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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 ...
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.
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. ...
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Japan. ... unknown volcano: 2.4 ka BP [† 1] Mount Futago ... Mount Kirishima:
Aira caldera is one of the most active and hazardous calderas in the world. It is home to the Kirishima volcanoes, a group of active volcanoes at the north end of Aira caldera. One of these volcanoes, Shinmoedake, has produced two strong magmato-phreatic eruptions, separated by almost 300 years. Starting in December 2009, active diving and ...
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).
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.
Mount Karakuni, September 2008 ... or Mount Karakuni (1,700m) is a volcano in Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures, Japan. It is part of Kirishima-Yaku National Park ...