Mount Aso

Mount Aso: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Mount Aso

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Mount Aso — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 32.88270, 131.09474. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Mount Aso

• Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine · temple · Aso · ~8 km · Must-see
• Shiramizu Falls · waterfall · Oita Prefecture · ~21 km · Must-see
• くじゅう花公園 · park · Oita Prefecture · ~29 km · Must-see
• Mt. Sobosan · viewpoint · Oita Prefecture · ~30 km · Must-see
• 城原八幡社 · temple · Oita Prefecture · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mt. Kuju · viewpoint · Oita Prefecture · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Hōsshō · viewpoint · Kusu · ~33 km · Must-see
• Takachiho Shrine · temple · Oita Prefecture · ~34 km · Must-see
• Takachihokyo · waterfall · Oita Prefecture · ~35 km · Must-see
• Kikuchi Shrine · temple · Saga Prefecture · ~36 km · Must-see
• Amanoiwato Shrine · temple · Oita Prefecture · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kengun Shrine · viewpoint · Oita Prefecture · ~42 km · Must-see
• Shindō Falls · waterfall · Kusu · ~43 km · Must-see
• Harajiri Water Falls · waterfall · Oita Prefecture · ~43 km · Must-see
• Izumi-jinja · temple · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~44 km · Must-see
• Suizen-ji Joju-en · sanctuary · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~44 km · Must-see
• Fujisaki Hachimangū · temple · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~45 km · Must-see
• Kumamoto Castle · fort · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Mount Aso

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Mount Aso

• Mt. Sobosan · viewpoint · Oita Prefecture · ~30 km · Must-see
• Mt. Kuju · viewpoint · Oita Prefecture · ~33 km · Must-see
• Mount Hōsshō · viewpoint · Kusu · ~33 km · Must-see
• Kengun Shrine · viewpoint · Oita Prefecture · ~42 km · Must-see
• Kinpo Zan · viewpoint · Kumamoto Prefecture · ~54 km · Must-see
• Takasakiyama · viewpoint · Oita Prefecture · ~72 km · Must-see
• Yabakei · viewpoint · Oita Prefecture · ~78 km · Must-see
• Mt. Ichifusa · viewpoint · Kuma · ~79 km · Must-see
• 八面山 · viewpoint · Oita Prefecture · ~87 km · Must-see
• 求菩提山 · viewpoint · Oita Prefecture · ~92 km · Must-see

All hill stations & viewpoints in Kumamoto Prefecture

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