1.Mount Moriyoshi | ||||||
Mount Moriyoshi is an inactive volcano in Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The stratovolcano is basaltic-to-dacitic in composition. Its last eruptive activity is thought to be 1.1 million to 700 thousand years ago.[1] The volcano appeared in the List of 100 Floral Mountains. The volcano contains about 300 species of alpine flora which has made it a tourist attraction.[2] | ||||||
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Elevation: 4,770 ft (1,450 m) | ||||||
2.Mount Akita-Komagatake | ||||||
Akita-Komagatake (秋田駒ヶ岳) is an active stratovolcano located 10 km east of Tazawa Lake, near the border between Akita and Iwate prefectures on Honshu Island.[2] The volcano last erupted from 18 September 1970 to 25 January 1971.[3] It is the highest mountain in Akita Prefecture [4] and the second highest in Towada-Hachimantai National Park.[5] | ||||||
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Elevation: 1,637 m (5,371 ft)[1] | ||||||
3.Akita-Yakeyama | ||||||
Akita-Yake-Yama is a small stratovolcano in Akita Prefecture, Japan, that is known for its radioactive waters. A small parasitic lava dome is located four kilometers from the volcano.[1] | ||||||
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Elevation: 1,366 m (4,482 ft) | ||||||
4.Mount Hachimantai | ||||||
Mount Hachimantai (八幡平, Hachimantai) is the highest peak of a group of stratovolcanos distributed around the Hachimantai plateau in the Ōu Mountains in northern Honshū, Japan. This volcanic plateau is part of the Nasu Volcanic Zone and straddles the border between the Iwate Prefecture and Akita Prefecture. The volcano is listed as one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and forms part of the Towada-Hachimantai National Park.[1] | ||||||
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Elevation: 1,613 m (5,292 ft) Parent range: Ōu Mountains | ||||||
5.Mount Chōkai | ||||||
Mount Chōkai (鳥海山, Chōkai-san or Chōkai-zan) is an active volcano located on the southern border of Akita and Yamagata in the Tōhoku region of Japan, and is 2,236 m (7,336 ft) tall. Because of its (roughly) symmetrical shape and massive size, it is also variously known as Dewa Fuji (出羽富士), Akita Fuji (秋田富士) or Shōnai Fuji (庄内富士)[2] depending on the location of the viewer. In addition to being one of the 100 Famous Landscapes of Japan, it is also included as one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan, and famous 100 Geographical Features of Japan. It is surrounded by Chōkai Quasi-National Park. It is also a National Historic Site of Japan,[3] and is regarded as a sacred mountain by followers of the Shugendō branch of Shinto which has the shrine Chōkaisan Ōmonoimi Shrine there and is popular with hikers. | ||||||
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Elevation: 2,236 m (7,336 ft)[1] |