The beautiful prairie of 785,000 square meter in the crater. Spreads in northern part of Mt. Eboshi that is one of the Aso five Mountains. A big pond at its center and grazing horses round about make an idyllic sc …

Kusasenri-ga-hama, in Aso, Kumamoto-pref…の続きを読む

  Nabegataki waterfall is a hidden tourist spot in Kumamoto prefecture, located just outside Oguni town in Aso region. One of the area’s more well-known waterfalls. Looking like a mini-Niagara. It is very unique wat …

Nabegataki waterfall, in Kumamoto-prefec…の続きを読む

  Shochu is a Japanese distilled beverage less than 45% alcohol by volume.  Typically shochu contains 25% alcohol by volume, which is weaker than whisky or standard-strength vodka but stronger than wine and sake. Ta …

Shochu brewery in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto-pr…の続きを読む

  Aoi Aso Shrine, located in Kami-Aoi-cho, Hitoyoshi-city, was designated as the first national treasure in Kumamoto-prefecture by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2008, as &#822 …

Aoi Aso Shrine, in Hitoyosi, Kumamoto-pr…の続きを読む

  Yamanami Highway is one of the most beautiful driving route in Kyushu from Yufuin to Aso through Aso Kuju National Park, it is not expressway. The literal meaning of Yamanami is a series of mountains. The beautifu …

Yamanami Highway…の続きを読む

  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 …

Hiburi-shinji at Aso Shrine…の続きを読む

  Akausi don is this rice bowl is made with luxurious Aso red beef called Akaushi raised in the nature of the magnificent green grasslands of Aso, Kumamoto-prefecture, and allows you to easily enjoy the delicious fl …

Akaushi don…の続きを読む

  Takamori dengaku is the local cuisine in Aso, which 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 …

Takamori dengaku…の続きを読む

  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 t …

Takamori dengaku-mura…の続きを読む

  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 e …

Wasshoi Million Summer Festival…の続きを読む