案内所Information

パソコンPC Facilities

ホテル / 宿泊施設Hotel / Accommodation

キャッシュサービス

郵便局

Cash Service

博物館/美術館Museum

Post Office

ゴルフ場Golf Course

レンタカー

レンタル電動アシスト付き自転車

ロープウェイ

駐車場

Car Rental

Electric Bicycle Rental

Ropeway

Parking鉄道 / 鉄道駅Railway / Railway Stationバス / バスのりばBus / Bus Stop

レストランRestaurant

展望地 / 景勝地 キャンプ場

温泉

Viewpoint神社Shrine

水源Spring史跡Historic Site

Camp Site

JR豊肥本線JR Hohi Line

南阿蘇鉄道Minami Aso Railway Line

ジオツーリズムコース

滝WaterfallHot Spring

公園Park

凡例　Legend

Geotourism Course

Oguni-go Area Hot Spring (Tsuetate Hot Spring)Oguni-go Area Hot Spring (Tsuetate Hot Spring)

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阿蘇市

うちのまき

いちのかわ

かぶと岩

阿蘇ゆたっと村

北山展望所

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三愛高原ホテル

花の湯温泉館

うぶやま民宿村

瀬の本高原

小国町役場

南小国町役場

小国高校

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展望所

阿蘇スカイライン

いこいのむら みやじ

エルパティオ牧場古代の里●●

国造神社

中通古墳群

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南小国町

小国町

小国町

一の宮町

宮原

筋湯

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黒川

満願寺

赤馬場

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乙姫

涌蓋山▲

三久保

やまなみ

ハイウェイ

あそ

阿蘇黄土

JR豊肥本線

阿蘇神社

阿蘇市役所

宮地・役犬原地区湧水群

阿蘇中央高校

熊本県阿蘇総合庁舎

Aso Sta.

Ichinokawa Sta.

Uchinomaki Sta.

Ikoi-no-mura Sta. Miyaji Sta.

Otohime

Sakanashi

Aso Chuo Senior High SchoolAso Shrine

Aso City Hall

Ichinomiya TownNakodori Tumulus Cluster

Cluster of Springs in Miyajiand Yakuinbaru District

Kumamoto Prefecture Aso General Office

Kabuto-iwa (rock)

Aso Yellow Soil（Aso Odo）

Aso Yutatto-mura

Kitayama Lookout

Aso Skyline

Minami-Oguni Town

Oguni Town

Oguni Town

Mt. Waita

Sujiyu

Kurokawa

Sanai Kogen Hotel

Senomoto Highland

Yusuikyo Gorge Yusuikyo Gorge

Miyahara

Akababa

Manganji Temple

Oguni Senior High School

El Patio Ranch

Yamanami Road

Sports Park

Aso Tourism Ranch

Lookout

Kodai-no-sato

Kokuzo Shrine

Hana-no Onsen-kan

Ubuyama Farm Village

NabegatakiFallsNabegatakiFalls

Oshito-ishiOshito-ishi

Mikubo

Aso City

Michi-no-eki Aso

Aso Cuddly Dominion

JR Hohi Main Line

Oguni-go Area Hot Spring(Waita Hot Spring)Oguni-go Area Hot Spring(Waita Hot Spring)

Oguni-go Area Hot Spring (Kurokawa Hot Spring)Oguni-go Area Hot Spring (Kurokawa Hot Spring)

オートポリス

阿蘇牧場

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阿蘇市

Autopolis

Aso City

Aso Farm

ミルクロードMilk Road

鍋ヶ滝鍋ヶ滝

（黒川温泉）小国郷温泉（黒川温泉）

遊水峡遊水峡

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小国郷温泉

小国郷温泉

（杖立温泉）小国郷温泉

（わいた温泉郷）（わいた温泉郷）小国郷温泉

（杖立温泉）小国郷温泉

大観峰大観峰

道の駅小国ゆうステーション道の駅小国ゆうステーション

DaikanboDaikanbo

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坂本善三美術館Sakamoto Zenzo Museum

Michi-no-eki Oguni “Yu Station”Michi-no-eki Oguni “Yu Station”

