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Onsen Resort Attractions In Unzen

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Mount Unzen is an active volcanic group of several overlapping stratovolcanoes, near the city of Shimabara, Nagasaki on the island of Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island. In 1792, the collapse of one of its several lava domes triggered a megatsunami that killed 14,524 people in Japan's worst volcanic-related disaster. The volcano was most recently active from 1990 to 1995, and a large eruption in 1991 generated a pyroclastic flow that killed 43 people, including three volcanologists. Its highest peaks are Fugen-dake at 1,359 metres and Heisei-shinzan at 1,486 metres . The latter emerged during the eruptions of the early, eponymous Heisei era .
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Onsen Resort Attractions In Unzen

  • 1. Onsen Resorts Unzen
    Obama Onsen is an onsen in Obama, Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is known for having the hottest and most active springs in Japan, with some of them reaching 80-100 °C and producing over 15,000 tons of hot water daily. Its location near the seashore allows one to see the sun setting, which makes it a popular place to visit in the evenings.The poet Saito Mokichi wrote about Obama Onsen in his poem Sunset Plaza , and a monument with the words of the poem was erected near the onsen. The area was formerly part of Hizen Province. The onsen was designated as a National Recreation Onsen in 1962, and was first recorded in a topographic record in 713.A fireworks show is held annually in December.
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  • 2. Unzen Onsen Unzen
    Unzen is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, on the northern tip of Shimabara Peninsula, facing Ariake Bay in the east and Mount Unzen to the south. As of March 2017, the city has an estimated population of 44,837 and a population density of 220 persons per km². The total area is 206.92 km².
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  • 3. Obama Onsen Unzen
    Obama Onsen is an onsen in Obama, Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. It is known for having the hottest and most active springs in Japan, with some of them reaching 80-100 °C and producing over 15,000 tons of hot water daily. Its location near the seashore allows one to see the sun setting, which makes it a popular place to visit in the evenings.The poet Saito Mokichi wrote about Obama Onsen in his poem Sunset Plaza , and a monument with the words of the poem was erected near the onsen. The area was formerly part of Hizen Province. The onsen was designated as a National Recreation Onsen in 1962, and was first recorded in a topographic record in 713.A fireworks show is held annually in December.
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