Mount Shari
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| Mount Shari | |
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 Mount Shari seen from Koshimizu-gensei-kaen (小清水原生花園?), July 2006. |
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| Elevation | 1,545 m |
| Location | Shiretoko, Hokkaidō, Japan |
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| Type | Stratovolcano, Lava dome |
| Last eruption | ca. 0.3-0.25 Million years ago |
| Translation | 斜里岳 (Japanese) |
| Pronunciation | [Shari-dake] |
Mount Shari (斜里岳 shari-dake?) is a quaternary stratovolcano and one of Japan's 100 famous mountains. Its summit is 1,545 metres (5,069 ft). It is located on the Hokkaidō's Shiretoko Peninsula on the border of Shari and Kiyosato in Shari District, Abashiri and Shibetsu in Shibetsu District, Nemuro.
Its former name in the Ainu language was Onnenupuri. The name Shari in Ainu means "marshes where reeds are growing." The summit consists of Mount Shari (斜里岳 shari-dake?), Southern Mount Shari (南斜里岳 minamishari-dake?) and the western ridge. It is also known by the names Okhotsk Fuji (オホーツク富士 ohōtsuku fuji?) or Shari Fuji (斜里富士 shari fuji?).
The most popular ascent route starts from the Kiyosato side. A public bus (Sharibus) runs three times a day (first at 6:30) from Shiretokoshari Station to the start of the trail.[citation needed]
