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is an active stratovolcano
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in Fukushima prefecture
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, Japan.
It has a conical-shaped crater and as the name "Kofuji" (small Mount Fuji
, or Fugaku, located on the island of Honshū, is the highest mountain in Japan, with a summit elevation of . It is the second-highest volcano located on an island in Asia (after Mount Kerinci on the island of Sumatra), and seventh-highes ...
) suggests, the shape of Mount Azuma is like that of Mount Fuji. Mount Azuma's appealing symmetrical crater and the nearby fumarolic
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area with its many onsen
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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
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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.Takeda T.:''Fukushima - Today & Tomorrow'', page 12.
See also
*List of volcanoes in Japan
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Honshū
Izu Islands
Ogasawara Archipelago
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* List of the 100 famous mountains in Japan
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