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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
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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.
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Active stratovolcano in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
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Mt. Azuma

Elevation
Listing
Volcanoes of Japan
Coordinates
37°43′20″N 140°15′49″E / 37.722222°N 140.263611°E / 37.722222; 140.263611
Japanese
Mount Azuma is located in Fukushima Prefecture
Fukushima
Tōhoku region
Japan
Parent range
Mountain type
Stratovolcano
Last eruption

stratovolcano
Fukushima prefecture
conical-shaped crater
Mount Fuji
crater
fumarolic
onsen
Bandai-Azuma Skyline
Fukushima Station
volcanic group
volcanic lakes
Goshiki-numa
List of the 100 famous mountains in Japan

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