Shōwa-shinzan
Shōwa-shinzan is a volcanic lava dome in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaido, Japan, next to Mount Usu. The mountain was created between 28 December 1943 and September 1945.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Volcano with an elevation of 69 metres
- Description: volcano in Sobetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
- Also known as: “Showa-shin-zan”, “Showa-shinzan”, and “Syōwa-Sin San”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Usu and Mount Yosomi.
Mount Usu
Volcano
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Mount Usu is an active stratovolcano in the Shikotsu-Tōya National Park, Hokkaido, Japan. It has erupted four times since 1900: in 1910, 1944–45, August 7, 1977, and on March 31, 2000.
Toya SunPalace Resort & Spa
Hotel
Photo: Braveheart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Toya SunPalace Resort & Spa is a hotel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sobetsu and Toyako.
Sobetsu
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sōbetsu is a town located in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of October 2020, the town has an estimated population of 2,743, and a density of 13 persons per km2.
Toyako
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tōyako is a town in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It was formed on March 23, 2006, through the merger of the town of Abuta and the village of Tōya.
Shōwa-shinzan
- Categories: lateral volcano, lava dome, and landform
- Location: Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.54255° or 42° 32′ 33″ northLongitude
140.86435° or 140° 51′ 52″ eastElevation
69 metres (226 feet)Open location code
8RJ2GVV7+2POpenStreetMap ID
node 3292335660OpenStreetMap feature
natural=volcano
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Satellite Map
Discover Shōwa-shinzan from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Burmese to Spanish—“Shōwa-shinzan” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ရှောဝရှင်းဇန်”
- Cebuano: “Shōwa-shin-zan”
- Chinese: “昭和新山”
- Dutch: “Shōwa-shinzan”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل شوا شينزان”
- French: “Shōwa-shinzan”
- German: “Shōwashin-zan”
- Italian: “Shōwa-shinzan”
- Italian: “Showashinzan”
- Japanese: “Shōwa-shinzan”
- Japanese: “しょうわしんざん”
- Japanese: “昭和新山”
- Korean: “쇼와 신산”
- Korean: “쇼와신산”
- Korean: “쇼와신잔 산”
- Spanish: “Showashinzan”
- Spanish: “Shōwashinzan”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 熊神社 and 昭和新山熊牧場.
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