Mount Kujū
Highest mountain on the island of Kyushu, Japan
title: "Mount Kujū" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["volcanoes-of-ōita-prefecture", "mountains-of-ōita-prefecture", "stratovolcanoes-of-japan", "pleistocene-stratovolcanoes", "holocene-stratovolcanoes"] description: "Highest mountain on the island of Kyushu, Japan" topic_path: "geography/japan" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kujū" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Highest mountain on the island of Kyushu, Japan ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mount Kujū |
| other_name | 九重山 |
| photo | Kuju-san.JPG |
| photo_caption | Kujū Mountains |
| elevation_m | 1791 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence_m | 1791 |
| prominence_ref | |
| listing | Ultra |
| 100 Famous Japanese Mountains | |
| language | Japanese |
| map | Japan |
| map_caption | Japan |
| map_size | 270 |
| location | On the border of Kokonoe and Taketa, Ōita, Japan |
| range | Kujū Mountains |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| type | Stratovolcano |
| last_eruption | 1995 to 1996 |
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Mount Kujū, located on the border of Kokonoe and Taketa in Ōita Prefecture, Japan, is a stratovolcano in Kyushu Island, Japan, with a summit elevation of 1791 m. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. It is part of the Aso-Kujū National Park.
Summary
The Kujū range consists of a dozen or so volcanic bodies gathered in a region of 13 km east-west and 10 km north-south. The mountains in the range include:
- Kujū Mountains
- Mount Kujū (1,787 m)- The main peak (久住山)
- Mount Nakadake (1,791 m)- The highest peak in Kyushu
- Mount Inahoshi (1,774 m)
- Mount Hōsshō (1,762 m)
- Mount Mimata (1,745 m)
- Taisen Mountains
- Mount Taisen (1,786 m)
- Mount North (Kita) Taisen (1,706 m)
- Mount Heiji (1,642 m) The Kujū volcanic group is mainly composed of andesite and dacite, which is defined as the volcanic activity above the Miyagi pyroclastic flow deposit which formed about 200,000 years ago. The north and south areas of Mt. Kujū are plateau grasslands whose main industry is dairy farming.
Gallery
File:Kuju01.JPG|Mount Kujū from Mount Aso File:Kuju03.JPG|Mount Iō from Chōjabaru File:Kuju04.JPG|Mount Hōsshō and Mount Iō from Chōjabaru File:Kuju05.JPG|Mount Kujū from Narukogawa Gorge File:Kuju Mountains 02.JPG|Mount Taisen File:Kuju Mountains 03.JPG|Kujū Flower Gardens and Kujū Mountains File:Makinoto Pass - 01.jpg|Mount Kujū from Makinoto Pass with Mount Mimata on the right
References
References
- "Japan Ultra-Prominences". Peaklist.org.
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