Kusasenri

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Kusasenri

A vast, wide open green escape to empty your mind and soul.

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Mount Eboshi is one of the 5 peaks found in the center of Mount Aso. Here you’ll find Kusasenri, the breathtakingly vast, emerald green grasslands that expand northwards. Many textbook writings, as well as classical poets and song writers have immortalized its beauty in their works, making Kusasenri one of the most iconic images that people know when thinking of Mount Aso.

Kusansenri is the grassy, circular crater created by a volcanic eruption 30,000 years ago. The picture-perfect, emerald plains sit 1140 meters high in a roughly 1-km diameter basin that’s also home to two crater lakes. With the smouldering Mount Naka at it’s back, the seamlessly endless green plains and the herds of horses galloping across it make for an otherworldly scene that’s truly unforgettable. While rich in nature, the verdant landscape is actually maintained by an annual pasture burning, a necessary blaze and symbiotic link between humans and nature that keeps the beautiful grasslands alive.

Nearby the parking lot you’ll find the Aso Volcano Museum that details the origin of the nature escapes at Mount Aso, and even a realtime volcano stream showing the current state of the active volcano. For horse-lovers you can even try a horse-riding tour across Kusasenri for an all new way to explore the area.

Highlights

  • Home to the iconic backdrop of fresh green grass rolling into the horizon.
  • Horseback riding available (fee applies).
  • Also home to the Aso Volcano Museum, a spot to learn more about Mt. Aso.
  • Try Aso food specials like Aka-gyu Ricebowls at New Kusasenri, the nearby restaurant with a view.
  • The summer season, with idyllic green backdrops is considered the best season, but the winter months blanketed snow are equally stunning.

Photos

  • Enjoy 1337 meters of hiking as you make your way to the summit of Mount Eboshi.

    Enjoy 1337 meters of hiking as you make your way to the summit of Mount Eboshi.

  • The pasture burning in March is an early spring tradition and iconic snapshot in Aso.

    The pasture burning in March is an early spring tradition and iconic snapshot in Aso.

  • Kusasenri transforms into an unforgettable blanket of silver snow in the winter months.

    Kusasenri transforms into an unforgettable blanket of silver snow in the winter months.

  • Try your hand at horseback riding in the middle of wide open nature (fee applies).

    Try your hand at horseback riding in the middle of wide open nature (fee applies).

  • Visit the Aso Volcano Museum to learn about the origin of Kusasenri.

    Visit the Aso Volcano Museum to learn about the origin of Kusasenri.

Reviews

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  • Sunny Wang

    去年夏天前往草千里時,看到烏帽子岳還有綠油油草原,還看到整群的馬兒悠然自在的在草原上散步,很慵懶~景色粉美~這邊也有提供騎馬行程可以參加喔~下次帶女兒來學學騎🐎哦❤️

  • 謝麗

    藍天綠地彷彿來到蒙古大草原!

Details

Name in Japanese
草千里ヶ浜
Postal Code
869-2232
Address
Akamizu, Aso City, Kumamoto
Telephone
0967-34-1600 (Aso Information Center)
Hours
Always open
Access
From JR Aso Station, take the Aso Kako Line Bus and get off at Kusasenri Aso Kazan Hakubutsukan-mae to arrive.
Official Website
Official Website (Japanese)