Mount Kujū

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Highest mountain on the island of Kyushu,Japan

Mount Kujū

Japan

LocationOn the border of Kokonoe and Taketa, Ōita, JapanParent rangeKujū MountainsGeologyMountain typeStratovolcanoLast eruption1995 to 1996

Mount Kujū (九重山, 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.

Summary

The Kujū range consists of a dozen or so volcanic bodies gathered in a region of 13km east-west and 10km north-south. The mountains in the range include:

Kujū Mountains
- Mount Kujū (1,787 m)- The main peak (久住山)
- Mount Nakadake (1,791 m)- The highest peak in Kyushu
- Mount Inahoshi (1,774 m)
- Mount Hōsshō (1,762 m)
- Mount Mimata (1,745 m)
Taisen Mountains
- Mount Taisen (1,786 m)
- Mount North (Kita) Taisen (1,706 m)
- Mount Heiji (1,642 m)

The Kujū volcanic group is mainly composed of andesite and dacite, which is defined as the volcanic activity above the Miyagi pyroclastic flow deposit which formed about 200,000 years ago. The north and south areas of Mt. Kujū are plateau grasslands whose main industry is dairy farming.

Gallery

Mount Kujū from Mount Aso
Mount Iō from Chōjabaru
Mount Hōsshō and Mount Iō from Chōjabaru
Mount Kujū from Narukogawa Gorge
Mount Taisen
Kujū Flower Gardens and Kujū Mountains
Mount Kujū from Makinoto Pass with Mount Mimata on the right

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Japan Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2015-01-01.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mount Kujū.

Kujusan - Japan Meteorological Agency (in Japanese)
"Kujusan: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan" (PDF). - Japan Meteorological Agency
Kuju - Geological Survey of Japan
"Kujusan". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-25.

100 Famous Japanese Mountains

Hokkaidō

Tōhoku region
Jōshinetsu region

Kantō region

Chūbu region

Hida Mountains (Northern Alps)	Mt. Shirouma Mt. Goryu Mt. Kashimayari Mt. Tsurugi Mt. Tate Mt. Yakushi Mt. Kurobegorō Mt. Kuro (Suishō) Mt. Washiba Mt. Yari Mt. Hotaka Mt. Jōnen Mt. Kasa Mt. Yake Mt. Norikura
Kiso Mountains (Central Alps)	Mt. Kisokoma Mt. Utsugi Mt. Ena
Akaishi Mountains (Southern Alps)	Mt. Kaikoma Mt. Senjō Mt. Hōō Mt. Kita Mt. Aino Mt. Shiomi Mt. Warusawa Mt. Akaishi Mt. Hijiri Mt. Tekari
Others	Mt. Fuji Mt. Ontake Utsukushigahara [ja] Mt. Kirigamine Mt. Tateshina Yatsugatake Mt. Haku Mt. Arashima Mt. Azumaya