Car-friendly parking zone with all lawn A caretaker is also stationed in the car, so you can stay in the car with peace of mind.
The Yoshimuda Plateau stretches 600 to 700 meters above sea level at the foot of the Aso Outer Rim Mountains. The RV park, named after the Spanish word "patio" meaning "courtyard" on this plateau, is all grass, vehicle-friendly, and staffed by a caretaker for peace of mind. The famous water from the Yoshimuda water source is used for showers and baths to refresh you with the fresh highland air. In addition to the family baths, a wood-fired Goemon Bath is available for an additional fee or with prior consultation.
Japan's first carnivorous dinosaur fossil unearthed Ofuna Town is the "home of dinosaurs!
Since 1990, dinosaur fossil excavation surveys have been conducted in Mifune Town in a stratum that is approximately 90 million years old (Middle Cretaceous Period), and many valuable fossils have been unearthed, including the discovery of a fossil brain box of a carnivorous dinosaur, therizinosaurus (commonly known as Mifune-ryu), which was the third such find in the world at the time and the first in Japan. Mifune-cho is the "home of dinosaurs" and a leading academic center of "dinosaurology. The museum's permanent exhibition is entitled "Introduction? Exploring the Ancient World," "Mifune in the Cretaceous Period," "Evolution of Vertebrates," "The World of Dinosaurs," and "Life and the Earth. The museum exhibits approximately 850 items, including fossils discovered in the town and dinosaur skeletons collected from around the world. In addition, the backyard, including the analysis room, biochemistry room, and specimen room, is open to the public in an "open laboratory" style to showcase research and investigations. It also serves as a place for communication between users and museum staff.
Adults 500 yen, high school and university students 300 yen, elementary and junior high school students 200 yen, free for children under elementary school age
Business Hours
9:00-17:00 (admission until 16:30)
regular closing day
Monday (or the following day if Monday is a national holiday)
Hands-on farm ideal for small children Souvenirs include award-winning cheeses from home and abroad
Within its vast 350,000 m2 area, visitors can experience milking, petting small animals, seasonal harvesting, sausage and jam making, and more. This is the perfect place for travelers with small children. Adults will be happy to be able to purchase original dairy and meat products directly from the ranch. The farm is especially proud of its cheese. Asono (Gouda cheese type) won the Gold Award at the World Cheese Awards 2019, Milk Tree (string cheese type) won the Excellence Award at the 12th ALL JAPAN Natural Cheese Contest, and Japan Cheese Awards 2020", and "Ranch no Moui (Camembert cheese type)", which won the Bronze Award at the "Japan Cheese Awards 2020". Cheese lovers will not be able to resist!
Bathe in negative ions at Nishihara Village's power spots!
Aso erupted hundreds of thousands of years ago. The waterfall was selected as one of the "100 Best Waterfalls in Kumamoto Prefecture" and was so named because the water falling from the 20-meter drop looks like a white thread. It is also known as "Yosehime no Taki" (Yosehime Falls), which refers to the legend of "Yosehime," a legend passed down in the waterfall. The legend is based on the tragedy of a man who was married to a giant snake that disguised itself as a beautiful woman, or the legend of the giant snake. Aside from this, many people visit Shiraito Falls in summer in search of coolness. At the nearby Shiraito Falls Exchange Center "Itomai Kiki," visitors can enjoy somen-nagashi, a traditional Japanese noodle dish. From July to September each year, the waterfall is lit up at night, creating a fantastic sight as the spray of the waterfall shines brightly.
You can see the impressive large water discharge! Hats off to the mastery of Higo stonemasons' techniques!
This stone bridge is located right in front of Michi-no-Eki Tsujunkyo Bridge. In this area of central Kumamoto Prefecture, there are many excellent stonemasons called "Higo stonemasons," who built many spectacle bridges, or arch bridges, from the Edo period to the Meiji period. The Tsujunkyo Bridge is one of them and is the largest arched aqueduct in Japan. It was built in 1854 to solve a long-standing water shortage. The aqueduct is 126 m long, the bridge is 75.6 m long, 6.3 m wide, 20.2 m high, and the arches are 27.6 m in radius, all of which are necessary to discharge a large volume of water through the water vents in the center of the bridge. That amount, in one day and night, amounts to 15,000 m2. Water is drawn from the upper reaches of the Sasahara River, about 6 km away, to moisten the drought-stricken fields, which were damaged in the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake, but repairs were completed in the spring of 2020. The town office prepares a calendar of water discharges each year, and visitors are invited to enjoy the show from under the bridge or from above.
