Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture erupted shortly before noon on Oct. 20, sending a massive plume of dark volcanic smoke up to 3,500 meters high. The first crater of Mount Nakadake erupted ...

Travel through one of the largest calderas in the world at Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Pref. The caldera has fertile ground to sustain crops and livestock. A thrilling view of a gorge ...

Our road trip had begun, and half an hour outside Kumamoto we reached Mount Aso, Japan's largest active volcano ... but we thought it best to admire the mountain from afar with our two young ...