Joshin'etsukogen National Park: Nature
Places and attractions in the Nature category
Mount Asama
Mount Asama is an active complex volcano in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. The volcano is the most active on Honshū. The Japan Meteorological Agency classifies Mount Asama as rank A. It stands 2,568 metres above sea level on the border of Gunma and Nagano prefectures. It is included in 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
Naeba
Mount Naeba is a stratovolcano on the border of Nagano and Niigata prefectures in central Honshū, Japan. It is about 200 km from Tokyo. It was active between 200,000 and 800,000 years ago. It is primarily made of andesite.
Yonako Falls
Yonako Falls, literally "Yonako Large Waterfalls" is a waterfall located in Yonako, Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture, in the central part of Japan.
Mount Azumaya
Mount Azumaya is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The 2,354-metre-high peak lies on the border of Nagano Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture.
Mount Hiuchi
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.
Niigata-Yakeyama
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.
Mount Kusatsu-Shirane
Mount Kusatsu-Shirane is a 2,160 m active stratovolcano in Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan. It is called Kusatsu Shirane to differentiate it from the Mount Nikkō-Shirane on the other side of Gunma Prefecture.
Mount Myōkō
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.
Mount Higashidate
Mount Higashidate is a mountain in Japan located in Yamanouchi, Nagano. For the 1998 Winter Olympics, it hosted the alpine skiing giant slalom events.
Mount Asama
Mount Asama is an active complex volcano in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. The volcano is the most active on Honshū. The Japan Meteorological Agency classifies Mount Asama as rank A. It stands 2,568 metres above sea level on the border of Gunma and Nagano prefectures. It is included in 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.
Mount Iizuna
Mount Iizuna, also known as Mount Izuna, is a mountain located ten kilometers north-northwest of the heart of Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Together with Mount Reisenji 1875.0 m, Mount Menō 1748 m, and others, it forms the Iizuna range. It has an elevation of 1,917 metres.
Mount Yakebitai
Mount Yakebitai is a mountain located in Yamanouchi, Nagano, Japan. For the 1998 Winter Olympics, it hosted the alpine skiing slalom and snowboarding giant slalom events.
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