Experience / Training / Vehicle Spots in Aso Area

  • EL PATIO RANCH
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    4.0
    9 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kumamoto Pref. Asoshi Ichinomiyamachisanno 2305-1
    "This tourist ranch is in Aso City. Guests enjoy horseback riding and dining while taking in the magnificent scenery of the Aso area from their nearly one-square kilometer grassland. They have a horseback riding school and experiential programs that are accessible for beginners. They also have a North American diner themed restaurant that serves specialty steaks and ""Yogan (lava) plate B.B.Q.."""

    口コミ情報を見て伺いましたが、料理が美味しくて、価格もお手頃で満足出来ました。店内の雰囲気も良かったです。

  • Fruit Country Couples
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    5.0
    5 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kumamoto Aso-shi Nishimachi 1003-3
    A tourist farm where you can go fruit picking and take in a view of majestic Mt. Aso. In fall, the farm offers apple and grape picking and, from winter through spring, strawberry picking. Amazingly, fruit picking requires no advance reservation, is time unlimited, and all-you-can-eat. The farm makes use of organic cultivation techniques and grows its apples without pesticides, and its safe, healthy fruits are one of the reasons behind its popularity. The farm's cafe serves homemade apple pie, specially made jams, and soft serve ice cream with strawberries in it, making it an irresistible stop for sweets-lovers.

    アップルパイはとても美味しい!いつもお土産にテイクアウトして帰ります。阿蘇に来たら必ず立ち寄る場所の一つです。

  • Aso milk ranch
    Travel / Tourism
    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunnishiharamura Kawahara 3944-1
    The farm is a hands-on farm overlooking the Kumamoto Plain, where you can interact with animals, milk cows, go horseback riding, plant crops, make sweets and bread, and learn about dairy farming in the Makiba Learning Classroom. The facility is a place where visitors can enjoy nature to the fullest.
  • Kyukamura (Minami-Aso)
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    Kumamoto Pref. Asoguntakamorimachi Takamori 3219
    This Aso Kuju National Park Resort Hotel is in Takamori Town, Aso County in the southern foothills of Mt. Aso. It offers highland camping, star gazing, tennis, and more. There's also a natural hot spring with velvety water and moisturizing properties that are good for the skin. The alkaline simple spring is said to help alleviate nerve pain, sensitivity to cold, and joint pain. It's a great place to unwind while looking out on the five peaks of Mt. Aso.
  • Railway torokko train “Yusuge-go”
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    Kumamoto Pref. Asoguntakamorimachi Takamori South Aso railway Takamori station
    A trolley which runs between Minamiaso Railway Nakamatsu Station and Takamori Station in Kumamoto Prefecture only from March until November. The train only operates on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and the vacation season. The Aso Caldera can be seen from much of the train’s route, and riders can enjoy views of gorgeous mountains and rural landscapes from the open windows of the cars. Train staff also provide a guided tour on the area during the trip. In addition to beautiful views, the ride has its thrills, including travelling along a bridge between Nakamatsu Station and Tateno Station 60 meters above a ravine.
  • Aso Kusasenri horseback riding club
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    Kumamoto Pref. Asoshi Akamizu 1929
    At horse-riding facility Kusasenri, one can feel the magnificent nature of Aso. This facility is especially attractive because even small children can enjoy experiencing safe riding with a carefully-oriented horse. Depending on the time available, three courses are prepared.
  • Minami Aso Luna Astronomical Observatory Auberge Mori no Atelier
    Travel / Tourism
    Kumamoto Aso-gun Minamiasomura Shirakawa 1810
  • Aso Cuddly‧Dominion (Helicopter Sightseeing Flight)
    Travel / Tourism
    Kumamoto Aso-shi Kurokawa 2163
  • Minami Aso Fureai Farm
    Travel / Tourism
    Kumamoto Aso-gun Minamiasomura Ichizeki 1273-1
    This farm is located in Minamiaso Village in the center of the Aso region. Here visitors can enjoy farming activities and picking strawberries grown based on a desire to deliver to customers the innate flavor of the fruit. The farm's choices strawberries, slow-ripened amidst the harsh environment of Aso, are grown utilizing a technique called onsen cultivation. Instead of agricultural chemicals, this environmentally friendly and healthy cultivation method involves the use of white hot spring water, vinegar, and black garlic. The farm's popular all-you-can-eat, time unlimited strawberry picking course requires no advance reservation. The farm also sells strawberries in units of 100 grams from winter through spring.
  • Pottery and Restaurant ZACK BALAN
    Travel / Tourism
    Kumamoto Aso-gun Minamiasomura Kain 5246-1
    This local Aso cuisine restaurant is located a 10-minute drive from Hakusuikogen Station in Minamiaso Village. The restaurant offers bowl and cup pottery making activities which include a course meal, and customers can enjoy making authentic pottery using a potter's wheel, followed by choice cuisine made with an abundance of fresh, local, seasonal vegetables. The restaurant's cuisine is served on original tableware handmade by the potter owner. The establishment's pottery making activities include courteous instruction, and customers rave that even absolute beginners can have fun making pottery here.
  • Art Washi Kobo Hakusui
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    Kumamoto Aso-gun Minamiasomura Shirakawa 2081
    This workshop is located in Shirakawa Suigen Park, the site of the famous Shirakawa Springs, which have been included in Japan's Top 100 Famous Water list. Situated in a corner of the park, visitors to the studio can enjoy a Japanese washi papermaking activity which makes use of the waters of the springs. Customers can choose between making a sheet of paper the size of a standard piece of fancy Japanese paper, or two postcard-sized pieces of paper; the total amount of time required for the activity, including drying the paper, is about 30 minutes. As activity participants get to come in direct contact with waters fresh from Shirakawa Springs, which are practically a synonym for Minamiaso, they can directly experience the stunning purity of the waters.
  • Minamiaso Iwashita Sanchi Strawberry Farm
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    Kumamoto Aso-gun Minamiasomura Ryohei 2174
    This strawberry farm is a five-minute drive from Minamiaso-Shirakawasuigen Station. The farm sprawls on land 500 meters above sea level and cultivates its strawberries using raised platforms built using wood from Aso. The farm makes use of plastic greenhouses, ensuring visitors can pick strawberries even in the middle of winter or on rainy days; the farm grows many varieties of strawberries, including Hinoshizuku, Benihoppe, and Oi C Berry. The farm offers two different strawberry picking courses which let you pick various strawberry varieties - a 60-minute, all-you-can-eat course; and a course in which you pick only the amount you can eat and pay based on how much you pick. As the farm is closed on days when it has no ripe, red berries for visitors to pick, it's a good idea to call the farm before you come to check.
  • Korogi Blueberry Farm
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kumamoto Kami-mashiki-gun Yamatocho Sugeo 1344-1
    This blueberry farm sprawls at the foot of Mt. Aso's southern outer crater. Adjoining the Utase Camping Ground, here visitors can have fun picking blueberries. In most years, blueberry picking is offered from July through early September. The farm also grows some of its blueberries in greenhouses, and customers appreciate the fact that you can pick blueberries here even on rainy days. You can purchase the blueberries you pick to take home. The farm also sells soft serve ice cream and homemade jam made with blueberries.
  • Hana Aso Bikankoichigoen
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    3.5
    53 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kumamoto Pref. Asoshi Ozato 781

