Visiting Mount Nakadake, Aso, Kumamoto

On the second day, we had decided to take a drive to see the Mount Aso crater otherwise known as Mount Nakadake⛰ When I went there four years ago, it was erupting and I couldn't go to the top of the mountain😢 

Before that, we took a break at Kusasenri observatory. 

Superb views of Mount Komezuka and the outer ring of Aso mountain rims🌄

Kusasenrigahama is a grassland located on the opposite side of the road.

Now, let's go see the Aso crater. 

How to get there

There is two ways to get here either by car🚙 or by bus🚌. I think most travelers taking by bus because it's convenient. Before there was a cable car/ ropeway🚠, but it is gone now😭 You can also take your car to the top. However, there is a toll on the Aso-san Road. You have to pay a 800 yen toll fee to pass through the gate.

The Aso Nakadake crater 1. Volcanic smoke rises from the crater. I can feel the dynamic breath of the earth😄