Mount Karakuni
韓国岳
The highest peak in the Kirishima Mountains offering a massive volcanic crater and views of surrounding highland lakes.
What it is
- The highest peak of the Kirishima Mountains on the Miyazaki and Kagoshima border.
- A volcanic summit formed from lava flows dating back fifteen thousand years.
- Part of the New Kirishima Volcano group with a name appearing in ancient chronicles.
- A natural habitat where wild deer are frequently seen on the mountain slopes.
What to see
- A massive summit crater measuring nine hundred meters in diameter.
- Ebino Plateau located on the northwestern side of the mountain.
- Onami Pond situated on the southwestern mountainside.
- Mount Iwo which was formed by a flank eruption in seventeen sixty-eight.
- A mountain refuge hut established on the southern side of the peak.
Getting there
- The most common climbing route starts from Ebino Plateau.
Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.
Where it is
Mount Karakuni Open in Google Maps
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