Back to explore
oimo, CC BY-SA 3.0
Kusasenri
草千里ヶ浜Kumamoto · Kyushu
A vast grassy plain roughly 1km across, filling an old collapsed crater inside the Aso caldera, with a shallow pond at its center and grazing horses and cattle. It sits directly below the smoking cone of Naka-dake and is the single most-photographed view in the Aso-Kuju National Park.
- Best season
- Spring · Autumn · Winter
- Spring–autumn for green grass and horses; also striking under winter snow
- Crowd level
- Moderate
- Rating
- 4.6· 3,486 reviews
- Opening hours
- Daily Open 24 hours
- Nearest station
- Aso-Shimodajō-Fureai-Onsen Station
Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.
Today
Open 24 hoursStored weekly hours
Daily Open 24 hours
How to get there
From Hakata Station · ~2h 12m by car
Tags
natureviewpointscenicphotographyvolcano
Location
More in Kyushu
Continue exploring
Your turn
Plan a trip like this — free
Built from 2,650+ verified hidden places — real routes, ferries, and events matched to your dates. Yours takes about a minute.
No credit card, plan your first trip now!