We went to Kumamoto for 5 days in an effort to catch fall colours. We did not time things terribly well though. Driving around you could see a lot of nice fall colours but the mountains we visited were mostly dead.

This photo is from Mount Aso. I like this photo because the person has their arms up so it feels like they are showing deference to Mount Aso. Aso is an active volcano and they periodically prevent people from visiting based on the amount of material billowing out of the mountain.

It was insanely cold that day. Kana and I did not pack well. We were freezing. We ended up going to a Mont Bell right after this and bought a ton of warmer clothing.