Mount Kyowa - Mount Kyowa

Japanese: 享和岳 - きょうわだけ
Mount Kyowa - Mount Kyowa

...It consists of two volcanic bodies: Higashi-Chokai Volcano, with the highest peak, Shinzan (2,237m), as the central crater cone, surrounded by outer rim mountains such as Shichiko-san and Fushiogami-dake, and Nishi-Chokai Volcano, with the crater lake Tori-no-umi at its center. Shinzan was formed by an eruption in 1801 (Kyowa 1), so it is also called Kyowa-dake. In 1974, a small eruption was observed for the first time in 153 years since 1821 (Bunsei 4).

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kyowa-dake" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…最高峰の新(しん)山(2237m)を中央火口丘として七高(しちこう)山,伏拝(ふしおがみ)岳などの外輪山がこれをかこむ東鳥海火山と,火口湖の鳥ノ海を中心とする西鳥海火山の二つの火山体からなる。新山は1801年(享和1)に噴火して形成されたので,享和岳とも呼ばれている。1974年には1821年(文政4)以来153年ぶりに小噴火がみられた。…

※「享和岳」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。

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