Aso in Eco-tourism

• Age 6～Age 65
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00

A plan to enjoy hiking and lunch in the only remaining precious meadow (grassland) on the inside of the northern outer ring of Daikanbo East. With the Five Aso Mountains in the distance, you can hike along the firebreak that separates the grassland from the broad-leaved forest, and experience building a fire using pampas grass from the grassland. Enjoy a boxed lunch made with local ingredients while sitting around a fire you made yourself. Please relax and enjoy Aso from the time you check out of your hotel until noon.

• Age 6～Age 70
• 4～5 hours
• 10:00

Since the Warring States period, people have been using nature sustainably as a breeding ground for cattle and horses in the “Millennium Grassland” that spreads out on the north outer rim of the Aso Caldera. In this tour, under the guidance of the people who have inherited the grassland from generation to generation, you will actually handle the grassland by yourself and go around the roadless road. After the horseback riding, we will have a lunch picnic in the middle of the grassland with the local farmers who are our “guardians.” After lunch, under the guidance of a guardian, you can enjoy the "Guardian of the Grassland" experience, such as cutting thatch using a traditional sickle and making a rope using pampas grass and thatch from the grassland. 〜Experience schedule〜 10:00 Orientation After meeting at the Aso Grassland Conservation Activity Center, we moved to the northern somma crater experience area by private car. 10:30 Thousand Year Grassland Horse Riding (30 minutes of lecture/training, 60 minutes of horseback riding) Participants will ride their own horses, rather than pulling horses, through the grasslands. 12:00 Thousand Year Grassland Picnic Lunch Example of menu (Please select one from the following when applying.) Japanese food: Lunch of local cuisine handmade by Aso's farmer's mother (Aso vegetable simmered 7) Seeds, Aso takana rice balls, pickles) Western food: A natural food restaurant that also offers the food of the luxurious limited express Natsuboshi Ormo Coppia lunch box (a variety of sautéed Aso vegetables, tofu and wheat gluten, Aso cereals Rice, Aso pickles) 13:00 Free time You can enjoy making ropes using pampas grass and thatch under the guidance of "guardians" who have protected the grasslands for 1000 years from generation to generation. 14:00 Move to the foot of the caldera while watching the scenery of the Aso caldera in a special car for transportation and dissolution. End at the Aso Grasslands Conservation Activity Center

• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 70
• 4～5 hours
• 12:00

With special permission, we have prepared an outdoor dining room with only 6 seats in the "Millennium Grassland" that spreads over the northern caldera of Aso Caldera. We offer charcoal-grilled Aso red beef and traditional dengaku cuisine so that you can fully enjoy the food of Aso. For those who wish, various drinks made in Kumamoto Prefecture carefully selected by the chef are also available. Round-trip transportation is included, so even those who are usually steering wheel keepers can enjoy Aso's food together in the grassland space. The staff will set up and dismantle the outdoor dining, so you can enjoy your meal with your friends in the spacious space of the grassland while surrounding the charcoal fire. 〜Experience schedule〜 12:00 Orientation After meeting at the Aso Grassland Conservation Activity Center, drive to the dining venue of the Northern Somma "Millennium Grasslands" by private car 12:30 Welcome tea Herbal tea made from fresh spring water. Breath 13:00 Millennium Prairie "Aso's Red Beef and Dengaku Cuisine" Charcoal-grilled dining ・Lump meat of Aso's red beef is slowly roasted over charcoal and smoked with Japanese pampas grass ・Aso's local dish Dengaku (taro)・Konnyaku, tofu, deep-fried tofu, shiitake mushrooms, etc. charcoal-grilled and served with a secret miso) ・Rice balls grown in Aso spring water, served with traditional mustard greens and red pickles. Grilled rice balls are also served at 3:00 p.m. Free time You can take a leisurely stroll through the grasslands and valleys, take a nap in a reclining chair, etc. During this hot summer, tables and chairs are set up at the headwaters of the Chikugo River, which flows nearby, and fruits are served. We also recommend a cool time to enjoy your favorite drink. 16:00 Move to the foot of the caldera while watching the scenery of the Aso caldera in a special car for transportation and dissolution. End at the Aso Grasslands Conservation Activity Center

• Age 12～Age 70
• 2～3 hours
• 10:30

Cycle on a clean electric bicycle through the "thousand-year grassland" that spreads across the northern caldera of Aso Caldera. With special permission, the veteran guide group "Asobe-Tai" who knows Aso inside and out will guide you to scenic points of the "Thousand-Year Grasslands" that are normally off limits. Even if you have been to Aso many times, if you join this tour, you will be able to see such a spectacular view of Aso for the first time! And a voice of surprise! ~Experience Schedule~ 10:00 Orientation At the Aso Grassland Conservation Activity Center, an active volcano emitting volcanic smoke and a caldera life, an explanation of the "thousand-year grassland" 10:30 E-MTB experience in the grassland E-MTB (electric bicycle) 12:30 p.m. Aso Caldera Drive Dedicated vehicle to drive milk road and return to the foot of Aso caldera 1:00 p.m.