Title Aso-Kuju National Park

  • Kumamoto
  • Oita
Topic(s):
Nature/Ecology National Parks/Quasi-National Parks
Medium/Media of Use:
Interpretive Sign
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2018
Associated Tourism Board:
Aso-Kuju National Park

阿蘇くじゅう国立公園

第5火口


阿蘇山の中岳頂上は繰り返し起きた噴火によって形成されました。現在中岳には南北に走る1㎞の範囲内に7個の火口が点在します。第1火口、第2火口とは対照的に第5火口は近年噴火していませんが、火口一帯では観光客の安全確保と防災対策のための大規模な火山研究につながる調査が絶えず実施されています。


第5火口周辺は火山岩、軽石、スコリア(ガス性の玄武岩のマグマが固結してできた軽石のような岩)と溶けて固まった凝灰岩(火砕流の熱と圧力によって出来た岩)で出来た荒涼とした一帯です。


第5火口が休止中であるとはいえ、その他の活火山の火口から噴出する大気中の硫化水素のレベルは依然として高いままです。立ち入り禁止柵の先には決して入らないでください。

Aso-Kuju National Park

Crater No.5


The Nakadake peak of Mt. Aso was formed by a series of multiple eruptions. Today, Nakadake has seven craters located within a 1 km area, running north to south. Crater No.5, in contrast to craters number 1 and 2, has not erupted in recent years. However, the entire crater area is constantly under surveillance to ensure the safety of visitors, and to enable large-scale volcanic research into disaster prevention measures.


The terrain around Crater No.5 is barren and made up of volcanic rock: pumice, scoria (a pumice-like rock created by the hardening of gaseous basaltic magma), and welded tuff (a hardened rock created by the heat and pressure of a pyroclastic flow).


Even though Crater No.5 is inactive, the level of sulfuric acid in the air from the remaining active crater areas is still high. Please do not step beyond the “No Entry” barriers.

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