Mount Rishiri

The Rishiri in winter 2004

The Rishiri (Japanese利 尻 山, -zan ) is located off the Japanese island of Hokkaido in the Sea of ​​Japan. Its last eruption is indicated on 5830 BC ± 300 years.

The inactive andesitic stratovolcano rises 1721 m from the sea and forms with its cone, the island of Rishiri with a diameter of 20 km. The volcanic activity in the area of the volcano began less than 200,000 years. The eruptions in the central crater ended 37,000 years ago. Then there were only the side crater active, mainly basaltic lava was promoted.

Because of its reminiscent of Mount Fuji cone shape, it is sometimes referred to as Rishiri Fuji. On clear days you can see from its summit the Russian Kurileninsel Sakhalin.

The mountain is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.

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Rishiri Iceland from Rebun

The summit of Mt Rishiri taken from just below