Aso District, Mount Aso

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Aso is a district located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 32°52'22"N, 131°5'19"E

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Aso District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Aso Volcano Museum, Aso Shrine, Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine, Mount Aso Ropeway.

2.3 miW
Specialty museum, Science museum, Natural history museum
Aso Volcano Museum, Mount Aso
59 min walk • The Aso Volcano Museum is a museum that explains volcanoes. It is near Mount Aso, the largest active volcano in Japan. The Museum is in Kusasenri, Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture.
5.4 miN
Historical place, Temple
Aso Shrine, Aso
138 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.
4.3 miE
Sacred and religious sites
Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine, Takamori
109 min walk • Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine is a Shinto Shrine in Takamori, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. This shrine is famous for being the setting of a popular anime and manga comic Hotarubi no Mori e.
0.8 miNW
Aerial tramway
Mount Aso Ropeway, Mount Aso
20 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.
0.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Aso-san, Mount Aso
22 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.
4.3 miN
32°55'54"N • 131°4'1"E
A sukadori dominion, Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park
109 min walk • Zoo, Aquarium
4.1 miSW
Village
Minamiaso, Yaba-Hita-Hikosan Quasi-National Park
104 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.