The Kyushu motorway in the Aso national park is one of the important tourist attractions on which visitors can enjoy a dynamic grassland landscape. This study clarified the planning conception of the Kyushu motorway in Aso National Park from the life history of Aburaya Kumahachi. Literature research reveals the transition of The Kyushu motorway in “Aso National Park Plan” and Aburaya Kumahachi had proposed the idea of the connecting road of Kyushu region. As a result, Aburaya Kumahachi made great efforts to the development of mass tourism such as sightseeing buses by the motorization in this area.The concept of Kyushu motorway established by Aburaya Kumahachi was envisioned in 1928 during the period of promoting the national park of Aso. Thereafter, the Kyushu motorway was placed in the national park plan by the residents and Dr. Tsuyoshi Tamura. In this study, it is clarified that Aburaya’s idea of Kyushu Expressways was based on his own deep impression of grassland sceneries in Aso and Kuju. And that the plan of the Kyushu motorway by Aburaya Kumahachi had an influence on the national park plan.
