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Kuju Mountains. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Mount Kujū (Kujū-san), located on the border of Kokonoe and Taketa in Ōita Prefecture, Japan, is a stratovolcano in Kyushu Island, Japan, with a summit elevation of 1,791 metres (5; 876 ft). It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. It is part of the Aso-Kujū National Park.

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