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480:crater lake
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421:Azusa River
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344:literally,
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1391:Mt. Kaimon
1279:Mt. Ontake
1258:Mt. Tekari
1253:Mt. Hijiri
1238:Mt. Shiomi
1188:Mt. Utsugi
1143:Mt. Hotaka
994:Mt. Hotaka
974:Mt. Nantai
946:Hiuchiyama
896:Mt. Bandai
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861:Mt. Chokai
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619:"Yakedake"
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584:"Yakedake"
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541:References
464:seen from
327:Mount Yake
169:Mount Yake
93:36°13′37″N
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1351:Mt. Ōmine
1341:Mt. Ibuki
1218:Mt. Senjō
1148:Mt. Jōnen
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411:Eruptions
384:Geography
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339:Yake-dake
229:Matsumoto
144:Geography
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1228:Mt. Kita
1158:Mt. Yake
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1059:Mt. Fuji
984:Mt. Nasu
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766:Hokkaidō
704:Yakedake
517:See also
450:fumarole
366:Takayama
306:Climbing
286:Andesite
225:Takayama
138:Japanese
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1223:Mt. Hōō
1193:Mt. Ena
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841:Hakkōda
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272:Active
249:Geology
185:Country
60:Listing
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1267:Others
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364:, and
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221:Cities
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121:Naming
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