[ Day-1 PICK UP ] 08:00 Your hotel or HAKATA Station, HAKATA Port in Fukuoka city At the airport, a driver with a name board will meet you at the arrival gate and guide you to the bus parking lot. If you can apply, please let us know your [arrival flight number] in advance. Fukuoka - Kumamoto - Aso - Takachiho, Miyazaki *This package does not include any arrangements such as booking and paying for your hotel in Takachiho, so please make all hotel arrangements and payments yourself. Takachiho - Fukuoka

[ Day-1 ] 09:30-10:30 Kumamoto Castle, Chuo Ward, Kumamoto *The castle itself is free to enter, paid rooms in Kumamoto Castle: ¥800 per adult (≒$5) "The Splendid and Stormy 400-Year History of Kumamoto Castle" The iconic Kumamoto castle that we see today was completed in 1607 by Kato Kiyomasa, the first daimyo (feudal lord) of the castle, with great effort and the latest technology. Since then, Kumamoto Castle has set the stage for the stories of a variety of significant heros spanning 400 years of Japan's history. The Hosokawa clan, swordmaster Miyamoto Musashi, and Imperial Army commander Tani Tateki are just some of the heroes who have carved their names on the tablet of the castle's dramatic history. So sit back and relax as we take you back to Kumamoto Castle as it was, up until today, on a journey spanning 400 years.

[ Day-1 ] 11:45 Komezuka, Otohime, Aso, Kumamoto 869-2226 Descending slightly from Nakadake Crater brings you to Komezuka, a picture-perfect scoria cone with a circular indentation in the top. Despite its diminutive height of just 80 m, Komezuka is a proper volcano, the indented peak of which offers evidence of past eruptions. The gentle slopes are covered in grass that changes from soft green in spring to desolate brown in winter. Contrasting dramatically with the jaggedly majestic scenery surrounding it, Komezuka is a popular attraction for photographers. Visitors to Kami-komezuka can observe a cross section of the scoria cone, which has an unusually symmetrical form. Scoria is a type of volcanic rock that resembles black pumice stone, with many tiny holes in it. The holes are formed when magma expelled by a volcanic eruption cools quickly, hardening around the tunnels of escaping air.

[ Day-1 ] Noon-16:00 Kusasenri at the foot of Mt. Aso *Lunch is at the restaurant "New Kusenri" on Mt. Aso. You can also experience horseback riding in the grassland in front of you for an additional fee. You can book other activities yourself. *Depending on the eruption situation, you may not be able to get close to the crater of Mt. Aso. https://www.aso-volcano.jp/eng/ Mt.Aso's caldera is one of the world's largest calderas, which stretches 18km east-west, 25km north-south. There are five mountains, Mt.Nekodake, Mt.Takadake, Mt.Nakadake, Mt.Eboshidake, Mt.Kishimadake called "Aso Gogaku" at the center of the caldera. Mt.Nakadake is still active and its crater is 600m in diameter, 130m in depth and 4km in circumference. You can see the huge crater emitting white smoke and the magnificent scenery up close. When the level of volcanic activity is high, you may not be able to approach the crater. ※Access to the crater can be restricted due to the weather conditions, please check it

[ Day-1 DROP OFF ] 17:30 at TAKACHIHO town, Miyazaki Pref *Please book the following yourself and pay directly on site. e.g.) Solest Takachiho Hotel, 1261-1 Mitai, Takachiho, Nishiusuki District, Miyazaki 882-1101 *A popular hotel booking site in Japan. https://travel.rakuten.com/ *Dinner at rural Japanese inns usually takes place around 6pm. Tomorrow morning, the bus will come back to pick you up at the same place where you were dropped off. [ TAKACHIHO KAGURA Night Show ] *From 8pm, the local specialty "Kagura" will be performed. For more information, please contact the Takachiho Tourist Association. https://takachiho-kanko.info/en/boat_kagura/ *Evening transportation is not included, so it is best to book a hotel as close to the venue as possible.