Sensui-kyo ravine

Sensui-kyo is the ravine located in a place with an altitude of 900m of the foot in Mout Aso

Nakadake, where a dynamic view of the Aso valley and northern part of Aso Caldera can look

down under their view.

Along with Unzen and the Kirishima plateau, Sensui-kyo is one of the most beautiful places

of azalea in Kyushu; about 50,000 shares of azaleas dye whole area pink from the middle of

May to the beginning of June.

General information

Address

Hisage, Kario, Aso-city, Kumamoto-prefecture

Access

80 minutes by a vehicle from Kumamoto-city

80 minutes by a vehicle from Takachiho

2 hours and 10 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city

2 hours and 50 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city

Kurokawa Onsen travel guide

The most popular hot spring resort in Aso region, located on the northern side of Mount Aso.

Widely known for its open-air baths, it is one of the best places to enjoy the atmosphere

of old town in Japan, where more than 20 Inns （Ryokan）and gift shops standing in a row

along the Tanoharu River, a headstream of the Chikugo River.

Onsen Tegata

With an “Onsen Tegata”, a pass made of cedar, travellers can

make the rounds of three different open-air Onsen.

Yukata

Bath

Dinner

Wander about Onsen town

General information

Address

Kurokawa, Minami-Oguni-cho, Aso-gun, Kumamoto-prefecture

Access

1 hour and 50 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kumamoto Station

1 hour and 20 minutes by a vehicle from Kumamoto Airport

2 hours by a vehicle from Fukuoka Airport

2 hours by a vehicle from JR Hakata Station

Kurokawa Onsen