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Mount Fugen (Unzen City, Nagasaki Prefecture) Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Mount Fugen is one of the peaks of the Unzen volcanic group in Unzen City, Nagasaki Prefecture, and is located within Unzen-Amakusa National Park. At an elevation of approximately 1,359 meters (varies depending on the peak), it, along with the nearby Mount Heisei-Shinzan, is one of the peaks that has been formed by volcanic activity...

Overview (History, Features, and Attractions) Nita Pass is an observation point located midway up the Unzen volcanic group in Unzen City, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is a famous spot offering panoramic views of Mount Unzen (including Mount Fugen and Mount Heisei Shinzan), the Ariake Sea, and the Shimabara Peninsula. Unzen has long flourished as a hot spring resort, and was a popular tourist destination from the Meiji to Showa periods.

Overview (History, Features, Attractions) Unzen Jigoku is a fumarolic zone (hot mud zone and fumarole group) located near the Unzen hot spring resort in Unzen City, Nagasaki Prefecture. Volcanic activity causes high-temperature steam and hot mud to erupt from the ground, and the smell of sulfur and the rising steam create a landscape that earned it the nickname "hell." In ancient times,...