Mount Mihara

What it is

• An active volcano on Izu Oshima island with a peak reaching 758 meters.
• A central cone situated within a large caldera primarily composed of basaltic magma.
• A site where major eruptions occur approximately every 100 to 200 years.
• A mountain whose name likely derives from a word meaning womb.

What to see

• A deep pit hole inside the crater measuring roughly 200 meters down.
• The Godzilla Rock formation created by lava during the 1986 eruption.
• Paved walking paths that allow visitors to circle the entire crater rim.
• The Ura Desert which is a vast area lacking significant vegetation.
• A landscape shaped by the 1986 eruption that once filled the crater with lava.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.