    Its a big place that sure attracts your attention, its right on your next when you enter Aso from Daikanbo. But when i visited in a weekend, it looks dead. The restaurant is closed and only few staff...

  • Aso Yamabiguchi course
    Travel / Tourism
    Kumamoto Pref. Asoshi Kurokawa 1802-2
  • seiryunosato aobansera
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    4.0
    2 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kumamoto Pref. Kamimashikigunyamatochou Midorikawa 3715-1

    お友達家族とバーベキュー、流しソーメンで楽しみました。場所は少しわかりにくいですが、山の中で緑に囲まれたいます。夏は川遊びも楽しめて、子どもたちは泳いだりもしてとても楽しそうでした。お値段もお手頃なので、また利用します。

  • Ubuyama Bokujo
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    5.0
    3 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kumamoto Aso-gun Ubuyamamura Yamaga 2100-3

    さわやかな風が吹く大草原の中で食べるソフトクリームはとっても美味しかったです!搾乳やバター作りなどの体験もあって良かったです。

  • Naka Hata Farm
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    5.0
    1 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Kumamoto Kami-mashiki-gun Yamatocho Shiraono 168

    とても綺麗で美味しい苺が清潔に管理されています。 通路も広くハウスの中は快適で、良い体験ができました。 オーナー夫妻も感じ良く接客して頂きました。 イチゴの加工品などもたくさん買い求めることが出来ます。

  • yattomituketa ! totteokino Strawberry Hatake
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunminamiasomura Ryouhei 281
  • kankobudonoen North Grape Farm
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Kumamoto Pref. Asogunminamiasomura Yoshida 1005

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Kumamoto lies in the center of Kyushu, a calm prefecture perfect for easy strolls around the historic center and lazy evenings in the natural hot springs at Kurokawa Onsen. For a slightly more strenuous activity, head to Mount Aso, whose surrounding hills offer hiking opportunities aplenty with views over the active volcano.

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