Mount Unzen

Nagasaki Prefecture · Japan

Mount Unzen, Japan
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
October to May
Accessibility
limited
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A volcanic group on the Shimabara Peninsula whose 1990s lava dome collapse reshaped the mountainside. Its hot springs and steaming hellish vents draw visitors to the surrounding spa town.

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