Mountain sights in Japan

1. Aso-gogaku

   • Aso San Area, Japan
   • Sights › Mountains

   The Five Mountains of Aso are the smaller mountains within the outer rim: Eboshi-dake (1337m), Kijima-dake (1321m), Naka-dake (1506m), Neko-dake (1408m), furthest east, and the highest, Taka-dake (1592m).

   Naka-dake is the active volcano and has indeed been very active in recent years, with fatal eruptions occurring in 1958 and 1979, and other significant eruptions in 1989, 1990 and 1993.

   If Naka-dake is behaving, a cable car whisks you up to the summit in just four minutes, or it's ¥560 in tolls and parking if driving yourself. The cable car is 3km from the Aso Volcano Museum. From there, the walk to the top takes less than 30 minutes. The 100m-deep crater varies in width…

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