Yakehashiri Lava Flow

Amazing vast area of hardened magma after a volcanic eruption

This area right at the foot of Mt. Iwate marks where a volcanic eruption covered the area in magma 300 years ago. If you're not used to volcanoes, it's pretty impressive. There is a walkway that goes ...

"Am I in another planet...?"

The land's been covered with lava since 1800s. The reddish black stones and rocks all over the field. It was breathtaking. It feels like I was in another planet. No flip flops or high heels. Wear ...

Looks much like Mordor from Lord of the Rings

I visited the lava flow in Winter, so it was not as spectacular as it could be, but still different from anything Ive seen before. There is a large field of lava rocks that is a barren landscape. Go...

and lift the lava.

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It is a place where you can see how lava flows. Countless black and hole-in-the-hole stones have fallen. This is what the lava flowed cold and solidified. I have never seen such a scene in Japan.

Naive but cheaper than lava tour on Hawaii Island

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I'm looking at only lava this year. I saw Sakurajima in Aso in Japan and Hawaii Island overseas, but the scale here is quite large. It's simple, but it's suitable for lava lovers (do you have it?).