Fire Ceremony at Aso Shrine around Aso Caldera, Aso-Kuju National Park. Photograph Courtesy Ministry of the Environment, Japan. Sakura-jima is the enduring talisman of Kirishima-Kinkowan.
Japan is much more than temples ... and entire towns lay out in the 75-mile circumference! Within Aso-Kuju National Park, the ...
The national park covers parts of Oita and Kumamoto Prefectures and is home to Japan’s largest active volcano, Mount Aso. The resort is part of the Kuju mountain range in Oita.