is a mountain located in Shikotsu-Toya National Park in

Hokkaidō is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. It sits on the shore of

Lake Shikotsu is a caldera lake in Chitose, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is a part of the Shikotsu-Toya National Park. Geography Lake Shikotsu is located in the south-west part of Hokkaidō. It has an average depth of and a maximum depth of , making it the sec ...

, a

caldera lake A volcanic crater lake is a lake in a crater that was formed by explosive activity or a collapse during a volcanic eruption. Formation Lakes in calderas fill large craters formed by the collapse of a volcano during an eruption. Lakes in maars ...

. It also hosts a radio relay station.

Climbing Route

There is a road from

shore to the top of the mountain.Paul Hunt, ''Hiking in Japan: An Adventurer's Guide to the Mountain Trails'', pg. 181

References

* Paul Hunt, ''Hiking in Japan: An Adventurer's Guide to the Mountain Trails'',

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, Kodansha International Ltd., 1988. and C0075

External links

Geographical Survey Institute
Morappu Shikotsu-Tōya National Park {{Hokkaido-geo-stub