Mount Myōkō, Joshin'etsukogen National Park

Name: Mount Myōkō
Address: Joshin'etsukogen National Park, Japan

#10 among attractions in Joshin'etsukogen National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano

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Mount Myōkō, Joshin'etsukogen National Park

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Mount Myōkō is an active stratovolcano in Honshu, Japan. It is situated at the southwest of Myōkō city, Niigata Prefecture, and a part of Jōshin'etsu-kōgen National Park. Mount Myōkō is listed as one of 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and together with Mount Yahiko, it is well known as the "famous mountain" of Niigata Prefecture. ()

Local name: 妙高山 Last eruption: 750 B.C.E.Elevation: 8051 ftCoordinates: 36°53'17"N, 138°7'1"E

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Mount Myōkō – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mount Kurohime, Lake Nojiri Naumann Elephant Museum, Mount Hiuchi, Niigata-Yakeyama.

5.2 miS
Volcano
Mount Kurohime, Myoko
133 min walk • Mount Kurohime is a 2,053-metre stratovolcano located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the "Five Mountains of Northern Shinshu", which also includes Mount Iizuna, Mount Myōkō, Mount Togakushi and Mount Madarao.
6.2 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum
Lake Nojiri Naumann Elephant Museum
160 min walk • Lake Nojiri Naumann Elephant Museum opened on the shore of Lake Nojiri in Shinano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, in 1984. Initially the Nojiri-ko Museum, it was renamed the Lake Nojiri Naumann Elephant Museum in 1996.
3.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Hiuchi, Joshin'etsukogen National Park
92 min walk • Mount Hiuchi is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, reaching the height of 2,462 m. It is situated in Japan's Kubiki Mountains in Niigata Prefecture.
5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Niigata-Yakeyama, Joshin'etsukogen National Park
128 min walk • Niigata-Yake-Yama is an active volcano in Honshu, Japan. A large eruption in 887 AD sent pyroclastic flows all the way to the Japan Sea.
6.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Nojiri
172 min walk • Lake Nojiri is in the town of Shinano, Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Second to Lake Suwa among lakes in Nagano Prefecture, Nojiri is a resort, the location of the first pumped-storage hydroelectricity in Japan, and the site of a Japanese Paleolithic excavation.
3.2 miSW
Dam
Sasagamine Dam, Joshin'etsukogen National Park
81 min walk • Sasagamine Dam is a dam in the Niigata Prefecture, Japan, completed in 1979.
5.4 miSE
Town
Shinano
138 min walk • Shinano is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 March 2019, the town had an estimated population of 8,339 in 3351 households, and a population density of 56 persons per km². The total area of the town is 149.30 square kilometres.