Mt. Aso - the Largest Volcano in Japan

[@AbroadinJapan]

Stunning scenery - there's nowhere else quite like it in Japan. I couldn't believe how incredible the scenery was when I found myself down there two years ago. Definitely planning to revisit!

[@Beeblegnome]

Journey across Japan: 2000km hiking series? ;)

[@AsantePE]

@@Beeblegnome lets not kill the man

[@GoNorthJapan]

Definitely! Also totally check out Nekodake, the funny shaped one you can see from the main area. Not long, but pretty steep and exciting at the top.

[@Nynke_K]

@@GoNorthJapan nekodake? Is it shaped like a cat?

[@GoNorthJapan]

@@Nynke_K The kanji are for root, also pronounced neko.

[@TJWehse]

My day always gets better when I see that you uploaded!

[@fabr1cated]

does the same for me!

[@GoNorthJapan]

So happy to hear that!

[@HappyBerryCrochet]

Stunning, reminds me of Iceland 😌

[@GoNorthJapan]

Someday I'll visit Iceland! Someday!

[@kailashks901]

I love how beautiful places in Japan have so less crowds. It is so peaceful.

[@KayaJane]

It is SO BEAUTIFUL! I wanted to jump off my chair and join you on these lovely tracks.

[@shailaj2486]

Your video is always so good .

[@nicoangelobado9913]

Those stunning drone shots should be projected in every TV appliance stores across the globe. Quality was stunning. You live a very envious way of life Sir.

[@Dyundu]

What!? Kyushu!! Looks like this channel’s Northern Japan content has . . . gone south!!! jk; loved the video! Always wanted to get to Mt Aso; it looks so much like the Death Mountain regions from the Legend of Zelda series. Also, an old friend of mine teaches English in Kumamoto, and I haven’t seen him in ages.

[@RayOutThere]

Such a beautiful and incredible place. Thank you for taking us along!

[@dianechaniewski293]

WOW! This was incredible and absolutely beautiful! I love the quality of the footage. I agree, those striations in the volcanic rock were really cool. I'm so glad you had this opportunity as a hiker & thank you for bringing us along.

[@nataliepriddle9909]

Ooh a sneaky Kyushu vlog! Always happy to see you upload

[@grantganim9989]

Thank you for your videos. As someone who can't currently travel, and won't be able to for many years due to restriction such as age and money, et cetera, your videos are invaluable.

[@lizvalle3327]

I love all your videos!! All the beautiful colors in the scenery but honestly sometimes I just put your videos on while I’m working in my sketchbook and just listen to you. Lol idk if anybody has ever told you but you have such a soothing voice 😁

[@fabr1cated]

his voice seems to be that of a professional narrator. calming and meticulous. also, I've tried watching these videos in the background while doing something else, but I simply couldn't keep track of them. I prefer to concentrate all throughout the video to take in all the richness of the surroundings

[@lizvalle3327]

@@fabr1cated oh definitely, that’s why they’re usually older videos. One’s that I’ve rewatched multiple times. It’s usually his videos, Abroad in Japan, Sharla and Tokyo Lens. They have a nice variety to their content.

[@GoNorthJapan]

Thanks so much! People have started saying that since I made this channel, though prior to that I don't think I'd ever heard it. Really appreciate it! I love reading out loud, actually - and if I could find some excuse I'd love to do narration or just reading of poetry or books maybe over some kind of natural footage.

[@lizvalle3327]

@@GoNorthJapan yes! Do mini documentary series or something? I know that you’re always peppering in interesting facts about the area and location you’re in!

[@kostadinb]

The scenery is unreal ! Thanks Q.

[@Unknownlimitz32]

Nice to see you expanding your reach to far away regions. Kyushu is my personal favorite island of Japan!

[@Nynke_K]

Beautiful! So many different rock shapes...

[@grenm9]

This is amazing, it actually sometimes looks like another world with all those beautiful rock and cliff formations, and the colors

[@GoNorthJapan]

Yeah- that's why I love hiking, it really does look like another world in those areas!

