阿蘇ユネスコジオパーク　Aso Unesco Global Geopark 4.48

Located in the center of Kyusyu in southern Japan, Aso UNESCO Global Geopark extends to inside and outside of Aso caldera. The unique topography is known as one of the largest caldera in the world, was formed by four massive eruptions occured between 90,000 and 270,000 years ago. At the central caldera, there is an active Nakadake crater where visitors can look into its activity while standing on its rim. For the past thousand years the predominant activity has ejected volcanic ash, but more powerful eruptions have occurred several times within the past several decades. People in Aso have lived together with the continuous volcanic activities since ancient times, and have created its original culture and history. There are about 70,000 people are living inside and outside of the Aso caldera.