Aso Nakadake is still an active volcano. When volcanic activity is quiet you can go near that crater. It is a rare place in the world.

You can see the activity status from the link below.

http://www.aso.ne.jp/~volcano/eng/index.html

There is no prospect of recovery after the Kumamoto earthquake.

Midnight Sunasenri  is like the world of the moon. I felt the fact that I felt the bare earth and lived with it.