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.

"This coexistence between people and nature is especially evident in Kyushu, with examples like the grasslands of Aso, shaped by over 1,000 years of human-nature collaboration. The volcanoes serve ...

A trans-Kyushu road trip, in part along the Yamanami ... Our road trip had begun, and half an hour outside Kumamoto we reached Mount Aso, Japan's largest active volcano, which last erupted in ...

Kuju Shinrin Koen Ski Resort is located in the Kuju area of the Aso-Kuju National Park ... Ski Resort is nevertheless the biggest one in Kyushu. This mountain is particularly well-suited for ...

ASO, Kumamoto Prefecture--Despite pleas from ... been steadily restored since the Kumamoto Earthquakes rocked parts of Kyushu in April 2016. But no repair work is in sight for the Kario highway ...