| PG |
| Site Name |
Hontsuka Area |
| Location |
Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecturee |
| Type |
Paraglider |
| Direction |
4 minutes by car from office of Aso Nature Land |
| Pickup |
|
| Flying Season |
Year-round |
| Contact |
|
| Membership |
| Yes |
| Entry Fee |
No |
| Membship Fee |
JY13,200/year (plus Natureland facility charge JY1,000/day) |
|
| Visiting Pilot |
| No |
| Visitor Rating |
JHF-A |
| Visitor Fee |
JY1,100/day (plus Natureland facility charge JY1,100/day） |
|
| Takeoff |
| Name |
No name |
| Terrain |
Other than NE |
| Height |
90m |
| GPS |
32.946774815013654, 131.05756417388582 |
| LD-TO Access |
On foot |
|
| Landing |
| Name |
No name |
| Size |
6,000m2 |
| Vertical Distance from TO |
0.2km |
| GPS |
32.94598701547088, 131.0547317613613 |
| Recommended Approach |
|
| Terrain |
Fallow field |
| Site Comment |
|
|
| Others |
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| Last updated |
2022/3/5 |
| HG |
| Site Name |
Aso Raputa Ohgitani |
| Description |
Cliff takeoff (TO) commanding a view of Aso Gogaku (five
peaks of Mt.Aso). |
| Location |
Yamada, Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture |
| Access |
| By Car |
50 minutes from Kumamoto |
| By Train |
|
|
| flying Season |
October thru April |
| School |
Yes |
| Name of School |
Aso Raputa Hang&Paraglider School |
| English? |
Yes |
| Contact |
| Name |
Aso Raputa Sky Sports |
| Address |
826-9 Tamarai, Taketa City, Oita Prefecture 878-0024 |
| TEL |
090-4775-5806 |
| FAX |
|
| Email |
icaro6622@yahoo.co.jp |
| URL |
|
| Check-in desk |
Any time |
|
| Visitor Rating |
JHF-C or IPPI SafePro 3 |
| Member's Fee |
|
| Visitor Fee |
JY1,000 JY500/student |
| Takeoff (TO) |
| Name |
Ohgitani |
| Direction |
SE - SW |
| Terrain |
0 - 30 degree |
| Rating |
4 |
| Size |
Enough space for setting up many gliders |
| TO ASL |
860m |
| GPS Coordinates |
N32.997330 E131.080271 |
| Site Comment |
Keep running once you start, once for all. |
|
| Condition of Flight |
| Soaring Ratio |
Thermal Soarings 50％ Ridge Soarings 40％ Sleddies 10％ |
| Rating |
4 |
| Altitude TO∼LD |
370m |
| Distance TO∼LD |
2,010m |
| Site Comment |
L/D 5.4 |
|
| Landing (LD) |
| Size |
100m×150m |
| Terrain |
Flat |
| Rating |
4 |
| LD ASL |
490m |
| GPS Coordinates |
N32.980242 E131.074523 |
| Site Comment |
Utility pole on the road of east side of rice field, waterway north to south in the middle |
|
| Access LD∼TO |
30 minutes by car |
| Cross Country Flight |
Within the caldera area |
| Place of Interest |
Spectacular view of Caldera, many hot springs, UNESCO Geopoark |
| Others |
Paragliding group on a tour can be accepted, Lodging at club house available |
| Last updated |
2019/12/2 |
| HG |
| Site Name |
Aso Raputa Unohana |
| Description |
Located at east end of the outer rim of a volcanic crater of Mt.Aso and winds come in from caldera. |
| Location |
Kitasakanashi, Ichinomiyamachi, Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture |
| Access |
| By Car |
1 hour from Kumamoto |
| By Train |
|
|
| flying Season |
October thru April |
| School |
Yes |
| Name of School |
Aso Raputa Hang&Paraglider School |
| English? |
Yes |
| Contact |
| Name |
Aso Raputa Sky Sports |
| Address |
826-9 Tamarai, Taketa City, Oita Prefecture 878-0024 |
| TEL |
090-4775-5806 |
| FAX |
|
| Email |
icaro6622@yahoo.co.jp |
| URL |
|
| Check-in desk |
Any time |
|
| Visitor Rating |
JHF-C or IPPI SafePro 3 |
| Member's Fee |
|
| Visitor Fee |
JY1,000 JY500/student |
| Takeoff (TO) |
| Name |
Unohana |
| Direction |
W - N |
| Terrain |
0 - 20 degree |
| Rating |
3 |
| Size |
Enough space for setting up 20 gliders |
| TO ASL |
790m |
| GPS Coordinates |
N32.946922 E131.146674 |
| Site Comment |
Keep running once you start, once for all. |
|
| Condition of Flight |
| Soaring Ratio |
Thermal Soarings 50％ Ridge Soarings 40％ Sleddies 10％ |
| Rating |
3 |
| Altitude TO∼LD |
290m |
| Distance TO∼LD |
1,040m |
| Site Comment |
L/D 3.6 |
|
| Landing (LD) |
| Size |
100m×150m |
| Terrain |
Moderate slope |
