawa.
Isshingyo Great Cherry Tree
Roughly 400-year-old mountain cherry, a Minamiaso symbol, blooming pale pink from late March to early April.
Ikenokubo Park
Park along the Aso Yoshida climbing road, formerly a crater floor and approach to Mount Yomine.
Mount Yomine
913-meter westernmost Aso central cone, pyramid-shaped from Kumamoto; myth says it was built in one night.
Ayugaeri Falls
The only waterfall on the Shirakawa, dropping 40 meters; legend says sweetfish turned back.
Sugaru Falls
One of Japan's 100 Waterfalls, dropping 60 meters, named after deer in Japan's oldest mounted hunt.
Wakisawatsu Spring
Said to have the town's softest water, this Minamiaso spring yields about five tons a minute.
Ikenokawa Spring
Very clear Minamiaso spring of about five tons a minute; a central rock is said to predict harvests.
Takezaki Spring
Minamiaso spring blowing black sand upward, with two tons per second at a nearby confluence.
Yoshida Castle Offering Spring
Small spring that once supplied all Yoshida Castle water; hard water flows at about five tons a minute.
Yoshimei Aso Art Museum
Picture-book museum built by Kumamoto-born Yoshimei, with about 70 works, a cafe and grassland walks.
Kaze no Oka Aso Katsuhiko Ono Art Museum
Museum of Katsuhiko Ono's poem-paintings; make postcards and drink coffee facing Aso's outer rim.
Tawarayama Pass Observatory
710m observatory on Prefectural Road 28 with views over the whole Aso area and a trekking trail.
Myojin Pond Famous Water Park
Spring pond in Murazuka Shrine grounds, about 2 tons per minute, clear to the bottom.
Shioi Shrine Spring
Shrine spring yielding about 5 tons per minute, used for worship, irrigation, and water supply.
Kannon Cherry Tree
Cherry about 90 years old near a Horse-headed Kannon, with Aso peaks including Takadake behind.
Sunflower Field West of Isshingyo Park
About 30,000 sunflowers bloom from mid to late August west of Isshingyo Park, a noted cherry-blossom site in Minamiaso.
Men no Ishi
Rock once famous for not falling; it fell in the Kumamoto earthquake, leaving a catlike cavity. Guided treks offered.
Minamiaso English Garden
Themed garden of trees and flowers from spring to autumn, with a cafe and take-home Aso water.
Minamiaso Natural Garden
Garden on Aso's southern outer rim with roses, mountain views, and blue bees in summer.
New Aso Bridge Observatory Yo-Myuru
Overlooks New Aso Bridge, Choyo Bridge, and Shirakawa First Bridge, with a local gelato shop.
New Aso Bridge
525-meter bridge opened March 2021, 600 meters downstream of the quake-collapsed Aso Bridge.
Robin Statue
Archaeologist Robin statue at Tokai University, installed in fiscal 2021, passing on earthquake lessons.
Hakusuigo Art Place Minamiaso Style
Art base in a quiet forest overlooking Minamiaso's outer rim, with exhibitions, sales, and a garden cafe.
Kumamoto Earthquake Museum KIOKU
Core facility of a field museum sharing the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake memories, relics, mechanisms, and disaster-prevention lessons.
Shirakawa Yoshimi Shrine
Shrine inside Shirakawa Spring, source of the Shirakawa River, enshrining its water deity.
Aso Hakusui Ryujin Gongen White Snake Shrine
Shrine enshrining a white snake found here, said to bless lottery wins, fertility, exams, and business.
Hogihogi Shrine
Shrine for money luck, founded in 2016 after a dream from a struck rock led to a lottery win.