Iwaki (volcano)
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 Iwaki volcano and one of the many apple orchards in the area |
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| height | 1624.7 m | |
| location | Aomori Prefecture , Japan | |
| Coordinates | 40 ° 39 ′ 21 ″ N , 140 ° 18 ′ 11 ″ E | |
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| Type | Stratovolcano | |
| Last eruption | 1863 | |
 View from the summit of Iwaki to the east |
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The Iwaki ( Japanese 岩 木 山 , Iwaki-san ), also: Tsugaru Fuji ( 津 軽 富士 ), is a stratovolcano in Hirosaki and Ajigasawa in the Japanese prefecture of Aomori .
The mountain stands free on the edge of the Tsugaru Plain and is located in the middle of the Tsugaru Quasi National Park. It is one of the active volcanoes on the island of Honshu .
The main crater has a diameter of about two kilometers. A lava dome has formed in it, which is surrounded by six small explosion craters. There are three more lava domes on the western and southern slopes of the volcano.
In historical times, the volcano is repeatedly broken , most recently in 1863. Most of them were small to moderate phreatic explosions . Hot vapors were still observed in 1986. There are also numerous hot springs ( onsen ) at the foot of the mountain .
Development
The volcano has been developed for tourism. From the nearby town of Hirosaki , you can take a bus to a cable car that takes tourists almost to the summit, which is about 45 minutes' walk away.
There are numerous shrines and temples on the mountain, such as the Iwaki-yama-jinja ( 岩 木 山 神社 ). The area around the volcano is known for its apple production and the prefecture is the largest apple producer in Japan.
Historical
When Adam Johann von Krusenstern mapped the mountain in 1805 , he named it Pik Tilesius after the German ship's doctor Wilhelm Gottlieb Tilesius von Tilenau .
Web links
- Iwaki in Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)
- Iwaki in the Japanese Volcanoes Quaternary database (English and Japanese)
- Description of how to get there
- Aomori Japan Guide Site ( Memento from April 13, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
- Web camera