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is a 1700 meter high active volcano group in Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan. Numerous eruptions have been recorded since 742. Very strong eruptions happened in 788, 1716 and 1717. Augite-hypersthene andesite is the dominant rock type.〔http://web.mac.com/japan_geoparks/JGN/member/kirishima/kirishima-e.html〕 The highest peak is (1700 m). Other peaks are (1573 m) and , both active volcanos. They are part of Kirishima-Yaku National Park near Kirishima City. Upon the summit of Takachiho was stuck the mysterious spear Ama-no-Sakahoko, by the legendary Ninigi-no-Mikoto. Mount Kirishima is considered one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. The area is often foggy, and it is believed that the name Kirishima comes from the mountain looking like an island in the fog. The ''Kongō''-class battlecruiser ''Kirishima'' of the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the ''Kongō''-class guided missile destroyer ''Kirishima'' of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force were both named after this mountain. Shinmoedake erupted in January 2011 and again in March 2011. ==See also== * List of volcanoes in Japan 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mount Kirishima」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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