Sunday, July 26, 2026 My Trip English中文
World news · travel · culture
Taiwan The Taiwan Times
Taiwan's window to the world
Volcano

Mount Moriyoshi

Japan · Asia

Mount Moriyoshi
Mount Moriyoshi. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

About

Mount Moriyoshi is an inactive volcano in Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The stratovolcano is basaltic-to-dacitic in composition. Its last eruptive activity is thought to be 1.1 million to 700 thousand years ago. The volcano appeared in the List of 100 Floral Mountains. The volcano contains about 300 species of alpine flora which has made it a tourist attraction.

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