Mount Asama
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| Mount Asama 浅間山 |
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 Mt. Asama in 2002 |
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| Elevation | 2,568 metres (8,425 ft) |
| Location | Honshū, Japan |
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| Type | Complex volcano |
| Last eruption | 2004 |
Mount Asama (浅間山 Asama-yama?) is an active complex volcano in the central Honshū, the main island of Japan. It stands on the border of Gunma and Nagano prefectures.
Standing 2,568 m above sea level, it erupted most recently on September 1, 2004. Previous noteworthy eruptions occurred in 685, 1108, 1783, and 1972; lesser activity has been recorded on dozens of occasions. The eastern slope has a volcano observation station run by Tokyo University.
It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.
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