is a 2,646m mountain on the border of Chino and Koumi of

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. This mountain is the highest mountains of Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group. Named for the mythical avian creatures of

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Description

Mount Tengu is a

stratovolcano A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and per ...

. This mountain is a part of the

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. This mountain is on the list of the 200 famous mountains in Japan. This mountain has two major peaks, Mount Higashi Tengu, and Mount Nishi Tengu.

Access

* Tatsunokan Bus Stop of

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Gallery

Image:Iodake3.JPG, Mount Tengu from Mount Iō Image:Tengudake1.JPG, Mount Nishi-Tengu (Left) and Mount Higashi-Tengu from Mount Neishi Image:Tengudake2.JPG, Mount Nishi-Tengu from Mount Higashi-Tengu Image:Tengudake3.JPG, Mount Higashi-Tengu from Mount Nishi-Tengu Image:Tengudake4.JPG, Mount Nishi-Tengu from Mount Neishi Image:Tengudake5.JPG, Kuroyuri-daira, north of Mount Tengu Image:Tengudake6.JPG, Kuroyuri-daira, north of Mount Tengu Image:Tengudake7.JPG,

Mount Tateshina also Suwa Fuji is a complex volcano located on the border of the municipalities of Chino and Tateshina in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It has an elevation of . This mountain is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. Outline Mount Tateshi ...

from Mount Tengu Image:Tengudake8.JPG,

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from Mount Tengu

References

Ministry of Environment of Japan

Official Home Page of the Geographical Survey Institute in Japan

‘Yatsugatake, Tateshina, Utsukushigahara, Kirigamine 2008, Shobunsha
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Stratovolcanoes of Japan Pleistocene stratovolcanoes