is a volcano, located on the border of
Yufu
is a city in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. The modern city of Yufu was established on October 1, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Hasama, Shōnai, and Yufuin (all from Ōita District). , the city has an estimated population of 33,120, and ...
and
Beppu
is a city in Ōita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of March 31, 2017, the city had a population of 122,643 ,
Ōita,
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 is located within
Aso Kujū National Park
is a national park in Kumamoto and Ōita Prefectures, Japan. The park derives its name from Mount Aso, the largest active volcano in Japan, and the Kujū mountains.
History
Established as Aso National Park in 1934, in 1986 after extensio ...
.
Outline
Mount Yufu 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 ...
. It has two peaks, called ‘Higashi-mine’ (East Peak) and ‘Nishi-mine’ (West Peak). Nishi-mine is about one meter higher than Higashi-Mine.
See also
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List of islands in Japan
Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands, of which approximately 260 are inhabited. Japan is the largest island country in East Asia and the fourth largest in the world.
Main islands
The four ''main islands'' of Japan are:Imperial Japanese ...
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List of volcanoes in Japan
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Japan. An Orange background indicates a volcano considered active by the Japan Meteorological Agency.
Hokkaido
Honshū
Izu Islands
Ogasawara Archipelago
The Ogasawara Archipelag ...
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List of mountains in Japan
The following is a list of the mountains and hills of Japan, ordered by height.
Mountains over 1000 meters
Mountains under 1000 meters
As the generally accepted definition of a mountain (versus a hill) is 1000 m of height and 500 m of prom ...
Route
The most popular route is from Yufu Tozanguchi Bus Stop of Kamenoi Bus. It takes two and half hours. There are other routes from Yufu City and Higashi Tozanguchi Bus Stop.
Gallery
File:Mt.yufu.jpg, SSW side
File:Mt.Yufudake 03.jpg, S side
Image:Yufudake01.JPG, Viewed from Mt. Tsurumi
Image:Yufudake03.JPG, Collapsed section
Image:Yufudake04.JPG, West Peak
Image:Yufudake05.JPG, East Peak
Image:Yufudake06.JPG, The summit
References
External links
Yufudake- Japan Meteorological Agency
Yufudake National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan - Japan Meteorological Agency
- Geological Survey of Japan
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Volcanoes of Kyushu
Mountains of Ōita Prefecture
Volcanoes of Ōita Prefecture
Stratovolcanoes of Japan