| Mount Takahara | |
|---|---|
 Viewed from the southeast | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 5,889 ft (1,795 m) |
| Listing | Volcanoes in Japan |
| Coordinates | 36°54′00″N139°46′37″E / 36.9°N 139.777°E /36.9; 139.777 |
| Geography | |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Volcanic arc | Northeastern Japan Arc |
| Last eruption | 4570 BCE |
Mount Takahara (Japanese: 高原山) is astratovolcano inTochigi Prefecture, Japan. It comprises three volcanic cones, Myojindake, Maekuroyama and Shakagadake, situated within the Shiobaracaldera. The caldera-forming eruption occurred in the latePleistocene. The tallest volcano in the group, Shakagatake, contains four more peaks. Volcanic activity at the present location occurred between 500,000 and 10,000 years ago, and ceased until about 6,500 years ago when afissure eruption occurred on its northern part. It produced the Takahara-Uenoharatephra deposit, and by the end of the eruption, had formed the Fujiyamalava dome. No eruptions have occurred since, but the volcano hasfumaroles and twoearthquake swarms occurred during the late 1970s and early 1980s.[1][2]