[@riccardoguidolin6085]

I watch your videos during lunch at work, it helps so much to relax and forget about work issues. Beautiful place, the stabilized camera is incredible!

[@captainbaconsky]

Man, your voice is so soothing!

[@lorns123]

I love these walkabouts in Japan.. Magical

[@fabr1cated]

sometimes enlightening matters in which mood and mindset you're watching them

[@AlyLalaLand]

Incredible scenery! Thanks so much for sharing it with us - always a happy day when there’s a new upload from Go North!

[@christianbjerknes]

Great work on this one! Happy to see you in Kysuhu! I was so blown away by Mount Aso the first time I was there that I have been back a few times. One time I tried to walk all the way from Aso-Shi to the crater, and I actually ended up on this stunning trail, but didn`t know what it was called. Watching this was such a chilling experience. I miss my life and all the optimism and resolve of my travelling days.

[@riverraven4014]

wow. Beautiful. another thing to add to the list of places to go in Japan

[@bushcraftgirl]

Just not today though

[@riverraven4014]

@@bushcraftgirl not for a long while unfortunately

[@ArchAngel149]

Excellent videography and stunning scenery! I imagined myself being there and I think the air is super fresh up there!

[@williewalks]

Aso doesn't disappoint. That pointy summit out back there is Neko-dake. A very alluring peak, but I believe roping up is required for the final summit push. Loved those drone shots.

[@KyushuTrail]

Someone fell and died at Nekodake a day or two ago :(

[@GoNorthJapan]

I climbed Nekodake two days after I went to Takadake. It was definitely a bit sketchy in parts. I could see how you might fall... Do you know where it happened?

[@KyushuTrail]

GoNorth Japan Somewhere between Tenguiwa and Nishimine. They fell about 50m.

[@GoNorthJapan]

@@KyushuTrail Ouch. Technically that part of the trail was closed when I was there. There was a warning sign, so I didn't go past it.

[@williewalks]

@@KyushuTrail Not good. I'd love to give it a shot but I know what my limits are.

[@emilian5037]

This looks like a really unique and beautiful experience, you're so lucky you got there, I loved this video a lot! Keep it up :)

[@voskhod6864]

Thanks for introducing me as a Japanese living in Aso. Personally, I prefer the countryside to the city, and I would recommend Kumamoto to everyone because of its rich nature and clean groundwater rather than Tokyo or Osaka. From a Japanese who was not born in Aso, but whose dream of one day moving to Aso to farm and drive an old Hilux has come true.

[@colourflower]

So beautiful views🌞

[@ThinkHarder]

lucky you, that was a beautiful place to visit, wish i will visit one day, cheers and keep them coming and i will keep rebloging them , cheers

[@TheKhalzone]

It's such an amazing looking mountain. I'm going to have to check it out when I move

[@j.r.mccalla8662]

Amazing scenery. Thanks for contextualizing the hike in the overall geography. Beautiful drone shots. All the best!

[@etherdog]

As always, Quinlan, I appreciate greatly that you give us an orientation to the geography at the beginning so we can find it on Google Maps! It is fun to follow your path.

[@laurakvi]

I love how you edit videos! Thank you keep it up🤗

[@narukamirikku7642]

Wow what a stunning view, great cinematic video. Thanks for the video Quinlan

[@Cine_Nomad]

Fantastic footage!! Soon I'm planning to go there😊

[@jovyperen8123]

Beautiful scenery but its quiet damgerous,,its great to climb near volcano,,thanks 💖

[@RobbC.]

Great views! It was on my wish list when I went south but I spent far too much time further down on Sakurajima (off Kagoshima). It also rumbles and grumbles quite regularly and has an impressive amount of cats :) The yellow arrows might well be an international standard, they reminded me of the Camino De Santiago in Spain. The 500 mile multiple routes all follow yellow arrows. Awesome video as usual, thanks.

[@fabr1cated]

the greater the amount of cats, the better the experience!

[@TheCyberCore]

Anyone here on Oct. 21th 2021? Watching this with some goosebumps on your back?

