A 15-kilometer-long trail linking
Karakuni-dake with the summit of Takachiho-dake provides suberb scenery
of nearby as well as distant volcanoes. Fifty kilometers to
the south is Sakurajima, Japan's most active volcano, which erupts
an average of once per day. The eruption can be felt well before
your attention is drawn to the plume of smoke rising from the distant
crater.
Around the national park are hot springs (onsen)
and the Kirishima-jingu shrine, whose history dates back to the 6th
Century.
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