Mt Aso

The weather was gorgeous the day we went up to Mt. Aso, located in Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu. Mt. Aso's volcanic rim is 128km in circumference, the largest in the world. We visited Mt Aso in the middle of November, during the autumn-winter season. The three people are Ismail, Basak and Prof Nakatsukasa.



This is a picture of Mt Naka (Nakadake) crater which is still active and stands at 1700 meters high. "Tourists at the summit can take a close-range look at the dynamic fumes rising from the crater which extends about l kilometer north and south and about 400 meters east and west and has a perimeter about 4 kilometers long."-Japan National Tourist Organization website-



Since Nakadake crater is still active, shelter dugouts are provided around the crater.



Anyone who had walked to this area will place a stone on top of the pile. From here you have an excellent view of Mt. Aso area.



Here is an image of my own shadow.

Below are more pictures of Mt. Aso....