A museum facility where you can learn about Kuju

This is a museum introducing the nature in Aso-Kuju National Park. It has many display articles about the nature and culture in Kuju. The short films about Kuju also let you feel the nature here. In this center, you can get information about mountains and seasonal nature. There is a space you can take a rest and relax yourself.

A precious marsh which is registered under the Ramsar Convention

In Tadewara Marsh, you can see beautiful sceneries, local animals and plants which change according to the season. The wooden paths are built through the marsh and you can casually walk around it within 20 – 60minutes ( the required time differs depending on the course you choose). Some part of the path is accessible for a wheelchair. Chojabaru Visitor Center is located just in front this marsh.

This area is located at the foot of Mt.Kurodake, where the primeval forests still remain and clear spring water comes out. This natural spring is selected as one of “the 100 selected Great Water Sources in Japan”. Anyone who visits Oike can drink freely this famous water. A walking path is arranged through Oike pond park. You can follow the path and go into the forest to reach Meisui Fall.

This Pass is the highest point along Yamanami Highway, at an elevation of 1,330m. It has a trailhead leading to Mt.Kuju or Mt. Nakadake, from which many hikers head for their destinations. About 10-minute walk up on the steep paved slope takes you to a lookout, where you can see whole Handa plateau below your eyes.

A park selected as one of “the places of Scenic Beauty in Oita prefecture”.

In 1873, this park was designated as one of the modern parks as well as Arashiyama in Kyoto. It is also selected as one of “the places of Scenic Beauty in Oita prefecture”. In this park, there are some large cedar trees and a natural spring. You can enjoy walking in a calm and relaxing atmosphere of this Japanese-style garden.

A pleasant camp site with the grasslands, the woods, and a clear stream.

This camp site is located at the elevation of 850m in the food of the Kuju Range. Since this area is cool even in mid-summer, it is an ideal place to enjoy camping.

A scenic place you can look around both the Kuju range and Aso five mountains

Daikanbo Viewpoint is a scenic spot named by a great Japanese writer, Sobo Tokutomi. Aso five mountains seen from this place is called “Aso Nehan-zo” (an image of the Buddha immediately after his death). Early in the morning, sea clouds cover Aso valleys creating a mysterious scenery. The Kuju Range can be seen from the southern side of this point.

渓谷沿いの道や林間、飯田高原の雄大な草原を歩くコース

九重“夢”大吊橋から長者原までを結ぶ、全長12.2kmのオルレコース。青と赤の矢印を目印にして歩きながら、渓谷沿いの道や林間、飯田高原の雄大な草原を体感できます。