Aso Volcano Museum, Mount Aso

Name: Aso Volcano Museum
Address: 1930-1 Akamizu, Mount Aso, 869-2232, Japan
Telephone: +81 967-34-2111

#1 among attractions in Mount Aso

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The Aso Volcano Museum is a museum that explains volcanoes. It is near Mount Aso, the largest active volcano in Japan. ()

Local name: 阿蘇火山博物館 Coordinates: 32°53'8"N, 131°3'7"E

Address

1930-1 AkamizuMount Aso 869-2232 Japan

Contact

+81 967-34-2111

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Mount Aso

Day trips

Aso Volcano Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aso Shrine, Mount Aso Ropeway, Aso-san, A sukadori dominion.

5.7 miNE
Historical place, Temple
Aso Shrine, Aso
145 min walk • Aso Shrine is a Shinto Shrine in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Aso is one of the oldest shrines in Japan. This shrine holds several Important Cultural Properties, including Ichi-no-shinden, Ni-no-shinden, and Rōmon.
1.6 miE
Aerial tramway
Mount Aso Ropeway, Mount Aso
41 min walk • The Mt. Aso Ropeway was Japanese aerial lift line in Aso, Kumamoto, operated by Kyūshū Sankō Tourism. It was opened in 1958, and climbs Mount Aso. Its official website claims it was the first aerial lift in the world to be built on an active volcano.
2 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Aso-san, Mount Aso
51 min walk • Mount Aso is the largest active volcano in Japan, and is among the largest in the world. It stands in Aso Kujū National Park in Kumamoto Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu. Its peak is 1,592 meters above sea level.
3.3 miN
32°55'54"N • 131°4'1"E
A sukadori dominion, Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park
85 min walk • Zoo, Aquarium
2.3 miE
Neighbourhood
Aso District, Mount Aso
59 min walk • Aso is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. As of the Aso and Yamato mergers, the district has an estimated population of 40,841 and a density of 58.1 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 703.01 km².
3.3 miSW
Village
Minamiaso, Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park
83 min walk • Minamiaso is a village in Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It was formed on February 13, 2005 from the merger of the villages of Chōyō, Hakusui and Kugino. Neighbouring towns are Takamori, Ōzu, and Nishihara.