Best Spots With Great Nature In Kumamoto
Here're best Spots With Great Nature in Kumamoto. We released a ranking of reviews about Spots With Great Nature posted by travel influencers who have actually been to Kumamoto.
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Nabegataki Fall is a rare waterfall we can walk its reverse. Though it's not so big, we can see it very close and that much volume of water is powerful! It has become famous since it was used for the location of TV commercial.
Name
Nabegataki Fall
Address
Oguni-machi, Aso-gun, KumamotoGoogle Map
Hours
9:00-17:00
How to get there
By bus, 60 min from Aso Station to Yu Station, then take taxi for 15 min. By car, 45 min from Kokonoe IC, parking area is available.
Parking
Parking area is available
You can enjoy great nature and Aso's specialty food. You will be fascinated with the scenery that you can see only here in the world.
Name
Aso Kusasenri
Address
2391-15 Nagakusa, Aso-shi, KumamotoGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 20 min from JR Aso Station, 60 min from Kumamoto IC, 60 min from Aso Kumamoto Airport. By bus, 25 min from Aso Station to Kusasenri.
Oshitoishi Hill was used for a location of a movie 'Attack on Titan'. There're many huge rocks on the hill, and we can have a whole view of Aso.
Name
Oshitoishi Hill
Address
Nakabaru Minami Oguni-machi, Aso-gun, KumamotoGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 90 min from Kumamoto Station, or 60 min from Kumamoto Airport.
Parking
Parking area is available
Kikuchi Gorge, where the authorities concerned had prohibited from entering since the earthquake in April of 2016, was revived completely. You can feel refreshed when you walk in the gorge with lush green and clear stream.◎Entrance fee: 100 yen
Name
Kikuchi Gorge
Address
Haru, Kikuchi-shi, KumamotoGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 50 min from Ueki IC, 60 min from Kumamoto Airport
Parking
Parking area is available
From Mt.Daikanbo, you can command a view of Aso mountains. Many people come to enjoy the fine view from here.
Name
Daikambo
Address
2090-8 Yamada, Aso-shi, Kumamoto, Aso-shi, KumamotoGoogle Map
How to get there
80 min by car from Kumamoto Station.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Mazeno Valley is opened to public only in autumn from the mid October to the mid November. Through the mountain pass, there's a mysterious world! I want to visit again when it becomes in its best to see.
Name
Mazeno Valley
Address
Nakabaru Minamioguni-machi, Aso-gun, KumamotoGoogle Map
How to get there
By car or taxi, 30 min from Aso Station, 50 min from Kumamoto Airport.
Parking
Parking area is available
A Japanese cedar called 'Takamoridon' is a big tree as old as 400 years old and located at Minami Aso. Its branches stretching in all directions are like arms of humans, and are going to start moving. The trunk has over 10 meters for its round, there're full of power of life.
Name
Japanese Cedar Of Takamoridon
Address
3341-1 Takamori Takamori-machi, Aso-gun, KumamotoGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 60 min from Kumamoto IC
Parking
Parking area is available
They say there're about 300 wild dolphins in the sea of Amakusa, and the dolphin watching cruise is very popular tourist attraction. The dolphins swimming very close to the boat are very thing that makes people healed.◎Dolphin encounter rate is over 95!
Name
Iruka Marine World
Address
2977 Futae Itsuwa-machi, Amakusa-shi, KumamotoGoogle Map
How to get there
30 min by bus from Hondo Bus Center to Futae Gyokyo (Fishermen's cooperative), or Kyu Futae Elementary School. By car, 15 min from Amakusa Airport, 150 min from Kumamoto Station, or 10 min from Oni'ike Port.
Shirakawa headspring is especially beautiful and much water springs out. You can not only enjoy the mysterious scenery, but also you can take the water in your bottle.
Located at South Aso, Isshingyo Great Cherry Blossom is a famous place where many people visit in spring. To the scenery of an isolated cherry blossom tree, which is over 400 years old, and the canola flowers at the foot of it, I can say nothing but wonderful.
Name
Isshingyo Great Cherry Blossom
Address
3226-1 Nakamatsu Minami-Aso-mura, Aso-gun, KumamotoGoogle Map
How to get there
60min by car from Kumamoto IC. 15min walk from Makamatsu Station.
Parking
Parking area is available
Yatsushiro Sea is located between the main island of Kyushu and Amakusa Islands, and has another name 'Shiranui (the lights like fireballs on the water surface) Sea'. Against the background such a blue sea, this cherry blossoms road is great for drive or hanami. It's also selected as one of the 100 best places of cherry blossom in Japan as Yunoko Cherry Line.
Name
Yunoko Cherry Line
Address
Yunoko Osako, Minamata-shi, KumamotoGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 15min from JR Shin Minamata Station, or 20min from Tsunagi IC.