| Rating |
3 |
| LD ASL |
500m |
| GPS Coordinates |
N32.953423 E131.140057 |
| Site Comment |
Rice field sloping gradually toward west. |
|
| Access LD∼TO |
30 minutes by car |
| Cross Country Flight |
Within the caldera area |
| Place of Interest |
Spectacular view of Caldera, many hot springs, UNESCO Geopoark |
| Others |
Paragliding group on a tour can be accepted, Lodging at club house available |
| Last updated |
2019/12/2 |
| PG |
| Site Name |
Kabutoiwa Flight Area |
| Description |
Having a nice view of five peaks of Aso, you'd have a relaxing flight. |
| Location |
Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture |
| Access |
| By Car |
Kumamoto IC∼R57∼R212 (approx. 60 minutes) |
| By Train |
Get off at Aso Station of JR Hobi Line, then approx. 10 minutes by taxi. |
|
| flying Season |
Year round |
| School |
Yes |
| Name of School |
Aso Nature Land |
| Bilingual Staff |
Japanese/English |
| Contact |
|
| Visitor Rating |
JHF-B or IPPI ParaPro 2 accompanied by instructor, JHF-NP or IPPI ParaPro 3 accompanied by JHF-P or IPPI ParaPro 4, or greater) |
| Member's Fee |
JY12,600/year |
| Visitor Fee |
JY1,050/day |
| Takeoff (TO) |
| Name |
Kabutoiwa TO |
| Direction |
E SE S SW |
| Terrain |
Flat |
| Rating |
1 |
| Size |
40m×60m |
| TO ASL |
960m |
| GPS Coordinates |
|
| Site Comment |
|
|
| Condition of Flight |
| Soaring Ratio |
Thermal Soarings 60％ Ridge Soarings 30％ Sleddies 10％ |
| Rating |
1 |
| Altitude TO∼LD |
460m |
| Distance TO∼LD |
1,200m |
| Site Comment |
|
|
| Landing (LD) |
| Size |
60m×100m |
| Terrain |
Flat |
| Rating |
１ |
| LD ASL |
500m |
| GPS Coordinates |
|
| Site Comment |
When east wind is strong, be careful about rotors behind the hill on the east. |
|
| Access LD∼TO |
15 minutes by car |
| Cross Country Flight |
Not allowed |
| Place of Interest |
Being located in Uchinomaki-onsen hot spring resort, there are many inns and hot springs. 40 minutes by car to Kurokawa-onsen hot spring.
Charbroiled meat (Korean barbecue) at Kojirobuchi, Dago (dumpling) soup and Takana-meshi (steamed rice mixed with leaf mustard) at Sanzoku Tabiji. |
| Others |
|
| Last updated |
2010/2/12 |
| PG |
| Site Name |
asoby "Asobi Yagoyama Club" Flight Area |
| Description |
The site is maintained voluntarily by fellow members of the club who aim at paragliding with a principle of "free and bold, with safety and excitement!!". |
| Location |
Maki, Ozu-cho, Kikuchi-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture |
| Access |
| By Car |
20 minutes from Kumamoto Airport |
| By Train |
10 minutes by car from Higo-ozu Station of JR line. |
|
| flying Season |
Year round |
| School |
No |
| Name of School |
|
| Bilingual Staff |
|
| Contact |
| Name |
|
| Address |
|
| TEL |
|
| FAX |
|
| Email |
|
| URL |
|
| Check-in desk |
|
|
| Visitor Rating |
JHF-NP or IPPI ParaPro 3 accompanied by JHF-P or ParaPro 4 or greater |
| Member's Fee |
JY10,000/year |
| Visitor Fee |
JY1,000/day |
| Takeoff (TO) |
| Name |
Sakurayama TO Higakureyama TO Kodake TO |
| Direction |
S SW W NW |
| Terrain |
Slope |
| Rating |
2 |
| Size |
50m×30m |
| TO ASL |
640m 570m 480m |
| GPS Coordinates |
N32°55′14″ E130°56′30″ |
| Site Comment |
Frequent generation of thermal (every 10 minutes) and many small thermals also exist. |
|
| Condition of Flight |
| Soaring Ratio |
Thermal Soarings 40％ Ridge Soarings 40％ Sleddies 20％ |
| Rating |
2 |
| Altitude TO∼LD |
200m |
| Distance TO∼LD |
1,000m |
| Site Comment |
Big and safe landing field. |
|
| Landing (LD) |
| Size |
500m×30m |
| Terrain |
Flat |
| Rating |
１ |
| LD ASL |
430m |
| GPS Coordinates |
N32°54′56″ E130°55′59″ |
| Site Comment |
No particular restriction on LD. |
|
| Access LD∼TO |
10 minutes by car |
| Cross Country Flight |
Allowed |
| Place of Interest |
Hinohara Camp ground of Ozu-cho Town is in the neighborhood (1km). http://www.town.ozu.kumamoto.jp/ |
| Others |
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| Last updated |
8/12/2003 |
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