Mount Haruna

Mount Haruna
榛名山
Mount Harunafuji and Lake Haruna from Suzuri Rock (03/2009)
Elevation	1,449 m (4,754 ft)
Location
Mount Haruna Honshū, Japan
Coordinates	36°28′N 138°51′E / 36.467°N 138.85°E / 36.467; 138.85Coordinates: 36°28′N 138°51′E / 36.467°N 138.85°E / 36.467; 138.85
Geology
Type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	550 ± 10 years

Mount Haruna (榛名山, Haruna-san^?) is a dormant stratovolcano in Gunma, eastern Honshū, Japan.

Outline

Mount Haruna has many peaks and the tallest one, Mount Kamonga is 1,449 m high. It appeared about 300,000 years ago and the last known eruption was c. 550. The volcano has a summit caldera containing the symmetrical cone of Mount Harunafuji, along with a crater lake, Lake Haruna, along the western side. To the west of the lake is Mount Kamonga, the tallest peak.

The lake and the area to its east, as well as the southern and southwestern slopes, lie within the borders of Takasaki city. The border of Shibukawa city (to the east) nearly approaches Lake Haruna. Both Shinto village and Yoshioka town are on the southeast slopes of the mountain. The northern and northwestern slopes lie within Higashi Agatsuma town, which also bounds Lake Haruna. The summit lies on the border of Takasaki and Higashi Agatsuma.

Mount Haruna, along with Mount Akagi and Mount Myōgi, is one of the "Three Mountains of Jōmō." (Jōmō is an old name for Gunma.)

In popular culture

In the anime Initial D Haruna appears under the name "Akina" (秋名). The mountain is where the main character, Takumi Fujiwara, delivers tofu everyday to a hotel uphill, using his Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86). It is also where Takumi won his first few races.

The mountain is featured in the PS2 game Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift 2. It is also featured in the PC games Race Driver: GRID and Blur, although not realistically.

Gallery

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  Mount Kamonga from Suzuri Rock (03/2009)

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  Mount Kamonga from Harunako Bus Stop (03/2009)

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  The top of Mount Kamonga, the highest point of Mount Haruna (03/2009)

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  At view from Suzuri Rock (03/2009)

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  Suzuri Rock of Mount Kamonga (03/2009)

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  Religious Objects in Mount Kamonga (03/2009)

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  The way to Mount Kamonga (03/2009)

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  Mount Harunafuji from Harunako Bus Stop (03/2009)

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  Mount Harunafuji and Lake Haruna in winter

See also

• List of volcanoes in Japan
• The battleship Haruna and the modern JMSDF destroyer Haruna was named after the mountain.
• Haruna, Gunma
• Haruna Shrine
• Harunasan Ropeway

References

• Haruna from Global Volcanism Program

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