Mount Aso Volcano

After waking up at the フェアフィールド・バイ・マリオット・熊本阿蘇 Fairfield by Marriott Kumamoto Aso, we had a Lawson breakfast before visiting the first crater viewpoint for 阿蘇中岳 Aso Nakadake, one of five volcanic peaks within 阿蘇山 Aso Volcano. We were lucky to have seen the water-filled crater as the weather changed to rain and low clouds. After, we visited the 内牧 Uchinomaki district of 阿蘇 Aso where we had a late lunch before briefly visiting the Aso Milk Factory‘s nearby store.

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Kagoshima

After waking up at the Grand Hyatt Fukuoka, we took the Shinkansen down to 鹿児島市 Kagoshima and then a local train to Sengan-en Station. From the station, we had a fantastic view of 桜島 Sakurajima, a nearby active volcano that was spewing an ash cloud at the time! We visited the nearby 仙巌園 Sengan-en and had lunch there. We visited 城山公園 Shiroyama Park before having dinner and returning to Hakata.

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