Aso National Park

Japanese: 阿蘇国立公園 - あそこくりつこうえん
Aso National Park

…In the narrow sense, it is often used to refer to the volcanic group only. It is blessed with a wealth of tourist resources, mainly volcanic scenery, and is part of Aso National Park. The entire area is located at an altitude of several hundred meters or more, and the volcanic group within the caldera consists of the five mountains, as well as Ojo-dake (1,238m), Okamado-yama (1,153m), Yomine-yama (913m), Yonezuka-yama (954m), and several other mountains and craters, and is aligned in an east-west direction overall. …

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Japanese:

…狭義に火山群のみをいうことも多い。火山景観を主とする豊かな観光資源に恵まれ,阿蘇国立公園に属する。全域が標高数百m以上に位置し,カルデラ内の火山群は,五岳のほかに往生岳(1238m),御竈門(おかまど)山(1153m),夜峰山(913m),米塚(954m)その他いくつかの山体や火口などで構成され,全体として東西方向に並ぶ。…

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