Ebino Plateau

National park hub and the starting point for the nature trails and volcanic crater hikes. Cafe, shops, museum and toilets located at the base.

Visited just 5 min by public bus but deserve it if you have one day pass!

Great place for leisure hiking. Several trails with different levels of difficulties. As the earthquake hit recently, parts of the trails were closed. You should ask the information counter before start. Paid car park lots are available at the starting point.

This a beautiful area to hike! It's has several crater lakes and is on a volcanic mountain range. You could spend a couple of days hiking the trails available. The museum is neat too, providing info about the flora and fauna. This is a must see for locals and travelers alike!

The road to Kobayashi was closed when I got there, and the weather wasn’t the best for the hike. The area is great anyhow with plenty of parking and facilities. I hope to come again one day when the circumstances are better!

Beautiful views of volcanic lakes and a still active volcano on Ebino Plateau, and a perfect last stop after visiting Kirishima Jingu Shrine and Maruo Falls.

Lovely walk , but one of the routes is closed

Wasn't expecting a hike, we thought there was a lookout spot with a good view. But as we arrived, the very nice parking lot attendant told us to come back to him after we parked and he had an English map of the park prepared for us with some hand written tips about the place and where the trail was blocked because of an recent eruption. The hike took around 2 hours and it wasnt TOO challenging but a good change of pace. The view on the plateau wasnt TOO spectacular but it was very enjoyable.