Shinmoedake

What it is

• An active conical volcano standing 1,421 meters tall in the Kirishima mountain range.
• A designated National Park special zone since 1934 with recorded activity dating back to 1716.
• A geological site composed of pyroxene andesite and pyroclastic cones.
• A monitored volcanic peak situated between Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures.

What to see

• A massive circular crater measuring 750 meters in width.
• Two distinct rock peaks on the south wall known as Usagi-no-mimi.
• The volcanic ridge extending across the border of Kirishima and Kobayashi cities.
• The site where the Shinmoe-ike crater lake existed before the 2011 eruption.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.