Day 4 120610 Mt Aso

The ropeway station (cablecar) that will bring us up to Mt Aso

Getting into the cable car

On the way up

People selling sulphur near the crater

This shelter is meant for anyone in case there is any sudden volcanic activity

Looking down the crater

Its suprising very cold near the volcano

The wind was so strong that we did not use our banner

Igneous rocks - a kind of volcanic rock

There are actually people selling the rocks at 200yen. They can be found everywhere at Mt Aso

At the foot of Mt Aso, there are people rearing horses

These horses are much bigger than those we see in Singapore, and each one of them is marked

Then just 50m away from the fields, there is a stall selling horse meat ...

This was what became of us when we came down from Mt Aso, we were covered with a lot of ashes

Technology has enabled us to be closer to nature. There are actually 3 ways to go up Mt Aso: walk up, by cars, by cable car. Roads are well laid out.

In addition, Mt Aso has also attracted many tourists, earning revenues for Japan
It also provided a source of livelihood for a lot of people like tour guides, restaurants etc