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Newest Review: ... interesting feature of the National Park is the fields where cattle graze. These are branded with a kanji mark and it certainly seemed strange to see a cow with Japanese writing on its side! Anyway, back to the volcano. When we approached the top of the mountains a mist descended and the volcanic crater was barely visible! It was also very cold and I was glad I had taken a jacket in the car! A cable car operates to take visitors to the rim of the volcanic crater and on a clear day you can see a lake at the bottom. Of course because it was misty we saw very little of this! The smell of sulphur was strong too and although we were no... more

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National Parks in Japan: Mount Aso (793 words)
by - written on 18/04/07 (Very useful, 146 readings)
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I feel that I am somewhat fortunate in that I have been to one of Japan's National Parks, the one situated on the southern island of Kyushu. This is the Aso-Kuju National Park and is centrally situated on the island, between the major towns of Beppo and Kumamoto. The highlight for me was to see Mount Aso, where there is an active volcano. We left Kumamoto, where we were staying, in hot sunshine and drove through some beautiful countryside. This was mostly farmland where rice and bamboo seemed to be the major crops, but I am told they also grow tobacco and wheat but I am not sure I remember seeing those. It is interesting to see how the ... Read the complete review