A Day Charter Bus Tour around Cherry Blossoms in Northern Kyushu

8:00 < PICK UP > Your hotel or HAKATA Station, HAKATA Port in Fukuoka city At the airport, a driver with a name board will meet you at the arrival gate and guide you to the bus parking lot. If you can apply, please let us know your [arrival flight number] in advance. *Usually, cherry blossoms in Kyushu are in full bloom in early April. Please note that the cherry blossoms bloom for two weeks and then quickly fall. This transience is the Japanese cultural concept of "wabi-sabi."

9:30-9:45 < regal break > Kyushu Highway KITA-KUMAMOTO Service Area, Kumamoto *It takes nearly three hours to get to Kyushu's most popular cherry blossom viewing spot from Fukuoka City even via the expressway, so we'll take a break on the way.

11:00-12:00 < SAKURA-AM > Isshingyo Sakura Tree, 3226-1 Nakamatsu, Minamiaso, Aso District, Kumamoto "Greatest Cherry Blossoms at Aso ( No.1 Cherry Blossoms spot in Kyushu )" The contrast between the rape field and the cherry blossoms is brilliant! It is over 400 years old, has a height of 14m, branches east-west 21.3m, north-south 26m, and trunk circumference 7.35m. It has pale pink flowers. The cherry blossoms are surrounded by rape blossom fields, and the flowering time is almost the same as the cherry blossoms, so you can enjoy the cherry blossoms and rape blossoms at the same time.

12:15 "*from window < eruption scars > Komezuka, Otohime, Aso, Kumamoto Please take a photo!

12:30-14:00 < lunch and free time > New Kusasenri, 2391-15 Nagakusa, Aso, Kumamoto *Lunch is at the restaurant "New Kusenri" on Mt. Aso. You can also experience horseback riding in the grassland in front of you for an additional fee. You can book other activities yourself. *Depending on the eruption situation, you may not be able to get close to the crater of Mt. Aso.

14:15-14:45 *eruption status < active volcano > Mt. Aso Nakadake Crater, Kurokawa, Aso, Kumamoto Mt. Aso is an active volcano, and the area is a national park. If the volcano is not erupting, we can take our bus to the crater. There are also optional activities in the vicinity. You don't have to navigate your way using public transportation. We are very familiar with the area and our private bus will help you save time and visit many places. Mount Aso is the heart of Kyushu, located in the middle of Kyushu, the western island nation of Japan. The volcano is still active. It is a very popular place in Kyushu from spring to autumn, which is said it can ease daily life's stress. Accessible from Fukuoka city, it is ideal for outdoor groups as well. *Depending on the eruption situation, you may not be able to get close to the crater of Mt. Aso. In that case, please enjoy your free time at Kusasenri.

16:00-17:00 < SAKURA PM > KUMAMOTO Castle, Chuo ward, Kumamoto *The castle itself is free to enter, paid rooms in Kumamoto Castle: ¥800 per adult (≒$5) "The Splendid and Stormy 400-Year History of Kumamoto Castle" The iconic Kumamoto castle that we see today was completed in 1607 by Kato Kiyomasa, the first daimyo (feudal lord) of the castle, with great effort and the latest technology. Since then, Kumamoto Castle has set the stage for the stories of a variety of significant heros spanning 400 years of Japan's history. The Hosokawa clan, swordmaster Miyamoto Musashi, and Imperial Army commander Tani Tateki are just some of the heroes who have carved their names on the tablet of the castle's dramatic history. So sit back and relax as we take you back to Kumamoto Castle as it was, up until today, on a journey spanning 400 years.