総合物産館きよらカァサ●

Local Product Center "Kiyora Casa"

●農村公園あぴかFarming Village Park “Apika”

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はな阿蘇美

内牧温泉Uchinomaki Hot Spring

Hana-Asobi

ASO田園空間博物館Aso Den’en Kukan Eco Museum Office

Oguni Town Hall

Minami-Oguni Town Hall

阿蘇市

産山村

高森町

山都町

西原村南阿蘇村

小国町

南小国町

Oguni Town

Minami-Oguni Town

UbuyamaVillage

Aso City

NishiharaVillage

Minami-AsoVillage Takamori

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Yamato Town

［TEL］0967-46-4111 ［TEL］0967-42-1213

A two-storied roadside station fully covered with glass walls. There are shops of local specialties on the first floor and a gallery and information center of Oguni Town on the second floor.

For local products and tourism information in Oguni TownMichi-no-eki Oguni “Yu Station”

The building is characterized by the pyramid shaped structure. It boasts an array of local products including agr icul tural products such as vegetables, mountain vegetables, and puddings made from Jersey cow milk.

An array of local specialties of Minami-Oguni TownBussan-kan (Local Product Center) “Kiyora Casa”

ASO

Geotourism

Places of

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A group of andesite megaliths located on a hill 845 m above sea level. The biggest stone has a pyramid shape with a heightof 5.5 m and circumference of 15.3 m. The stones have been long worshiped by local people as “Iwakura” or holy rocks. This place offers a grandstand view of the grassland on the pyroclastic plateau of the north outer rim.

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●Kurokawa Hot Spring 　(Minami-Oguni Town)

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JR Aso Station / Michi-no-eki Aso

Daikanbo Aso City

Oshito-ishi Minami-Oguni Town

Oguni Town

Oguni TownYusuikyo Gorge

Nabegataki Falls

Oguni-go Area Hot Spring Minami-Oguni TownOguni Town

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The Aso caldera is believed to have been formed by the great eruption about 90,000 years ago. About 50,000 people live inside the caldera and have developed the unique culture of Aso. This course is designed to experience Aso by enjoying its beautiful caldera land features and landscape created by the volcano and people.

Tracing the History of the world-classCaldera and its Impact

A geopoint where you can enjoy a panoramic view of the five Aso peaks and the caldera. One can appreciate the scale of the eruption which formed the caldera by observing the geographical features visible from this site.

A rock riverbed found in a small river in the northern caldera. It is formed by ignimbrite of Aso pyroclastic sediment. The normal water depth is around 50 cm, making it a popular destination for summer holidays.

Started as hot spr ing resort for recuperation in 1961, Kurokawa Hot Spring has become famous nationwide. Its thermal source is considered to be the Kuju volcanic system.

●Waita Hot Spring　(Oguni Town)It refers to a group of hot springs which inc ludes Hagenoyu, Takenoyu, Asozuru, Jigokudani, and Yamakawa Hot Springs. These hot springs are located on the west foot of the Kuju volcano, and are influenced by it.

●Tsuetate Hot Spring　(Oguni Town)The hot spring wells up along Tsuetate River, whose thermal source is the Kuju volcanic system. It is traditionally said that Kobo-Daishi Kukai was impressed by the efficacy of the hot spring during his journey in the beginning of the Heian Era.

It is a waterfall that flows over ignimbrite of Aso pyroclastic sediment. It is 9 m high and 25 m wide and the lower part of the waterfall is hollowed out in the depth of around 15 m, so it is possible to see the waterfall from the back side.

Daikanbo（Aso City）

Yusuikyo Gorge（Oguni Town）

Oguni-go Area Hot Spring（Minami-Oguni Town・Oguni Town）

Oshito-ishi（Minami-Oguni Town）

Nabegataki Falls（Oguni Town）

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Geotourism Course

Geotourism Course map

Tracing the Historyof the World-class

Caldera and its Impact

Aso is alive! A journey across time and space, experiencingthe land of Aso and the lives of those who dwell

in the shadow of the volcano.

