Joshin'etsukogen National Park: Volcano
Places and attractions in the Volcano 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.
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.
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 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.
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