Great Hell - Ojigoku

Japanese: 大地獄 - おおじごく
Great Hell - Ojigoku

...A horseshoe-shaped explosion crater formed by a steam explosion about 3,000 years ago, where you can see intense fumarolic activity. Formerly known as Daijigoku, it was renamed Owakudani in 1872 (Meiji 5) when Emperor Meiji visited. At that time, there was a fumarolic area called Kojigoku where Kamiyama and Komagatake meet, but this was also renamed Kowakudani. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Daijigoku" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…約3000年前水蒸気爆発によって形成された馬蹄形の爆裂火口で,激しい噴気活動を見ることができる。昔は大地獄と呼ばれていたが,1872年(明治5)明治天皇の行幸に際し,大涌谷と改称された。その時,神山と駒ヶ岳の接する部分に小地獄と称する噴気地帯があったが,それも小涌谷と改称された。…

※「大地獄」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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