Online dictionary of geography and travels in Japan: Mt. Kirishima

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Mt. Kirishima

霧島山
alternative words: Mount Kirishima, Mt Kirishima, Mt Kirishimasan, Kirishimayama, Kirishimasan, Kirishima yama, Kirishima san, Kirishima
keywords: kyushu , mountain , tourist resort , volcano
related topics: Kagoshima Prefecture , Miyazaki Prefecture
related web sites: http://homepage1.nifty.com/tuboyan/ , http://www.miya-shoko.or.jp/ebino/ , http://www.yado.co.jp/kankou/kagosima/kirisima/kiriindex.htm , http://www.hikyaku.com/gallery/english/kirishi.htm
explanation: Mt. Kirishima is a group of vlocanos located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures and more than 60 explosions have been recorded since 742. Mt. Karakuni (1700 m), the highest, as well as Mt. Takachiho, Mt. Shinmoe etc. are towering and the craters of explosion and volcanic lakes such as Miike and Onamiike are scattered everywhere.