Hiking Mt Eboshi – Mt Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan

Hiking Mt Eboshi – Mt Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan

Within the Mount Aso caldera, there are 5 main peaks. And one of the easiest hike is the Mt Eboshi hike. Its summit is around 2 Km from the Aso Volcano Museum and takes around 45 mins one way. Most people don’t hike to Mt Eboshi, instead they just hike the grassy plain in front of the museum called Kusasenrigaham 草千里ヶ浜 There are a couple of lakes in front of the mountain and they are pretty dry. We go up the Mountain using the western ridge which is to our right when facing the mountain. The grass are pretty high in some places and the trail could be hard to see. Here is the summit 1337m. The mountain in the background is Mt Kijima 杵島岳 Up high, you can appreciate all the landmarks within the Mt Aso Caldera. We come down using the eastern ridge which is slightly more gentle than the western ridge.

Mt Aso is a giant caldera in Kumamoto Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. Within the giant caldera there are 5 main peaks. And in this video, we hike up one of the easiet one called Mt Eboshi.