Mount Kirishima

#238 among destinations in Japan

Volcano, Nature, Natural attraction

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Kirishima Mountains are a 1700 meter high active volcano group in Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. Numerous eruptions have been recorded since 742. Very strong eruptions happened in 788, 1716 and 1717. Augite-hypersthene andesite is the dominant rock type. ()

Local name: 霧島山 Maximum elevation: 5577 ftCoordinates: 31°55'51"N, 130°51'50"E

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MiyazakiJapan

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Day trips

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

Nearby attractions include: Kirishima-Jingū, Kirishima Open Air Museum, Mount Karakuni, Shinmoedake.

5 miS
Shinto shrine complex in lush surrounds
Kirishima-Jingū, Kirishima
128 min walk • Kirishima-Jingū is a Shinto shrine located in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Historically, the entire of Mount Kirishima is considered part of the shrine grounds.
5 miW
Art museum, Museum
Kirishima Open Air Museum, Yūsui
128 min walk • Kirishima Open Air Museum opened in Yūsui, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, in 2000. Located in the foothills of Mount Kirishima, at an elevation of seven hundred metres above sea level, the Museum encompasses an area of 20 hectares.
~1350 ftNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Karakuni
7 min walk • Karakunidake or Mount Karakuni is a volcano in Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures, Japan. It is part of Kirishima-Yaku National Park.
1.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Volcano
Shinmoedake
44 min walk • Shinmoedake is a volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan, and a part of the Mount Kirishima cluster of volcanoes. It is believed to have formed between 7,300 and 25,000 years ago.
4.4 miSE
31°53'7"N • 130°55'1"E
Takachihono Mine
113 min walk • Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Shinmoe Dake, Kirishima
50 min walk • Shinmoedake is a volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan, and a part of the Mount Kirishima cluster of volcanoes. It is believed to have formed between 7,300 and 25,000 years ago.