Ryokans & onsen
Yama no Hotel Musoen
山のホテル 夢想園
A high-end onsen hotel above Yufuin, with huge open-air baths facing Mount Yufu, traditional rooms and excellent kaiseki.
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Aso-Kuju National Park · 9 places
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
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
Kurokawa Onsen Okunoyu
黒川温泉 奥の湯
A stay at Okunoyu, a forest ryokan in Kurokawa Onsen known for its riverside rotenburo, including one mixed outdoor bath.
Hikes & walks
Nakadake and Kuju mountain range hike from Makinoto pass
くじゅう連山
Open ridges, sweeping peak views and mountains that glow with colour.
Hikes & walks
Kishimadake and Eboshidake hikes at Mount Aso
杵島岳・烏帽子岳
Two short hikes from Kusasenri to Kishimadake and Eboshidake, with open views across the active volcanic centre of Mount Aso.
Ryokans & onsen
Aso Plaza Hotel
阿蘇プラザホテル
A no-frills base for hiking Mount Aso and the Kuju Mountains.