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CoCOURSE 01

Duration

Aso Sanjo Course

1500mRiding through Aso Panorama Line that oﬀers various view spots toKusa-senrigahama, the most famous tourist spot in Aso wheregrassland and lake create beautiful contrast. The course is worth trying
at least once.

Accesses from every prefecture of Kyushu
Approx.

Fukuoka

Fukuoka → Hakata → Aso・・ 220 min.
AirportStationStation ・Approx.
Fukuoka → Aso ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 140 min.
AirportKumamoto

Kumamoto → Aso Kumamoto → Aso ・・90～120 min.
StationAirport
Station ・Approx.
Aso Kumamoto → Aso ・・・・・・・・・・・・ 60 min.
Airport1161m

Approx.

525m

525m

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Approx.

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5km

10km

15km

20km

25km

Oita Station → Aso Station ・・・・・・ 140 min.

30km

641m

Maximum diﬀerence of elevation

CautionACCESS30.6kmApprox.120min.
Round trip
distance

Distance

Beppu → Yufuin → Aso ・・・・・・

OitaApprox.

150～200 min.
Approx.

Cycle Tourism Map

Oita Airport → Aso ・・・・・・・・・・・・ 120 min.

Please be aware of the freezing of the road surface in the winter.

Approx.

Kagoshima
Aso・・・・・・・ 180 min.
Chuo Station → Station ・Approx.
Kagoshima → Aso ・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 150 min.
AirportKagoshima

Rental bikes
are available!

JR 阿蘇駅 / Aso Station

START

START / GOAL

Aso Station

Distance : 0.7km
Duration : Approx.3min.

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道の駅阿蘇
Michino-eki Aso

Rental Bicycle Shops in Aso.
【Aso Information Center (JR Aso Station)】
TEL / 0967-34-1600

Saigakuden
Temple

阿蘇医療センター
Aso Medical Center

Opening Hours / 9:00~18:00（Closed：Open 365 days a year）

The temple is the venuefor "Mount Aso Kannon
Festival" in which
Yamabushi perform aritual of ﬁrewalking.
The temple stores many
cultural properties suchas Buddha statues andancient writings.

西巌殿寺 0.7km
Saiganden Temple

HakataStationKumamotoStation

1

Get the information
here on JR train
schedule▼

Beppu Station
Oita Station
Yufuin Station
JR Houhi Honsen Line

JR いこいの村駅
Ikoi-no-MuraStation

KyushuShinkansen

Distance : 8.3km
Duration : Approx.35min.

2Fukuoka
AirportOita Airport

Aso
Aso Kumamoto Airport

Get the information
here on Sanko Busschedule▼

Go to the middle
page for arental location.

Explore and enjoy
Aso's nature andcultural properties
by bicycle!

Kagoshima Airport
Kagoshima Chuo Station

KomezukaWith 75 meters
height above theground, Komezuka
looks likea miniaturized
volcano and it is thegood location to takea photo.

Distance : 4km
Duration : Approx.15min.

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The Aso inner cityspreading out below you

Kusasenrigahama

Traﬃc rules and notes for cycling.

1

Facing withMt.Nakadake, which
sends up smoke inthe air, the area used
be a crater now hasturned into the 1kmdiameter ofgrassland.

Distance : 0.1km
Duration : Approx.1min.

41Komezuka

Aso VolcanoMuseum
Aso Volcano Museum is a
facility where visitors canenjoyably learn about
history and magniﬁcent
volcanoes in Aso. Camerasthat have been setup at theNakadake crater wall makeit possible to observe thecurrent state of the crater inreal time.

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Mt.Nakdake crater,which is still
volcanically active tothis day, is a place
where you can feel thepower of nature.

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Mt.Ebosidake viewed
from a big plain,
Kusasenrigahama

Convenience store

ShoppingToilet

Meals

Cycle shop

Hospital

止まれStop

立入禁止Authorized Personnel OnlyRestricted Area

Mt.E12.5 ㎞
a bigbosidake
viewplaine, Kus
asen d fromrigahama

The crater of Nakadake,
central peak of Mt.Aso5The
pla comfoc
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cowrses a erens
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150 minutes

Relaxing
riding through the hot spring town

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Uchinomaki Onsen &Daikanbo Course

Two-Stage
Right TurnINQUIRY
Aso City Tourism Section

阿蘇山上 15.4km
Aso sanjo

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Left SideTraﬃc

草千里ヶ浜 12.9km
Kusa-senrigahamaPhoto spots

1 Tourist spots

Aso Sanjo Course

Please ride safely on the left side of the street.
Please make sure to wear a helmet for your safety.
Please do not enter private property such as farmland,gardens or pasture.
During the winter, the road surface might freeze,so please be careful in riding the bicycle.

Be preparedto drive safely,
following thetraﬃc rules.

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Aso Stationezuk

阿蘇火山博物館 13km
Aso Volcano Museum

A shortbreak at shrines orstalls located aroundthe ropewayboarding area.

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A p herewtspo myth .
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9.0 ㎞

Aso Sanjo

GOALride while viewing the big panorama

7.5 ㎞

t below you
y spreading ou
The Aso inner cit

米塚 9.0km
KomezukaDistance : 2.3km
Duration : Approx.10min.

