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Hachimantai
Hachimantai. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Mount Hachimantai (Hachimantai) is the highest peak of a group of stratovolcanos distributed around the Hachimantai plateau in the Ōu Mountains in northern Honshū, Japan. This volcanic plateau is part of the Nasu Volcanic Zone and straddles the border between the Iwate Prefecture and Akita Prefecture. The volcano is listed as one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains, and forms part of the Towada-Hachimantai National Park.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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