Refuge

十勝岳望岳台防災シェルター

Hokkaido · Japon0 mUnguardedVerified listing

The place

十勝岳望岳台防災シェルター (Tokachi-dake Bōgakudai volcanic evacuation shelter) on the foothills of Mount Tokachi-dake (2077 m), Daisetsuzan National Park (Hokkaido, Japan), at 931 m elevation. Emergency shelter against lahars/ash for hikers and tourists, part of the heritage of the major historic eruptions (1926 Kamifurano lahar, 144 dead; 1962; 1988). Located in an alpine zone of sasa (dwarf bamboo), Japanese pines and hakusan-chidori orchids.

The setting

Tokachi-dake 2077 m, Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaido, Japan, 931 m, volcanic emergency shelter, Kamifurano lahar 1926 (144 dead)/1962/1988, sasa/Japanese pines.