{{Short description|Active stratovolcano in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan}} {{Infobox mountain | name = Mount Azuma | native_name ={{native name|ja|吾妻山}} | image = Mount Azuma-kofuji-1, May 2007.JPG | image_caption = Kofuji Crater of Azuma Volcano | elevation_m = 1705 | elevation_ref = | prominence = | prominence_ref = | range = Azuma Mountain Range | listing = Volcanoes of Japan | location = Fukushima, Tōhoku region, Japan | map = Japan Fukushima Prefecture | map_caption = Location of Mount Azuma in Japan. | map_size = | coordinates = {{coord|37.722222|N|140.263611|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coorinates_ref= | topo = | type = Stratovolcano | age = | volcanic_arc = Northeastern Japan Arc | last_eruption = December 1977 | first_ascent = | easiest_route = | fetchwikidata=ALL }} thumb|Azuma volcanic group {{nihongo|'''Mount Azuma-kofuji'''|吾妻小富士}} is an active stratovolcano in Fukushima prefecture, Japan.
It has a conical-shaped crater and as the name "Kofuji" (small Mount Fuji) suggests, Mount Azuma is similar in shape to Mount Fuji.<ref>Takeda T.:''Hello! Fukushima'', page 68.</ref> Mount Azuma's appealing symmetrical crater and the nearby fumarolic area with its many onsen have made it a popular tourist destination.
The Bandai-Azuma Skyline passes just below the crater, allowing visitors to drive to within walking distance of the crater and other various hiking trails on the mountain. There is also a visitor center along the roadway near the crater, where a collection of eateries, facilities, a parking lot, and a stop for buses from Fukushima Station are located.
The Azuma volcanic group contains several volcanic lakes, including Goshiki-numa, the "Five Colored Lakes".
Each Spring, as the snow melts away, a white rabbit appears on the side of Mount Azuma. The melting snow shaped like a rabbit is known as the 'seeding rabbit' and signals to the people of Fukushima that the farming season has come.<ref>Takeda T.:''Fukushima - Today & Tomorrow'', page 12.</ref>
== See also == * List of the 100 famous mountains in Japan
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== References == * {{Citation |last1=Takeda |first1=Toru |last2=Hishinuma |first2=Tomio |last3=Kamieda |last4=Dale |first4=Leigh |last5=Oguma |first5=Chiyoichi |date=August 10, 1988|title= Hello! Fukushima - International Exchange Guide Book |edition=1988 |place=Fukushima City|publisher=Fukushima Mimpo Press|first3=Kinuyo}} * {{Citation |last1=Takeda |first1=Toru |last2=Hishinuma |first2=Tomio |last3=Oguma |last4=Takiguchi |first4=R. |date=July 7, 2001|title=Fukushima - Today & Tomorrow |publisher=Rekishi Shunju Publishing Co. |isbn=4-89757-432-3|first3=Chiyoichi}} * {{cite gvp|vn=283180|name=Azumayama}}
== External links == * {{Commons category-inline|Mount Azuma-kofuji}} * [http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/sendai/213_Azumayama/213_index.html Azumayama] – Japan Meteorological Agency {{in lang|ja}} * {{cite web|url= http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/tokyo/STOCK/souran_eng/volcanoes/034_azumayama.pdf |title=Azumayama: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan }} – Japan Meteorological Agency * [https://gbank.gsj.jp/volcano/Quat_Vol/volcano_data/D62.html Azuma Yama] – Geological Survey of Japan * [http://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=283180 Azumayama: Global Volcanism Program] – Smithsonian Institution
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