Best Tourist Spots In Aso-gun
Here're best Tourist Spots in Aso-gun. We released a ranking of reviews about Tourist Spots posted by travel influencers who have actually been to Aso-gun.
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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
A shrine in Kumamoto, which has become famous secretly as a spiritual power spot. There's some mysterious atmosphere that I can't describe well. I could see very beautiful and tranquil scenery.
Name
Kamishikimi-kumano-imasu Shrine
Address
2619 Kamishikimi Takamori-machi, Aso-gun, KumamotoGoogle Map
How to get there
10 min by car or taxi from Takamori Station
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
A museum of Yoh Shomei, an picture book author. We can see beautiful scenery whenever we visit here all around a year. Aso's stunning view expands like a world of picture book.
Name
Yoh Shomei Aso Highland Art Museum
Address
5988-20 Kawayou Minami Aso-mura, Aso-gun, KumamotoGoogle Map
Tel
0967-67-2719
Hours
10:00-16:00
Fee
Adult 450 yen、Child 150 yen
How to get there
13 min by car or taxi from Choyo Station
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
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.
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
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
Carp Streamer Festival (Koi-nobori Matsuri) in Tsuetate Onsen town has a long history more than 30 years. About 3500 carp streamers decorated as long as 2 kilometers are swimming impressively in the stream of the sky! You can enjoy taking hot spring, eating a specialty Tsuetate Pudding, and seeing the streamers together!◎Carp Streamer Festival (Koi-nobori Matsuri) in 2018: 4/1-5/6 Illumination event: 19:00-22:00 Free parking area is available for 200 cars
Name
Tsuetate Onsen Carp Streamer Festival
Address
Tsuetate Shimojo Oguni-machi, Aso-gun, KumamotoGoogle Map
How to get there
By bus, 45 min from Hita Station to Tsuetate Onsen, then walk 3 min. Or 40 min by car from Hita IC of Oita Speedway.
