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  2. Mount Kirishima - Wikipedia

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    The Kongō-class battlecruiser Kirishima of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the Kongō-class guided missile destroyer Kirishima of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force were both named after this mountain. Shinmoedake is the most active of the Mount Kirishima volcanoes, having erupted in January 2011, March 2011, October 2017, [2] and April ...

  3. Kirishima Shrine - Wikipedia

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    Kirishima-Jingū (霧島神宮) is a Shinto shrine located in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Takachiho-gawara the location of the descent from heaven is present on the shrine grounds. [1] [2] Historically, the entire of Mount Kirishima is considered part of the shrine grounds.

  4. Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park - Wikipedia

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    Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park (霧島錦江湾国立公園, Kirishima-Kinkōwan Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in Kyūshū, Japan. It is composed of Kirishima-Kagoshima Bay, an area of Kagoshima Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture known for its active volcanoes, volcanic lakes, and onsen. The total area is 365.86 square kilometres (141. ...

  5. Takachiho-gawara - Wikipedia

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    In November, usually on the 10th, the Tenson kōrin gojinka sai (天孫降臨御神火祭) takes place there. [2] [3] It is part of the cultural area surrounding Kirishima-Jingū, a national significant cultural property, [4] [5] mainly because it was the previous site of a shrine that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption from Mount Kirishima (specifically the Takachihonomine volcano peak).

  6. Yakushima National Park - Wikipedia

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    The national park was established on March 16, 1964 and assigned to the Kirishima National Park, which became Kirishima-Yaku National Park. On March 16, 2012 Yakushima was split of as the separate Yakushima National Park. Kirishima-Yaku National Park was renamed to Kirishima-Kinkōwan National Park with an area of 365.86 km². [1]

  7. Ebino Plateau - Wikipedia

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    Ebino Plateau, framed by Mount Karakuni. Mount Iō (硫黄山 iōzan, lit. “Sulphur Mountain”) A field of susuki grass (Miscanthus sinensis) is located on the volcanic alluvial fan of the north-western slope of Mount Karakuni, and blooms red in autumn. The occurrence of the characteristic red hue is the result of a number of factors.

  8. Shinmoedake - Wikipedia

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    Shinmoedake (Japanese: 新燃岳) is a volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan, and a part of the Mount Kirishima cluster of volcanoes. [1] It is believed to have formed between 7,300 and 25,000 years ago.

  9. Uenohara site - Wikipedia

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    The plateau is composed of thick layers of pumice and volcanic ash that originate from Mount Sakurajima. The site contains a complex of ruins dating from the early Jōmon period with the ruins discovered on the north side of the plateau directly beneath the pumice layer (P-13), which fell about 9,500 years ago.