Mount Aso (Kusasenri / Nakadake Crater)阿蘇山上（草千里・中岳火口）
A grassy plain in an old crater, with ponds and grazing horses. The smoking Nakadake crater rises straight ahead.
- Nature
- Views
- Activities
- about 60 min
- Free
Bus · About 150 min from Kumamoto ・ JR to Aso Station, then about 30 minutes by bus
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Kumamoto and Aso guide
Kumamoto Castle, under repair since the 2016 earthquakes, and the spring-fed Suizenji Jojuen Garden, in a castle town you can cover by tram. To the east lie the volcano and grasslands of Aso.
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Kumamoto Castle
Built by Kato Kiyomasa. Badly damaged in the 2016 earthquakes and still under repair, but the keep is open and a raised walkway leads in.
- History & buildings
- Views
about 2 hrPaid entryFine on a rainy dayWheelchair & stroller friendly
Tram · About 30 min from Kumamoto ・ Tram to Kumamoto Castle / City Hall, then about 10 minutes on foot ・ 35km from here
- 2
Suizenji Jojuen Garden
A feudal lord's strolling garden around a pond fed by spring water from Aso, with a small hill shaped like Mt. Fuji.
- Nature
- History & buildings
about 45 minPaid entryWheelchair & stroller friendly
Tram · About 40 min from Kumamoto ・ Tram to Suizenji Park, then about 5 minutes on foot ・ 33km from here
- 3
Sakura-no-baba Josaien
A cluster of restaurants and souvenir shops at the foot of Kumamoto Castle, with a hands-on museum about the castle's history.
- Food & markets
- Shopping & strolling
- History & buildings
about 60 minFreeFine on a rainy dayWheelchair & stroller friendly
Tram · About 22 min from Kumamoto ・ Tram to Hanabatacho, then about 7 minutes on foot ・ 36km from here
- 4
Kamitori and Shimotori arcades
Wide covered shopping streets running north and south of the tram street at Torichosuji, with places for horse sashimi and Kumamoto ramen.
- Shopping & strolling
- Food & markets
- Night views
about 60 minFreeFine on a rainy day
Tram · About 20 min from Kumamoto ・ Tram to Torichosuji ・ 35km from here
- 5
Kato Shrine
A shrine to Kato Kiyomasa inside the castle grounds. From its precinct you look up at the keep from close by.
- Temples, shrines & churches
- Views
about 15 minFree
Tram · About 35 min from Kumamoto ・ Tram to Kumamoto Castle / City Hall, then about 15 minutes on foot ・ 35km from here
- 6
Kumamon Square
The home base of Kumamon, Kumamoto Prefecture's bear mascot. There is a goods shop, and Kumamon appears in person on some days.
- With kids
- Shopping & strolling
about 30 minFreeFine on a rainy day
Tram · About 25 min from Kumamoto ・ Tram to Suidocho ・ 35km from here
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Mount Aso (Kusasenri / Nakadake Crater)
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- Elevators available (the route may be longer)
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