Refuge

火山館

Nagano · Japon0 mUnguardedVerified listing

The place

Kazankan ("Volcano Museum") on the slopes of Mount Asama, 2568 m (an active Kantō volcano), Karuizawa/Komoro area (Nagano, Japan), at 1992 m elevation. Continuous Japan Alps cluster (batches 245-314). Geological museum/refuge dedicated to Asama (the 1783 eruption was Japan's deadliest on record, ~1500 dead; active eruptions in 2004/2015/2019). Karuizawa is an imperial resort town (Emperor Hirohito's summer retreats to escape the heat).

The setting

Mount Asama 2568 m Kantō Karuizawa/Komoro Nagano JP 1992 m, continuous cluster batches 245-314, Kazankan geological museum, 1783 eruption Japan's deadliest ~1500 dead, active 2004/15/19, Karuizawa imperial Hirohito summer retreat.

What you'll find

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