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Hikes & walks

Mount Yufu East Peak hike

由布岳

Mount Yufu is the twin-peaked cone that defines the Yufuin skyline, and reaching its East Peak is a demanding, full-day climb. It is a serious effort, but this is a great mountain and well worth it.

Hikes & walks

Garandake crater hike

伽藍岳

A quiet volcanic crater walk between Beppu and Yufuin, with warm fumarole fields and wide views of Mount Yufu and Beppu Bay

Hikes & walks

Sensuikyo hike to Nakadake and Takadake

仙酔峡・中岳・高岳

A rocky, exposed Mount Aso hike from Sensuikyo to Nakadake, Takadake and the crater ridge, with close-up views into the active crater system.

Hikes & walks

Mount Mimata hike from Chojabaru

三俣山

A quiet spring hike from Chojabaru Visitor Center to Mount Mimata's west peak and main peak, with open volcanic views, dry grass ridges and rocky climbs

Ryokans & onsen

Kuju Hossho Hotel

九重星生ホテル

A quiet mountain hotel in Aso-Kuju National Park with panoramic rooms, a tunnel-connected open-air onsen, careful kaiseki meals and easy access to Chojabaru and the Mount Mimata trailhead.

Ryokans & onsen

Sukumo Resort Yashinoyu

宿毛リゾート椰子の湯

A quiet hilltop onsen hotel on Ōshima, a small island joined to Sukumo by a bridge with terraced outdoor baths over the bay.

Ryokans & onsen

Kumo no Ueno Hot Spring

雲の上の温泉

A distinctive hot spring complex beside a gallery built by Kengo Kuma, combining outdoor baths with mountain views and an unusual architectural setting.

Ryokans & onsen

Nakatsukeikoku Yunomori is a small traditional inn at the entrance of Nakatsu Gorge in Kochi's Niyodo valley: quiet Japanese-style rooms right over the river, an open-air onsen, and the gorge walk starting at the door.