Mt Chokai鳥海山 出羽富士 秋田富士alternative words: Mt. Chokai, Mount Chokai, Mt Chokaisan, Chokaisan, Chokai-san, Chokai san, Chokai keywords: mountain , tohoku , volcano related topics: Akita Prefecture , Yamagata Prefecture , Mt. Fuji related web sites: http://www.chokai.ne.jp/ishigaki/ explanation: A composite volcano located between Akita and Yamagata prefectures on the cost of Japanese Sea. Isolated and owing 2236m high summit, it is also called "Dewa Fuji" or "Akita Fuji" because of its beauty. People was astonished by a sudden explosion of 1974 after 153 years of sleep. It forms the essential part of "Chokai national selection park". | |