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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. 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.

  4. 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).

  5. 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.

  6. 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. ...

  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. Kirishima - Wikipedia

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    Mount Kirishima, a highly active volcano in Kagoshima Prefecture Japanese battleship Kirishima , a battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, commissioned in 1915 and named after the volcano JDS Kirishima , a destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force commissioned in 1995

  9. Mount Karakuni - Wikipedia

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    Karakunidake (韓国岳) or Mount Karakuni (1,700m) is a volcano in Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures, Japan. It is part of Kirishima-Yaku National Park . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]