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Mount Yōtei
Mount Yōtei. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Mount Yōtei (Yōtei-zan; literally "sheep-hoof mountain") is an active stratovolcano located in Shikotsu-Tōya National Park, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is also called Yezo Fuji or Ezo Fuji because it resembles Mount Fuji; Ezo is an old name for the island of Hokkaido. The mountain is also known as Makkari Nupuri. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.

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