Hiking along Mount Aso volcano's caldera

1. Can you hike Mount Aso?
2. Is Mount Aso open?
3. Do people live near Mount Aso?
4. How tall is Mount Aso?
5. How do you get from Kumamoto to Mount Aso?
6. How was Mount Aso formed?
7. Is Mt Aso a supervolcano?
8. Where is Japan's most active volcano?
9. Is Mount Fuji active?
10. Which is the biggest volcano in Japan?
11. What type of volcano is Mount Fuji?
12. How many volcanoes are in Japan?

Can you hike Mount Aso?

You can hike up and down this small mountain in under an hour, just like Eboshi. It offers great views of Kusasenri region once you reach the top and will likely be open year-round even when the Nakadake Crater is highly active.

Is Mount Aso open?

Mt. Nakadake is still active and its crater is 600m in diameter, 130m in depth and 4km in circumference. You can see the huge crater emitting white smoke and the magnificent scenery up close. When the level of volcanic activity is high, you may not be able to approach the crater.

Do people live near Mount Aso?

The caldera has a long history of habitation, and today about 50,000 people live in its long-established towns and villages. No other caldera in the world has such a large community.

How tall is Mount Aso?

Mount Aso, Japanese Aso-san, volcano, Kumamoto ken (prefecture), Kyushu, Japan, rising to an elevation of 5,223 feet (1,592 m). It has the largest active crater in the world, measuring 71 miles (114 km) in circumference, 17 miles (27 km) from north to south, and 10 miles (16 km) from east to west.

How do you get from Kumamoto to Mount Aso?

The only way to get to Mount Aso from Kumamoto is by highway bus. It is possible to hike up the mountain from Aso Station but it is a very long walk. Take the Mount Aso Bus, a dedicated bus that will take you to the top of the mountain from Aso Station.

How was Mount Aso formed?

The 24-km-wide Aso caldera was formed during four major explosive eruptions from 300,000 to 90,000 years ago. These produced voluminous pyroclastic flows that covered much of Kyushu. ... It was the location of Japan's first documented historical eruption in 553 AD.

Is Mt Aso a supervolcano?

Only the northernmost crater (the first crater) has been active for the last 70 years—1974, 1979, 1984–1985, 1989–1991, 2009, 2011, 2015 and 2016. The present Aso Caldera formed as a result of four huge caldera eruptions occurring over a range of 90,000–300,000 years ago.

Where is Japan's most active volcano?

Mount Aso. Best known for its large ancient caldera, which has a circumference of about 100 kilometres and a diameter of 25 kilometres, Mount Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture is the largest active volcano in Japan. With a height of 1592 metres, it towers over the island of Kyushu.

Is Mount Fuji active?

Mount Fuji is an active volcano that last erupted in 1707. On December 16, 1707, scientists recorded the last confirmed eruption of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest point. Fuji has erupted at various times starting around 100,000 years ago—and is still an active volcano today. ...

Which is the biggest volcano in Japan?

Mount Fuji is the tallest and most famous volcano in Japan.

What type of volcano is Mount Fuji?

Mount Fuji, Japan, is one of the most famous mountains in the world. Mount Fuji is a composite cone, or stratovolcano. Composite cones, formed by violent eruptions, have layers of rock, ash, and lava.

How many volcanoes are in Japan?

There are 110 active volcanoes in Japan. Of those, 47 are watched especially closely because they have erupted recently or shown worrying signs, such as seismic activity, ground deformation or emission of large amounts of smoke. Mount Fuji and Mount Ontake are among the 47.