It has a conical-shaped crater and as the name "Kofuji" (small Mount Fuji) suggests, the shape of Mount Azuma is like that of Mount Fuji.[1] Mount Azuma's appealing symmetrical crater and the nearby fumarolic area with its many onsen have made it a popular tourist destination.
The Bandai-Azuma Skyline passes just below the crater, allowing visitors to drive to within walking distance of the crater and other various hiking trails on the mountain. There is also a visitor center along the roadway near the crater, where a collection of eateries, facilities, a parking lot, and a stop for buses from Fukushima Station are located.
Each Spring, as the snow melts away, a white rabbit appears on the side of Mount Azuma. The melting snow shaped like a rabbit is known as the 'seeding rabbit' and signals to the people of Fukushima that the farming season has come.[2]
mount, azuma, kofuji, 吾妻小富士, active, stratovolcano, fukushima, prefecture, japan, mount, azumakofuji, crater, azuma, volcanohighest, pointelevation1, listingvolcanoes, japancoordinates37, 722222, 263611, 722222, 263611namingnative, name吾妻山, japanese, geography. Mount Azuma kofuji 吾妻小富士 is an active stratovolcano in Fukushima prefecture Japan Mount AzumaKofuji Crater of Azuma VolcanoHighest pointElevation1 705 m 5 594 ft ListingVolcanoes of JapanCoordinates37 43 20 N 140 15 49 E 37 722222 N 140 263611 E 37 722222 140 263611NamingNative name吾妻山 Japanese GeographyMount AzumaLocation of Mount Azuma in Japan LocationFukushima Tōhoku region JapanParent rangeAzuma Mountain RangeGeologyMountain typeStratovolcanoLast eruptionDecember 1977Azuma volcanic groupIt has a conical shaped crater and as the name Kofuji small Mount Fuji suggests the shape of Mount Azuma is like that of Mount Fuji 1 Mount Azuma s appealing symmetrical crater and the nearby fumarolic area with its many onsen have made it a popular tourist destination The Bandai Azuma Skyline passes just below the crater allowing visitors to drive to within walking distance of the crater and other various hiking trails on the mountain There is also a visitor center along the roadway near the crater where a collection of eateries facilities a parking lot and a stop for buses from Fukushima Station are located The Azuma volcanic group contains several volcanic lakes including Goshiki numa the Five Colored Lakes Each Spring as the snow melts away a white rabbit appears on the side of Mount Azuma The melting snow shaped like a rabbit is known as the seeding rabbit and signals to the people of Fukushima that the farming season has come 2 Contents 1 See also 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksSee also editList of the 100 famous mountains in JapanNotes edit Takeda T Hello Fukushima page 68 Takeda T Fukushima Today amp Tomorrow page 12 References editTakeda Toru Hishinuma Tomio Kamieda Kinuyo Dale Leigh Oguma Chiyoichi August 10 1988 Hello Fukushima International Exchange Guide Book 1988 ed Fukushima City Fukushima Mimpo Press Takeda Toru Hishinuma Tomio Oguma Chiyoichi Takiguchi R July 7 2001 Fukushima Today amp Tomorrow Rekishi Shunju Publishing Co ISBN 4 89757 432 3 Azumayama Global Volcanism Program Smithsonian Institution External links edit nbsp Media related to Mount Azuma kofuji at Wikimedia Commons Azumayama Japan Meteorological Agency in Japanese Azumayama National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan PDF Japan Meteorological Agency Azuma Yama Geological Survey of Japan Azumayama Global Volcanism Program Smithsonian Institution nbsp This volcanology article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mount Azuma kofuji amp oldid 1195684889, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
