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Where in Kyushu is this? 2018/6/21 13:43
For the Kyushu Travel Guide page, it shows a rocky caldera with smoke emitting from it, with lush green mountains in the background. I've searched through countless images of each volcano/mountain range in Kyushu but cannot find it. Can someone point me to where exactly that picture was taken? It looks beautiful there!
by Sam Marra (guest)  

Re: Where in Kyushu is this? 2018/6/21 14:53
It could be Shinmoedake
by Kappa (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: Where in Kyushu is this? 2018/6/21 15:16
I think it's Mount Aso (precisesly Mount Aso-Nakadake), in Kumamoto prefecture. The picture seems to be taken in a little bit different angle from the ordinary angles... I'm not sure from where...
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Re: Where in Kyushu is this? 2018/6/21 15:34
If I add, you can see one or two shelters on the other side of the edge of the crater, their form seems to be typical one at Mount Aso crater.
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Re: Where in Kyushu is this? 2018/6/22 07:48
You can compare it with this photo here:
http://www.aso.ne.jp/~volcano/info/

Just so you know, currently you can't get anywhere near the crater (and it's been restricted about 4 years now). But if you want to see what it used to be like, try:
https://youtu.be/Tyh_nKrv5tY
by Ken (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: Where in Kyushu is this? 2018/6/22 08:46
I also suppose it be Shinmoedake .
https://search.yahoo.co.jp/image/search?p=%E6%96%B0%E7%87%83%E5%B2%B3&search.x=1&tid=top_ga1_sa&ei=UTF-8&aq=0&oq=%E3%81%97%E3%82%93%E3%82%82%E3%81%88%E3%81%A0%E3%81%91&at=s&ai=2TnB8GaxQIa33SCy25fAwA&ts=5726&fr=top_ga1_sa
by biwakoman rate this post as useful

Re: Where in Kyushu is this? 2018/6/22 09:52
I would also say so, especially looking at the background mountain.
by Ken (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: Where in Kyushu is this? 2018/6/22 11:55

For my money, Shinmoedake
by shinji (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: Where in Kyushu is this? 2018/6/22 15:00
If I could make a suggestion to the Site Mods then a small note to give the location of these photos would be a good addition. I have spent ages trying to locate some of the other banner pictures myself.

P.s. Notice that I am not giving my opinion in this instance :)
by Stan Norrell rate this post as useful

Re: Where in Kyushu is this? 2018/6/22 16:55
Now, I agree with you that itfs Shinmoedake. We can see Karakunidake in the background.
http://jiokuro.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2014/01/index.html
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Re: Where in Kyushu is this? 2018/6/25 13:04
It's from the Nakadake/Takadake Trail going around the Nakadake crater at Mt. Aso. The tall mountain in the background is Kishima-dake and the smaller peak to its right is Ojo-dake. It was taken south from the Nakadake Peak along the rim of the crater trail. You turn right at Nakadake to continue up to Takadake.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mt.+Nakadake/@32.8807229,131.0973584...

Behind the person's backpack in the Kyushu Travel Guide picture you can see a building and a couple of walkways. All these are closed now but are the usual overlook area for the active crater.

Nakadake and Kishima-dake are now off limits. Nakadake because of volcanic activity and I'm not sure why the trail of Kishima is closed - maybe erosion prevention.

Here's a picture I took from along the same trail except looking more to the north and in winter. Kishima-dake is in the background.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/anaguma/402798325
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