[@as_ka0764]

I'm here

[@minusforty4323]

Hey Quin, just wanted to say thanks for the upload, another awesome video! Your videos are the first thing I put on in the morning as it's such a good vibe! Anyways, stay safe and healthy man

[@CJHolyoak]

stunning drone shots from 11.28

[@cp_honey]

Oh, the places you have seen! ..And now we've seen them too, just not in person. ^^ The colors of the vegetation against the rocks look so surreal and beautiful.

[@papapepe2232]

Amazing footage Quinlan 👏 Every time I tune in I get so envious. Not just for the scenery but your youth and your experience. Some day I hope to if not join you, at least experience some of those trails for myself 👍

[@fabr1cated]

these hikes-including the filming parts-are a boatload of workload. He's truly passionate about doing what he does. And seeing his movement throughout his hikes from nearly all of his videos, he seems positively energetic

[@andresmc2996]

Volcanoes never disappoint. Amazing :)

[@Cine_Nomad]

Volcanic scenery is the best!

[@aclark903]

You say that but a number of Japanese hikers died a few years back when one went off. So never say never. In actual fact when I visited Aso a while back this whole area was shut as it was considered too dangerous. But at least I came away still alive.

[@MangooseGG]

Takadake looked like you’re walking through tide pools at the top of a mountain. Amazing

[@LilacsAdore]

Love it!! Love every video

[@danwong2191]

This is cool man! Looks so desolate but beautiful st the same time. Some of that first person perspective is video game like

[@arsenalgunnersaurus]

Wow that was simply majestic 💖

[@williamlewis1592]

I have visited Mt Aso twice. The first time we were not allowed to the crater because of the gases it was emitting however on my next visit some months later we had a lot more success. I have to admit I have not seen another place like it in Japan. When you are getting close you can see the jagged mountain ranges which I assumed is the caldera which gives it a prehistoric look. It is impressive to see the whole area but for me nothing beats Mt Fuji viewed from the lake shoreline. It's hard to explain what you feel to be in the presence of this monster. All I know that if she were to have a full on eruption, the hotel we stayed at across the lake would not survive. Nice video, brought back memories of 2004/2005. Thanks for sharing.

[@AlexGargilisChannel]

INCREDIBLE! Great job! Thank you!

[@deanzaZZR]

My wife and I visited the Mount Aso area last December. What a stunningly beautiful part of Japan. Hopefully you enjoyed a nice soak after the hike and maybe even some basashi. As you are a sake sort of guy, try to find a bottle of Nabeshima from Saga.

[@ME_CHANNEL101]

Totally Stunning!

[@musashihueston77]

Is it too much volcano?

[@kurofune.uragabay]

Gorgeous views, thanks for flying your drone around Nakadake, Quinlan. I spent a good part of a day hiking around the W side there but I left a bit frustrated by not being able to take a closer look at the crater proper. Now I know what it looks like. 🙏 (...even though I enjoyed every minute I was there. If you get there by train from Kumamoto it all starts on a high with that spectacular reveal when the train line enters the caldera through the opening cut by the Shira-kawa, using that weird switch-back)

[@GoNorthJapan]

Oh, that sounds fantastic! I rented a car, so didn't have the train effect, but still nice.

[@markames3688]

Beautiful

[@XxXxDominator]

dam i wish i was a billionaire id pay a million to have a whole japan tour via you dude keep on keepin on!!

[@梅林和男]

阿蘇山とっても懐かしいです。

[@GayanHennayakaGASA1M]

Thanks your so much... this is a good work..🔥❤️very important video

[@GavinChai]

not sure whether you will still reply but i have a few questions: - how long was the hike? - is there an entrance fee required? - when was the year of the visit? the weather looks nice. - do you need a permit to fly your drone during your visit? thanks in advance!

[@GoNorthJapan]

Hi! Wow, this was a long time ago. I can't remember exactly how long it took me, but keep in mind that I did a lot of filming, flying my drone, and talking to the camera, so my time would be skewed anyway. You can find other people's times for hikes on websites like alltrails and Yamap.. There's no entrance fee. That trip was late summer/early fall. In Japan you need to register with the Japanese government (online) and pay a registration fee for drones! There is a lot of information on this in English if you google.

