Mount Kirishima

The Kirishima Mountains are a 1,700-meter-high active volcano group in and , , . Numerous eruptions have been recorded since 742.
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  • Volcano rising to 1,700 metres (5,577 feet)
  • Description: mountain in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as
    “Kirishima Mounatains”
    “Kirishima Volcanoes”
    “Kirisima”
    “Mt. Kirishima”

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Mount Kirishima

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Latitude
31.93805° or 31° 56′ 17″ north
Longitude
130.86151° or 130° 51′ 42″ east
Open location code
8Q3GWVQ6+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1852101603
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­volcano
Geo­Names ID
1859407
Wiki­data ID
Q1319361

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Mount Kirishima” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Monte Kirishima”
  • Burmese: “ခိရိရှိမတောင်”
  • Catalan: “Kirishima-yama”
  • Cebuano: “Kirishima Yama”
  • Chinese: “雾岛山”
  • Chinese: “霧島山”
  • Chinese: “霧島山脈”
  • Czech: “Kirišima”
  • French: “Kirishima-yama”
  • French: “mont Kirishima”
  • French: “Monts Kirishima”
  • German: “Kirishima-yama”
  • German: “Kirishima”
  • German: “Kirisima”
  • Greek: “Ηφαίστεια Κιρισίμα”
  • Greek: “Κιρισίμα”
  • Greek: “Όρη Κιρισίμα”
  • Japanese: “Kirishimayama”
  • Japanese: “きりしまやま”
  • Japanese: “霧島山”
  • Japanese: “霧島山地”
  • Japanese: “霧島火山”
  • Japanese: “霧島火山群”
  • Japanese: “霧島連山”
  • Japanese: “霧島連峰”
  • Korean: “기리시마산”
  • Latin: “Mons Kirishima”
  • Lithuanian: “Kirišima”
  • Russian: “Кирисима”
  • Slovak: “Kiri-šima”
  • Uzbek: “Kirisima”
  • Western Panjabi: “ٹلہ کیریشیما”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as 7th station and 8th station.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 不動池 and Red Pine forest.

Kagoshima: Highlights

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