阿蘇は、生きている。

The world-class largest caldera is the symbol of Aso Geopark. Unique land features and strata have been formed by considerable volcanic activities over the past 270,000 years and by a great eruption that occurred 90,000 years ago. Visitors will learn about such geographical information as well as influences of the eruption on various places in Japan through geosites.

Among the volcanic clusters in the caldera, Nakadake Crater is highlighted because of its repeated and substantial volcanic activities from prehistoric times until the present. We will show you the unique landscape and ecology around Nakadake Crater, and the lives of people who live in symbiosis with the active volcano.

People who live side by side with a volcano have explored ways to live in harmony with nature in awe of the volcano, and developed their own culture and l ifestyle. And nature has brought them abundant blessings like spring water and hot springs which are commonly found in volcanic regions.

◎Memories of eruptions engraved in the grand caldera

◎Nakadake Crater: Feeling the breath of the earth

◎Blessings of the volcanic mountain and people’s lives

We introduce geotourism basedon three themes to comprehensivelyshow the attractions of Aso Geopark

The Aso Caldera is situated in central Kyushu, Japan. It is one of the largest calderas in the world, covering a total area of 350 k㎡ and measuring 18 km east-west and 25 km north-south in width. In the caldera are the five peaks of Mt. Aso: Mt. Takadake, Mt. Nekodake, Mt. Kij imadake, Mt. Eboshidake, and the still-fuming Mt. Nakadake. There also lie volcanic clusters consisting of various mountains. A plain spreads at the foot of the mountain range from north to south. Surrounding the plain and volcanic clusters, the outer rims form a gently-sloping pyroclastic plateau. This unique geography is formed by the Aso volcano, which has displayed repeated volcanic activities since approximately 270,000 years ago. The major theme of Aso Geopark is to provide visitors with information about the geological history of the Aso volcano and its relation to the lives of people: how they have enjoyed the bounties of the e a r t h , e n g a g e d i n t h e i r livelihood, and developed a unique culture and landscape.

By observing the earth and nature scientifically, we define a place of scientific importance as a geopark, where many valuable and beautiful natural heritages exist such as strata, rocks, topography, volcano, and faults. A geopark values conservation and utilization of geological heritages. It is a place for people to become familiar with “geo” (the earth), learn about its history and mechanisms, and think about its relation to ecology as well as human life through natural heritages including the culture of the people in the area. Geoparks are promoted around the world by the Global Geoparks Network（GGN）, which was established in 2004 and is supported by UNESCO.

The Land of AsoVolcano and theLives of Its People

■What is the “Geopark” ?

Stromboli Phenomenon

Aso Geopark Promotion CouncilAso Volcanic Museum 1F, 1930-1 Akamizu, Aso City, Kumamoto prefecture 869-2232 Japan.

[Aso Geopark Promotion Council] Kumamoto Prefecture, Aso City, Minami-Oguni Town, Oguni Town, Ubuyama Village, Takamori Town, Minami-Aso Village, Nishihara Village, Yamato Town, Aso Eco Tourism Association, National Aso Youth Friendship Center, Aso Den’en kukan Eco Museum Office, Aso Museum, Namino Plateau Yasuragi Recreation and Rest Center, Aso Nature Guide Association, Aso Tanibito Eco Museum, Aso Park Volunteers Association, Aso City Tourism Association, Minami-Oguni Town Tourism Association, Oguni Tourism Association, Ubuyama Village Tourism Association, Takamori Town Tourism Association, Minami-Aso Village Tourism Association, Yamato Town Tourism Association, Aso Volcano Museum, Kumamoto University, Aso Volcanological Laboratory Institute for Geothermal Sciences Graduate School of Science Kyoto University, Kumamoto Geosciences Association, Kumamoto Geotechnical Consultants Association, Aso Nature Conservation Group, Natural Parks Foundation Aso Branch, Aso Green Stock Foundation, Aso Design Center Founda-tion, Aso Junior Chamber of Commerce, Kumamoto 21, Japan Limonite Co., Ltd.

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Access to Aso Geopark from each prefecture in Kyushu,Japan

平成24年度環境省地域コーディネーター活用事業

HP : http://www.aso-geopark.jp/ E-mail : info@aso-geopark.jp

ACCESS

Kyushu