Sky Park Azamidai Observatory tours

For travelers who travel independently and without self-driving, participating in this one-day tour is a great choice! Although there was no tour guide this time, the information in the itinerary was quite clear; the lunch arrangement (auspicious tofu) was a healthy meal and the portion was quite sufficient! Purchase a round hot spring immersion hand shape at the tourist service center, and freely choose to go to two hot springs of different styles to experience a semi-open-air hot spring, which is very relaxing! There are many shops on the small street, but you need to pay attention to whether they are open that day. Finally, buy a handmade ceramic cup as a souvenir to end this one-day trip to Kurokawa Onsen! The only drawback was that it was raining that day and there was still some residual snow on the stairwell, making the road slippery and a little dangerous.

The considerate tour guide picked us up from the hotel and drove us straight to Yufuin~ It’s worth going~ The maple leaves are so beautiful🍁

Our tour guide was David and he was amazing!! Gave some insights and recommendations. We were lucky to see Mt. Fuji the whole trip and before we head back it started snowing which was an awesome experience.

Our tour guide Xi was nice, organised and gave good tips during the tour of where to go and what to try. His recommendations were spot on especially the egg pudding in Shiragawa. Get in early to get the original pudding to avoid disappointment. We managed to still get the coffee and custard and they were delicious! It snowed and was magical. Don't forget to wear appropriate footwear as sleet and water can get into your sneakers, otherwise we had the best day!

Highly recommended!!! 5-star service from him. Our first-ever Mt. Fuji tour with him was extremely the best! He's so kind, accommodating, so informative and he even took us some pictures in the Oishi Park which are so great. Most importantly he help us find my lost phone in the Uber taxi we booked going to the meeting location in the morning. It was supposed to be a stressful day for us thinking about my lost phone but so much thanks to him he assisted us in calling the company of the driver we rode the Uber since we can't speak Japanese. And yeah we found it! Can't thank him enough for his assistance and for making this trip a memorable one. Arigato Taiyo Igarashi! All the best! We hope to see you soon!

My Tour Guide was Mandy, she was very friendly and helpful, she speaks fluent English and Mandarin! She offered everyone to take their pictures (she’s very good at taking pictures!!! always say yes!!) Definitely recommend taking a Tour with her. I went on the Tour with the destinations Asahiyama Zoo, White beard waterfall, Ningle Terrace. The Ningle Terrace got canceled and replaced with the Blue Pond, due to weather conditions and limited Bus spots. This can happen any day unexpectedly, the Blue Pond was still nice but since it’s currently winter it was covered with snow and no blue was seen. Overall, happy with the Tour and definitely money worth!! My favorite was the Waterfall and the Penguin Walk at the Zoo!

Review of one day trip to Kurokawa onsen from Kumamoto. Book a bus with lunch through Klook (no guide and not including Onsen hopping pass 1,500 yen). It is recommended to book at least 3 days in advance because you have to wait for the bus booking confirmation email from Klook. There will be only one round. - On the way there, you can choose to take the bus (the destination bus says Yufuin) at bus stop number 7 in front of Kumamoto station near The new hotel Kumamoto at 8:33 a.m. or choose to get on at Sakuramachi department store or Kumamoto international airport. It will stop at Aso train station for 10 minutes to use the restroom. Or take a picture with Usopp (the driver will count the number of people on the bus all the time before leaving) - Arrive at Kurokawa Onsen at around 11.20 am. You can have lunch at Tofu Kissho restaurant, opposite the Tourist Information. The shop will prepare the 01 Tofu set take menu for us in advance. I recommend it, it is very delicious. - On the way back, take the bus at 16.25 pm. Arrive at Kumamoto station at around 19 pm. Note: The get off point for the bus going from Kumamoto -> Kurokawa Onsen will be a small archway (this stop the bus will go to Yufuin / Beppu next) and the get off point for the bus returning from Kurokawa Onsen -> Kumamoto will be a large archway (this stop the bus comes from Yufuin / Beppu and goes to Kumamoto). Both stops will be on opposite sides, diagonally across from each other. You can see the bus stop on the opposite side from afar.

overall good experience. on time and safe.