Kirishima is a large group of Quaternary volcanoes with more than 20 eruptive centers located north of Kagoshima Bay. This view looks from the west across Takachiho-dake, a compound volcano at the SE end of the Kirishima group. Mi-ike maar forms the lake in the background. The Kirishima volcano group consists of stratovolcanoes, pyroclastic cones, maars, and underlying shield volcanoes covering an area of 20 x 30 km. Frequent small-to-moderate explosive eruptions have been recorded since the 8th century.

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