Mount Zaō
Mount Zaō is a mountain in Kaminoyama-shi, Yamagata and has an elevation of 1,841 metres. Mount Zaō is situated nearby to the locality Takayu.- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 1,841 metres
- Description: mountain in Japan
- Also known as: “Zao San”, “Zaō San”, and “Zao-zan”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mt. Zaō and Okama.
Mt. Zaō
Volcano
Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Zaō Mountains, commonly called Mount Zaō, are a complex cluster of stratovolcanoes on the border between Yamagata Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture in Japan.
Okama
Lake
Photo: Hiroyuki Sato, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Okama, meaning an honourable cauldron, is the inactive volcanic crater on top of Mount Zaō, located in Kawasaki, Miyagi, on the border with Yamagata, Japan.
Mount Zaō
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Kaminoyama-shi, Yamagata, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ladin—“Mount Zaō” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Zao-san”
- Cebuano: “Zaō San”
- Dutch: “Zaō San”
- Japanese: “蔵王山”
- Ladin: “Zaō San”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kumano Dake and Mount Zaō.
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