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Mount Haruna
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| Mount Haruna | |
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| Elevation | 1,449 metres (4,754 feet) |
| Location | Honshū, Japan |
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| Type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 550 ± 10 years |
Mount Haruna (Japanese: 榛名山) is an active stratovolcano in eastern Honshū, Japan. Its summit is 1,449 m high. It appeared about 300,000 years ago; the last known eruption was c. 550. The volcano has a summit caldera containing the symmetrical cone of Haruna-Fuji, along with a crater lake, Lake Haruna, along the western side.
In the anime Initial D Haruna appears under the name "Akina" (秋名). The mountain is where the main character, Takumi Fujiwara, delivers tofu everyday to a hotel uphill, using his Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86). It is also where Takumi won his first few races.
- The battleship Haruna was named after the mountain.
- Haruna, Gunma
- Haruna Shrine
- Harunasan Ropeway
- Pictures from Haruna and also here (Japanese page)
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