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Shimabara, Nagasaki
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Shimabara is a city located on the north-eastern tip of the Shimabara Peninsula, facing Ariake Bay in the east and Mount Unzen in the west, in Nagasaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 44,936 and a population density of 540 per km2. The total area is 82.77 km2.
Shimabara Castle
Shimabara Castle
Mount Unzen
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Mount Unzen is an active volcanic group of several overlapping stratovolcanoes, near the city of Shimabara, Nagasaki on the island of Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island.
Mt. Unzen, showing extensive pyroclastic flow and lahar deposits
Mt. Unzen, showing extensive pyroclastic flow and lahar deposits
In the distance, Mt. Unzen's Fugen-dake (left) and Heisei-Shinzan peaks, the latter a lava dome that emerged during the 1990–1995 eruption, seen from
In the distance, Mt. Unzen's Fugen-dake (left) and Heisei-Shinzan peaks, the latter a lava dome that emerged during the 1990–1995 eruption, seen from Nita Pass in November 2005
Spaceborne radar image of Unzen, taken from Space Shuttle, April 15, 1994
Spaceborne radar image of Unzen, taken from Space Shuttle, April 15, 1994
House destroyed and partially buried by lahars in the Mizunashi River valley, 1994
House destroyed and partially buried by lahars in the Mizunashi River valley, 1994