Mount Haruna
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| Mount Haruna | |
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| Elevation | 1,449 metres (4,754 feet) |
| Location | Honshū, Japan |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 550 ± 10 years |
Mount Haruna (Japanese: 榛名山) is a dormant stratovolcano in eastern Honshū, Japan. Its summit is 1,449 m high. It appeared about 300,000 years ago; the last known eruption was c. 550. The volcano has a summit caldera containing the symmetrical cone of Haruna-Fuji, along with a crater lake, Lake Haruna, along the western side. To the west of the lake is Kamongatake, the summit.
The lake and the area to its east, as well as the southern and southwestern slopes, lie within the borders of Takasaki city. The border of Shibukawa city (to the east) nearly approaches Lake Haruna. Both Shinto village and Yoshioka town are on the southeast slopes of the mountain. The northern and northwestern slopes lie within Higashi Agatsuma town, which also bounds Lake Haruna. The summit lies on the border of Takasaki and Higashi Agatsuma.
Mount Haruna, along with Mount Akagi and Mount Myōgi, is one of the "Three Mountains of Jōmō." (Jōmō is an old name for Gunma.)
In the anime Initial D Haruna appears under the name "Akina" (秋名). The mountain is where the main character, Takumi Fujiwara, delivers tofu everyday to a hotel uphill, using his Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86). It is also where Takumi won his first few races.
[edit] See also
- The battleship Haruna was named after the mountain.
- Haruna, Gunma
- Haruna Shrine
- Harunasan Ropeway
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Pictures from Haruna and also here (Japanese page)
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