Japan

Day 19/26

Nabegataki Falls & Mt Aso

Aso/Mon 2 Nov 2026

Plan

  1. Breakfast at Au Pan & Coffee bakery

    In Manganji, 10 min drive

  2. Nabegataki Falls

    20 min drive. £1.50pp entry — need to book online. Spend 30 mins here, then try the local delicacies at Sorairo no Tane, a popular bakery on Route 387 near Nabegataki Park.

  3. Mt Aso

    1hr drive. Cars can drive all the way to a parking lot next to the crater, but it's £5 per car (round trip) for the last few km, which is a toll road.

  4. Should be finished

  5. Sunset

Au Pan & Coffee

6733-1 Manganji, Minamioguni, Aso District, Kumamoto 869-2402

Au Kurokawa, building C

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Nabegataki Falls

Kurobuchi, Oguni, Aso District, Kumamoto

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Mt Aso crater area
Mt Aso crater area

Mt Aso walks

  • Mt Eboshidake2hr round trip
  • Mt Kishimadake1hr round trip

Alternate plan if able to go within 1km: 90 min hike.

Trail map
Trail map