[@GavinChai]

@@GoNorthJapan No problem mate. Thanks for replying. I will try and do my own research elsewhere! Keep making good videos

[@hanyuun]

Wow! Good video!! I live in Kumamoto. but, I have not visited Sunasenri. I always go to Kusasenri( 草千里 ) and eat soft serve🍦

[@GoNorthJapan]

Hahaha, that's also great!

[@maciejpiotrdugosz5847]

Fantastic episode, it literally felt like walkin on mars or some other world.

[@GoNorthJapan]

Yeah- a lot of these volcanic areas really seem reminiscent of Mars!

[@toddboothbee1361]

@@GoNorthJapan 1"reminiscent of Mars!" Good one! As if any of us has "literally" been on Mars....

[@kimoiotoko3565]

I have also visited here twice long time ago.

[@TikiFoamy38]

I think I might have a past life somewhere at Kyushu. Very cool video. ^__^

[@catherineduquette6576]

Wow, amazing scenery but the trail looks pretty rough.

[@josephgolden6321]

Wonder what it looks like now great vid

[@puentecorto2688]

Well done.Quinlan, Go South Japan this time? The crater is so huge that entire Mexico city would fit in there.

[@lylianx4209]

Hey Quinlan, absolutely love all your shots in the video! I was wondering if the vegetation only grows at a certain time during the year? Since based on all the other videos of Mt. Aso I could find, the ground just tends to be barren, brown rock all around and look nowhere as cool as what's here.

[@sweenshashank6396]

Living here ❤️

[@GoNorthJapan]

Nice!

[@user-iw2md2gl4q]

Beautiful drone shots! I'm wondering.. is hiking + overnight camping a thing in Japan? Something you'd be interested in?

[@GoNorthJapan]

Yes, absolutely! Generally you don't use a tent though, but rather stay in one of the empty "refuge lodges" that they have scattered around the mountains. You just bring everything but the tent. (Pad, sleeping bag, stove, etc.)

[@ShaneNixonFamily]

We visited last year. The volcano was erupting so we couldn't get close to go for a walk. But still it was incredible to be so close to an erupting volcano. Although I did think a couple of times how many seconds it would take a pyroclastic flow to get to us and vaporise us if Aso blew. 😂 The cows under the sakura didn't seem worried though.

[@coffeygrinds]

Im here because I know some you tuber did a video on Mt Aso pre eruption ..and here I am

[@fqras]

I feel so zen now after watching this video I might become a monk. 🙏🏻

[@GoNorthJapan]

Hahahha, if you do it in Thailand you can be a monk for 2 weeks or so ;)

[@fqras]

@@GoNorthJapan if it was possible to fly to Thailand right now I would seriously consider it!

[@kittywu5263]

Great video! When did you go there?

[@coffeygrinds]

You should do a follow up video using your footage with the explosion ones out and try to pinpoint what we are seeing in this video..

[@GoNorthJapan]

I would, but I live pretty far away from Kyushu in northern Japan.. next time I'm down there I will though!

[@coffeygrinds]

@@GoNorthJapan Just take the footage you already shot and do a voice over.. Example.."this drone shot of this crater was where the explosion started this week.. if I was here I would have have to run down this path like I heard other hikers did its about XX ..KM.. Cut in footage from the news etc..anyway just an idea.

[@deannelson9565]

@@coffeygrinds it would look the same. This thing erupts ever year and a half or so. It erupted back in 2019 as well so any given burp out of this thing doesn't change the area very much.

[@kokopellienglish]

Wow! Great stuff. Thinking of doing some cycling in Kyushu over Golden Week. Now I really want to get there. Just curious, but why weren't there any other people/tourists there?

[@GoNorthJapan]

Probably somewhat reduced because of the pandemic. But there were other Japanese hikers - not too many- but some. I just didn't film them.

