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Mount Yōtei (羊蹄山, Yōtei-zan, literally "sheep-hoof mountain") is an active [2] [3] stratovolcano located in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is also called Yezo Fuji or Ezo Fuji ( 蝦夷富士 ) , "Ezo" being an old name for the island of Hokkaido, because it resembles Mount Fuji .
Mountain Metres Feet Prefecture Mount Piyashiri: 987: 3,238: Hokkaidō Mount Ahoro: 977: 3,205: Hokkaidō Otake: 979: 3,212: Kagoshima Mount Minako: 972: 3,189: Kyoto
Taisetsu Volcano Group. The Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group (大雪山系, Daisetsu-sankei, also called Taisetsu-zan) is a volcanic group of peaks arranged around the 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) wide Ohachi-Daira (御鉢平, Ohachi-daira) caldera in Hokkaidō, Japan.
Hokkaido (Japanese: 北海道, Hepburn: Hokkaidō, pronounced [hokkaꜜidoː] ⓘ, lit. ' Northern Sea Circuit; Ainu: Ainu Moshiri, ' or ' Land of the Ainu ') [2] is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. [3]
115 W. Third Ave., Mount Dora. Complaint Inspection on Sept. 22. Facility Temporarily Closed: Operations ordered stopped until violations are corrected. 6 total violations, with 1 high-priority ...
Mount Apoi is known for endemic alpine plant life, such as Callianthemum miyabeanum (ヒダカソウ, Hidaka-sō).The Hidaka Mountains are also one of the last refuges of the Hokkaido bear (Ursus arctos yesoensis) and Hokkaido deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis).
Mount Yōtei [16] Lake Tōya [16] Shiretoko National Park was created in 1964. [17] Shiretoko is a peninsula at the northeastern end of Hokkaido. Its Ainu name means "land's end." [18] The park's area includes 38,633 ha in Hokkaido. [19] In 2005, Shiretoko was listed by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage site (WHS). The WHS area include 71,100 ...