Kumamoto is a prefecture in the Kyushu island region of Japan, with the entire western region bordering the sea, the remaining areas surrounded by rolling mountains. Kumamoto is famous for Aso - one of the largest volcanoes in the world that is still active and often has smoke rising. I had the opportunity to visit Aso in the summer of 2024, and the view of the road leading to Aso made me extremely overwhelmed by its majesty. And this article will share my trip to Aso, along with the pictures I took here, let's see what is here that makes me so excited 😉
Aso Crater Address: https://maps.app.goo.gl/YriVe3Q3FJ32MKNq8
On my way from Kumamoto city center to the Aso crater, I stumbled upon Komezuka. The scenery was so captivating that I ended up spending hours there, camera in hand 😀
I pulled over at this spot, mesmerized by the rolling mountains stretching out before me, and the herds of cows and horses grazing freely on the left side of the road. It was a picture of rural serenity.
This road also has a fairly large parking area for tourists to stop and admire the scenery, so I also had more time to walk around this area to take pictures.
From this road, you can see an inactive volcanic crater.
After taking photos here, I continued to follow the road to Mount Aso. And the higher I went, the more beautiful the scenery became, with many panoramic views down below.
However, these cows are not very "friendly", so please be careful when approaching to take pictures 😀
Let's see some pictures I took here, before moving to the next location.
This is probably the most beautiful road I have ever traveled, with the mountain right in front of me, on the left is the city view from above.
After taking pictures here, I moved to the last location, which was also the main location of my trip today – Komezuka .
Address: https://maps.app.goo.gl/eUNcueno5FTqHEqo9
Komezuka is a unique cone-shaped hill located in the Mount Aso area, which is an extremely beautiful tourist destination every summer.
Komezuka is famous for its almost perfect shape, like a hat or an upside-down pile of rice. Because of this shape, it is called "Komezuka," which means "pile of rice" in Japanese.
This hill is about 50 meters high and about 80 meters in diameter, covered with a green color of young grass.
Komezuka has a shape quite similar to the mountains in anime movies.
The time I arrived here was also about 5 pm, so I decided to stay and watch the sunset here.
It seemed like there would be no sunset today, because the clouds were quite thick and covered the sun…
But I ended a perfect day in Kumamoto with a beautiful sunset.
And I returned to Kumamoto city center right after the sunset ended, to continue my journey to explore the provinces of Kyushu in the following days. Follow my series of articles about Kyushu in the next posts. Thank you for reading to the end of the article.
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