2024 Aso District Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in October)

I thought Tokyo was beautiful until I came to Kyushu~

Traveling to Japan Most people tend to visit Tokyo, Kyoto, Hokkaido But this time I chose Kyushu, Japan Kumamoto & Kagoshima This place is the setting for many animes Rustic countryside, I predict it will be popular this year - My 5-day, 4-night itinerary DAY1: Shanghai-Fukuoka-Take the Shinkansen to Kumamoto DAY2: Kumamoto Castle-A-train-Maejima Tour Day3: Minami Aso Railway Sightseeing Train-Kusasenri-Aso Nakadake Crater-Irozu View Kumano Shrine-Aso Shrine Day4: Sakurajima-Ikeda Lake-Ibusuki Tamatebako Train-Shiroyama Park Day5: Sengan-en-Tsurumaru Castle Ruins Reimei Pavilion-Shinkansen to Fukuoka-Shanghai - 📷【About the Check-in Spots】 1️⃣Kumamoto City Kumamoto Castle Kumamon is everywhere here, Kumamon Park, Kumamoto Station, Maejima are all Kumamon elements, Kumamoto Castle and the retro tram are iconic elements. - 2️⃣A train A jazz-style scenic train with sea views, from JR Kumamoto Station to JR Misumi Station, you can drink Highball while enjoying the sea view. - 3️⃣Minami Aso Railway Sightseeing Train Minami Aso Railway (track train) The same model as the One Piece 【Sunny Train】, the route is full of small forest scenery. - 4️⃣Irozu View Kumano Shrine The filming location of 'Hotarubi no Mori e', covered with moss, it's even more of a green wonderland in summer. - 5️⃣Kusasenri - Aso Nakadake Crater In summer, it's a green grassland, in February and March it's the season of 🔥grass, so it's black, but it has its own charm. - 6️⃣Sakurajima You take a boat from Kagoshima, a beautiful volcanic island with crystal blue waters, where you can soak in a hot spring while facing the sea view. - 7️⃣Ibusuki Tamatebako Train Ibusuki Station Retro train cars, viewing Sakurajima volcano and sea views, very healing - 8️⃣Ikeda Lake A beautiful lake, full of flowers in spring, where you can soak in hot springs♨️. - 9️⃣Shiroyama Park An excellent viewing platform in Kagoshima, right in the city center, overlooking the city and Sakurajima volcano. - 1️⃣0️⃣Sengan-en A direct cultural heritage, the villa and garden of the Satsuma Domain's lord Shimazu family, one of the more famous gardens in Kyushu. -

Riding horse and visit active volcano in Kumamoto!

Mount Aso⛰️ One of the world's largest active volcanoes, located in Kumamoto, Japan. Its vast caldera and steaming Nakadake crater create a dramatic, otherworldly landscape, perfect for exploration and witnessing nature's raw power. You can try riding horse here! Location📍 32.8985064, 131.0874754 How to Go🚅 From Kumamoto Station, take JR Hohi Line to Aso Station. Then, take a bus to Aso Sanjyo Terminal Stop (To visit the volcano and take a carter) or to Kisasenri Volcano Museum (To see grassland, ride a horse, and museum) **Aso Boy! Train is available only weekend and holidays. Have to check on the website.** Price💴 Bus: 1-Day Pass Adult JPY 1,500 Children JPY 750 Carter: Adult JPY 600 Children JPY 300 (One Way) P.S. If you have a JR pass, the train ticket is included. (Including Aso Boy!) I recommend to book your seat in advance. #outdooradventures #aso #mountainview #mountain #kumamoto #kyushu #japan #asia #trip #travel #asiatrip #japantrip #japantravel

Kumamoto Aso | Tsuetate Onsen Koi-nobori Festival.

Tsuetate Onsen Koi-nobori Festival. It feels like Japan - the first sentence I said when I got off the car and saw the Tsuetate Onsen Koi-nobori flags, as if reliving the animations I watched as a child once again. Unknowingly, it's the 44th year, and the nearby villagers pray for the children's healthy growth. Every year from April 1st to May 6th, over 3000 Koi-nobori flags float leisurely above the Tsuetate River, dancing with the steam of the hot spring town. The area is full of vibrant colors, and with a telephoto lens, it's even easier to capture the stunning atmosphere. It's definitely a spot worth visiting at least once!

A new year, a new journey - head to Aso Healthy Farm in Kumamoto for a strawberry buffet!

❤ In Aso County, Kumamoto Prefecture, there are many farms and ranches where you can enjoy the fun of picking and have close contact with animals, tasting the deliciousness grown from the waters of the Aso region. 🌟 Aso Healthy Farm is located in the beautifully natural environment of Minamiaso Village. The farm employs the world's most advanced planting techniques to cultivate vegetables and fruits, using the underground water resources of the Aso region for irrigation, producing vegetables and fruits rich in minerals. Moreover, the effect of taking photos inside the greenhouse is very good, and every day couples come to take sweet strawberry photos. 👍 Inside the strawberry planting greenhouse of the Healthy Farm, there is an area of nearly 8,200 square meters, adopting a multi-layered and multi-pot planting method to cultivate a variety of strawberries. From December each year to May of the following year, over 50 varieties of the more than 300 types of strawberries in Japan come to market. Here, you only need to pay once to enjoy unlimited tasting of three varieties: Saga Honoka, Yubeni, and Koi Minori, in the picking greenhouse. 📍Location: 5542-1 Kawayo, Minamiaso Village, Aso County, Kumamoto Prefecture. 🚉Transportation: Take the JR Hohi Main Line from Kumamoto Station and get off at 'Akamizu' station. It's about a 10-minute taxi ride from there. 💰Cost: Adults 2000 yen, elementary school students 1600 yen, 3 to 5 years old 1200 yen, toddlers free. 🕙Opening hours: 9 AM to 4 PM.

On the platform, you will not miss this eager Aso Boy No. 101 from Kumamoto to Aso, because this car is a cartoon image of the Asu Station Chief Black Dog KURO from inside to outside. There is a special family car on the Aso Boys 101, which is reserved for families with children. The details are designed to make adults love it. At one end of the family compartment, there are childrens play facilities and a small childrens library. There is a viewing car at each end of the train. The ride medal is also the image of the puppy KURO, and the limited souvenirs sold on the car are equally addictive.