[@lilylove2021]

I find that terrain horrible and would never go near a volcano. Love your work though 🤗 🇬🇧🙏 Sara

[@bertram-raven]

The Aso caldera is actually the earth's largest caldera. Most caldera lists miss off Aso, I wonder why? Possibly because several are presented as the largest as part of their tourist information. Nakadake has a beautiful blue sulfuric-acid lake within it. I lived in Kumamoto for several years whilst working at the Honda Kikuchi motorcycle factory. Incidentally, the earthquakes around Kumamoto are magmatic, whereas in most parts of Japan they are seismic. Seismic events shake you horizontally, magmatic events lift and drop you.

[@GoNorthJapan]

That's interesting! I didn't realize that was what defined the different movement!! I recently felt a small magmatic quake when I was near the base of Mt. Iwate!! Exciting!

[@muhammadnursyahmi9440]

Prettt sure Toba caldera is even bigger. Toba caldera is 100km × 30km

[@Sashalexandros]

Made want to play Death Stranding again, beautiful mountains

[@GoNorthJapan]

I've heard that game mentioned a lot. I'll have to check it out.

[@Sashalexandros]

@@GoNorthJapan First time an uploader responds to me and appreciates my comment, that's great.Hope you'll like that game, it's a trails simulator of sorts 😅. Appreciate your vids.

[@UNDERGROUND2000]

This close today would be instant death.

[@fangtao7040]

never know Japan have this kind of place

[@repHAWAIIxJPN]

It’s a bit bumming that even though my asthma rarely ever affects me anymore the couple times it starts to act up is on long hikes or high vog activity (volcanic gas fog) so any volcanoes are no goes for me during times of high activity . It’s sad cause I love the hazy look and all the plumes/geysers But safety first 🤷‍♂️

[@fabr1cated]

that's rough. isn't there any sort of medications that can help you through a hike?

[@GoNorthJapan]

Sorry to hear that. I've technically got asthma as well, though I rarely get any symptoms.

[@repHAWAIIxJPN]

@@fabr1cated There are (my dad use them) but it hardly affects me if I’m hiking OR vog but if both then it I’d imagine my chest would start getting tight

[@repHAWAIIxJPN]

We have a volcanic desert here in Hawai`i called Ka`ū Desert near Kīlauea Volcano on the Big Island of Hawai`i

[@GoNorthJapan]

That's gotta be amazingly gorgeous!

[@repHAWAIIxJPN]

@@GoNorthJapan It is , Hawai`i has shield volcanoes (Mauna Loa being the biggest in the world) so their quite different geographically than those in Japan

[@justsomeguy6474]

Good thing this was last year.

[@as_ka0764]

Yes before eruption

[@toddboothbee1361]

The closest to volcanoes where I'm living would be fire ant mounds.

[@theticket1130]

Boom

[@Thinking.Of.Some.Handle]

Lucky you are not there now!

[@GoNorthJapan]

Hah, true!

[@Guyverman01]

Watch out for Rodan.

[@AsantePE]

is it possible to support your channel with something like a amazon wish list or other gifts ?

[@GoNorthJapan]

Hahaha, you wanna buy me stuff?? Sure! I could make an amazon wish list of mountain/camera gear that I want, but feels a bit cheeky.

[@AsantePE]

Yeah I can't donate monthly but sometimes a small gift is possible :);

[@antonio39776]

Just erupted

[@yeetusnoodle]

Too much volcano

[@MABfan11]

A S O too much volcano

[@GoNorthJapan]

To be fair, I did this video before the Chris Broad hit song! lol

[@pahoopahoo]

Go north went south.

[@fabr1cated]

complex conjugate

[@frinoffrobis]

wtf? they live in the crater?? well not today........

[@LunaRose1312]

No they live in the caldera, caldera and crater are not the same, hope this helps

[@frinoffrobis]

@@LunaRose1312 thank you.. i was worried for them

[@g.p.d3791]

And it's supervolcano, stronger than Yellowstone................. eruption

[@gamesahsv862]

this doesn't age well

[@deannelson9565]

Sure it does. This things does a burp more years then not.