Bokuya Grassland Trekking
Walk through Aso’s protected grasslands with an authorized local guide and discover scenery that is normally closed to the public.
Walk beyond the usual trails
Bokuya trekking takes you into Aso’s protected grasslands with a specially authorized local guide. Walk through a landscape shaped by generations of local care while learning about its nature, living culture, and continuing conservation.
The plan fee includes a grassland conservation fee, supporting the continued care and preservation of this special landscape.
Experience Aso’s protected grasslands
Join a roughly three-hour guided walk with two available starting times and special access to Aso’s grassland scenery.
Bokuya Grassland Trekking
A guided walking experience through protected grasslands that are normally closed to the public.
- Experience time: approximately 3 hours
- Start time: 10:00 or 13:00
- Event insurance is included
- Transportation is available upon request
What is included and what to bring
Included in the fee
- Guide fee
What to wear
- Comfortable clothing
- Long pants
- Sports shoes
Recommended items
- Insect repellent
- Sunscreen
- Warm clothing or hand warmers in cold weather
Participation and booking details
Participation requirements
- Age
- Elementary school students and older
- Languages
- Japanese, English, and Mandarin
- Group size
- Minimum two participants
- Start times
- 10:00 or 13:00 (adjustable upon request)
Weather and cancellation
The experience may be canceled due to bad weather. Transportation and other expenses incurred when travelling to the meeting place cannot be reimbursed.
When cancellation is decided in advance, the organizer will contact participants by 18:00 two days before the experience date.
Booking and payment
Please book at least seven days before your preferred experience date. Start times may be adjusted upon request.
Credit card payment is available, with cash payment offered as an option. Card payments are processed when the reservation application is made through Stripe or Fincode. The card usage date will be the application date, and the charge will appear as Asoview! on your statement.
If there is a payment issue before the trek, Michi no Eki Aso may contact you or ask for cash payment on the day. Refund timing for canceled or modified prepaid reservations depends on your card provider; please contact the card company for details.
Cancellation fees
- 7–4 days before30%
- 3–2 days before40%
- Day before50%
- Same day / no-show100%
Michi no Eki Aso
1440-1 Kurokawa, Aso City,Kumamoto 869-2225, Japan
Step into Aso’s protected grasslands
Reserve your guided Bokuya trekking experience and explore this special landscape with an authorized local guide.
