Shōwa-shinzan
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Shōwa-shinzan is a volcanic lava dome in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaido, Japan, next to Mount Usu. The mountain was created between 28 December 1943 and September 1945. Initially, a series
Shōwa-shinzan (September 2013)
Viewed from Mount Usu
Shōwa-shinzan during its formative year in October 1944
Mount Usu
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Mount Usu is an active stratovolcano in the Shikotsu-Tōya National Park, Hokkaido, Japan. It has erupted four times since 1900: in 1910, 1944–45, August 7, 1977, and on March 31, 2000. To the north li
Shōwa-shinzan
…Shōwa-shinzan (昭和新山, Shōwa-shinzan) is a volcanic lava dome in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaido, Japan, next to Mount Usu. The mountain was created between 28 December 1943 and September 1945. Initially, a series of strong earthquakes shook the area, and wheat fields were…
Viewed from the SE.
Tōya caldera & Mount Usu (bottom)
Tōya caldera & Usu volcano
Mountaintop Crater