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Mt. Moto-Shirane

Mt. Moto-Shirane is a peak in , and has an elevation of 2,104 metres. Mt. Moto-Shirane is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the neighborhood .
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,104 metres
  • Description: mountain in Gunma, Japan
  • Also known as: “Mount Moto-Shirane” and “Mount Motoshirane”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Kusatsu-Shirane and Manza Onsen.

Peak
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
is a 2,165 m active stratovolcano in , . It is called Kusatsu Shirane to differentiate it from the on the other side of .

Photo: Mytho88, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hotel
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kusatsu and Joshin’etsukogen National Park.

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is a famous hot-spring resort town in , . It is one of the Three Famous Springs in the 17th-century ranking of Hayashi Razan, and remains highly rated and popular.

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Joshin'etsukogen National Park is in the region of ; it is the second largest national park in and consists of mountains and highlands that extend across , , and prefectures.

Mt. Moto-Shirane

Latitude
36.62295° or 36° 37′ 23″ north
Longitude
138.53172° or 138° 31′ 54″ east
Elevation
2,104 metres (6,903 feet)
Open location code
8Q8WJGFJ+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1116288159
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
9184393
Wiki­data ID
Q11520725
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Satellite Map

Discover Mt. Moto-Shirane from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Japanese—“Mt. Moto-Shirane” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Motoshirane San”
  • Japanese: “Motoshiranesan”
  • Japanese: “もとしらねさん”
  • Japanese: “本白根山”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Maeguchi and Sennoiri.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 中央火口 and 本白根山遊歩道最高地点.

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