Aso Shrine

is the Japanese Shinto shrine at Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu. The shrine is in the northern part of a caldera of an active volcano. 
History.
"Aso" was the chief Shinto shrines ("ichinomiya") of the old Higo Province. It serves today as one of the "ichinomiya" of Kumamoto Prefecture. The enshrined "kami" are and others.
From 1871 through 1946, the Aso Shrine was officially listed as one of the first rank of government supported shrines.