Mount Aso
Mount Aso, is the largest active volcano in Japan, and is among the largest in the world.
Its peak is 1592 m above sea level. Its caldera is 25 km across north to south and 18 km
across east to west.
The caldera has a circumference of around 120 km, although sources vary on the exact distance.
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The central cone group of Aso consists of five mountains: Mt.Naka, Mt.Neko, Mt.Taka, Mt. Eboshi,
and Mt.Kishima. Last major eruption of Mt. Naka was in 1993.
| To the Ropeway station | Ropeway station | To the Crater of Naka-dake |
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| Around Crater | Around Crater | Shrine on top |
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| Look down the Crater | Crater | Crater |
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| West side of Crater | Central area of Crater | East side of Crater |
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