Aso Shrine Day Trip: the Great Gate and an Uchinomaki Hot-Spring Stop
Aso Shrine is the head shrine of more than five hundred Aso shrines across Japan, and it stands in Miyaji, in the Ichinomiya district of Aso City, Kumamoto…
Region
Kumamoto
4 quiet, car-free day trips in Kumamoto — no rental car needed.
At a glance
4 guides cover this region. The counts below are the number of guides carrying each tag; a guide can carry several tags, and not every guide is tagged on every line.
- Interest
- Hot Springs (1), Quiet Towns (1)
- Facts last checked
- 2026-09-12 to 2026-10-14
Hitoyoshi: A Castle Town Day on the Kuma River Railway
This guide covers one day in Hitoyoshi, the castle town on the Kuma River in Kumamoto Prefecture, approached from Fukuoka or Kagoshima by rail and highway bus…
Kurokawa Onsen in Kumamoto: Bath Passes, Day Baths and the Jizo Hall
This guide covers the Nyuto Tegata bath pass, day-trip baths at the inns, the Jizo hall and yearly events, and the practical details of visiting Kurokawa Onsen.
Yamaga: Kumamoto's Quiet Onsen and Lantern Town
In the far north of Kumamoto Prefecture, where the Kikuchi River comes down out of the hills, there is a small town that has been receiving bathers for about…