阿蘇神社の特別参拝と門前町の水基巡りの後は、御神体の阿蘇山上火口を散策します。（あか牛かつ重ランチ付）

Great sunny day and the guide is so familiar with Mt Aso and the grasslands. Its her playground! We are in very good hands. She a trekker as well so if you are game to trek, she is the guide.

Kana is an excellent tour guide, answering all our questions and when she didn’t know something, she would say so! Unfortunately the volcano level went from 1 (viewable) to 2 (non-viewable). We still got into the National Park and could see the volcano from afar. She offered a couple of alternatives which turned out to be just as good, if not better!. The Shinto Shrine ceremony in the morning was one of the many highlights. She was adaptive (pescatarian for lunch), and willing to show us as many things as possible in our tour time. Kana is well traveled with good English skills. One of the most interesting alternatives was a “once a month” Shinto story performance in her home town. She explained the storyline and we got to meet and get pictures with the performers. A special thanks for getting us onto the most direct road to Beppu!

Our guide Kana Illig was very friendly and accommodating. Being an Aso resident, she shares generously about local practices and culture. The prayer session in the Aso Shrine was very enlightening as this is our first time after so many visits to Japan. Trekking to vantage points to get awesome views! Overall, we had a wonderful experience in Aso from beginning to end! Thanks Kana and driver for making this memorable!

This tour made for a great day. We were coming by train from Kumamoto and our guide Kana helped us book the train tickets back. Then we went to the shrine which was beautiful; there was a wedding (we were able to catch a peek), so we couldn’t have the “special blessing” included in the tour. It was agreed we would come back later for it. Then we walked around the town for a bit and had a delicious lunch of local beef. After lunch, we drove to the Aso crater and took a short hike (30 mins) to the top. It was very impressive. Kana was very friendly, asked us questions as to our preferences and did her best to accommodate them. After the volcano tour, we went back to the shrine where we had a beautiful Shinto blessing experience. It was very moving and interesting. Would recommend this tour.

Wonderful guides Yuko and Joyce. Don’t hesitate to book this experience. So grateful for our time with them!

It was really great. Nathalie knows so much about this area; the absolutely interesting Shintozeremonie, the nice Tea tasting, the delicious Bento Box and the impressiv Vulkano.

Arriving by train at Aso station, we were greeted warmly by our guide, Natalie, right outside the station. She was incredibly knowledgeable about Aso town and Aso-san, and told us in great detail the local history and traditions. Very graciously, Aso-san allowed us to view the crater at the end of our tour (as poor conditions can make it unsuitable for viewing) and although we went overtime, Natalie was more than happy to take us for a tour. Amazing experience.

Joyce was very nice and attentive to our needs. We enjoyed her guided tour. It made the Aso experience more accessible than if we’d explored on our own (mother + 7yo).

The tour with Nathalie was fantastic. She is very knowledgeable about the cultural, religious and environmental dimensions of Asos and its surroundings, making the tour very informative and lively.

This was an outstanding custom tour that we worked out in advance. Our tour guide Kana-san is a local of the area and knew her way around - we felt like we were getting an "insider tour" done especially for us. We hit all the highlights in Aso area, great views and some fun hiking and history. Kana-san also had some "secret gems" to show us that we didn't expect, and were really worthwhile. I'll keep her secret safe and all I will say is that the corn was great. Thank you. This was the best guided tour we've ever had.