5The spo
overvie twing
the whole
Aso cityThe photo spots
createdby the nature,found only here

COURSE 01 120 minute

COURSE 03

80 minutes of strolling around the storesaso city

SearchTEL.0967-22-3174

and houses in the Aso Town

Aso Shrine Course〒869-2695 504-1, Ichinomiyamachimiyaji, Aso-shi, KumamotoASO CITY

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Uchinomaki Onsen& Daikanbo Course
31.6kmApprox.150min.
Round trip
distance

Distance
Duration
1000m

0m

大観峰 16.8km
Daikanbo

525m

5km

10km

15km

20km

Maximum diﬀerence of elevation

25km

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Th creat ure,atere
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30km

429m

内牧温泉 6.8km
Uchinomaki Onsen

67The most
magnificent view iswaiting. You would say"I've come here
to see this! "Daikanbo

Photo spots

Hospital

Cycle shop

Hot spring

Aso Shrine Course

Convenience store

Meals

ToiletShopping

3km

4km

5km

6km

7km

water fountains arelocated on the way tothe Aso Shrine.

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Aso Shrine・CLAMP（Uchinomaki）
TEL 0967-32-0928
Opening Hours 10：00 ～ 18：00（Closed：Every Thursday.）

People haveconsidered Mt.Asoas the sacred place
where the godresides, and theshrine gives anopportunity to feelthe worship of
volcano as well as
history.

List of public baths in Uchinomaki Onsen
10：00～23：00（Closed：First Tuesday of the month）
12：00～22：00（Closed：Open 365 days a year）

Shinho-yu

7：00～22：00（Closed：Open 365 days a year）

Yakushi Onsen

9：00～21：00（Closed：Open 365 days a year）
Distance : 2.5km
Duration : Approx.15min.

Takarayu Onsen 11：00～21：00（Irregular holiday）
Oaso Onsen

7：00～22：00（Closed：Open 365 days a year）

役犬原湧水 9.3km
Yakuinbaru spring water

Shichifuku Onsen 13：00～22：00（Closed：Open 365 days a year）

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阿蘇神社 / Aso Shrine 6.8km

新穂湯Uchinomaki Onsen Map

IShinho-yu

入船温泉

一の宮インフォメーションセンター
Ichinomiya Town Information Center

薬師温泉
Yakushi Onsen

Irifune Onsen

Yakuinbaru
yuusuiCLAMP
渡辺まんじゅうYou can viewabundant watergushing out fromrice paddy ﬁelds.

JR 阿蘇駅 / Aso Station

START / GOAL
Imakin Shokudo

Everyonecan freely drink thespring water. The
pastoral landscape isfantastic, too.

8Watanabe Manju

Nao’s BASE44m

Aso Station・Ichinomiya Town Information Center（Next to Aso Shrine.）TEL 0967-22-8181
Opening Hours 8：30 ～ 17：00（Closed：Open 365 days a year）

Irifune Onsen

9km 10km 11km

Distance : 6.8km
Enjoy
along theDuration : Approx.45min. roadwalking
where many spring・Aso Information Center (JR Aso Station)
TEL 0967-34-1600
Opening Hours 9：00 ～ 18：00（Closed：Open 365 days a year）

Asonoyu

8km

Since the area of Aso Shrine is crowdedwith many tourists please proceed withcare.

START

Rental Bicycle Shops in Aso.

いまきん食堂

宝湯温泉

阿蘇インフォメーションセンター
Aso Information Center

Takarayu Onsen

Distance : 14.8km
Duration : Approx.50min.

大阿蘇温泉
Oaso Onsen

GOAL2kmCaution阿蘇温泉病院
Aso Onsen Hospital

One of the bestview spots whereyou cancommand superb
view of the large
caldera formed
by a great
volcanic
explosion.

Aso Station

1km525m

The course enables you to enjoy Aso's townscape atyour own pace. There is little diﬀerence in elevation, so
beginner bike riders can also enjoy shopping andcycling.

front of you

Uchinomaki Onsen& Daikanbo Course

1 1 Tourist spots

UchinomakiOnsen

Distance : 10km
Duration : Approx.70min.

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Legendはな阿蘇美Hanaasobi

on a way back you may
want to take a hot
spring bath here.

Water emerged
from the ground ofGairinzan or Aso
Gogaku-mountains
is gushing out as
hot spring andhotels and publicbaths use a varietyof hot springsources.

525m

2.5 ㎞

Aso Station

651000m

Maximum diﬀerence of elevation

阿蘇乃湯
AsonoyuDistance : 6.8km
You must
be well pumped up forDuration : Approx.30min. ascending
the road andDurationTh
whe e spot
feel re you ctha
gran e absolu ndeurte
Aso
Five of thePeaks.

The Aso Five
Peaks standi
ng inSince no towels are provided at publicbaths in Uchinomaki Onsen, please
prepare a towel in advance.

START

11.5kmApprox. 80min.
Distance
per lap

Distance

4The ﬁnal destination of this course is Uchinomaki Onsen
where you can enjoy several onsen hot springs. If you golittle further beautiful landscape of Aso Caldera can beviewed from Daikanbo located in Gairinzan of Mt. Aso.

CautionAso Shrine
Course

7906m

525m

tarynem
COURSE 03 Ele ourse
C七福温泉

Shichifuku Onsen

阿蘇温泉病院
Aso Onsen Hospital

Uchinomaki Onsen & Daikanbo Course

阿蘇医療センター
Aso Medical Center
道の駅阿蘇Michino-eki Aso

JR いこいの村駅
Ikoi-no-Mura Station

JR 宮地駅
Miyaji Station
大阿蘇病院
Oaso Hospital

5Distance : 3.6km
Duration : Approx.20min.

Aso Station

GOAL