Mount Akagi

Mount Akagi
Mount Akagi
Xích thành sơn
	Viewed from the southeast. In the foreground are parts of the cities ofKiryuandMidori.
Highest point
Elevation	1,828 m (5,997 ft)
Listing	Volcanoes of Japan; Mountains of Japan;
Coordinates	36°33′26″N139°11′47″E/ 36.55722°N 139.19639°E
Naming
English translation	Red Castle Mountain
Language of name	Japanese
Geography
	Mount Akagi
Country	Japan
Prefecture	Gunma
Geology
Mountain type	Stratovolcano
Last eruption	Possibly 1251

Mount Akagi(Xích thành sơn,Akagi-yama,Red Castle)is a stratovolcano inGunma Prefecture,Japan.

The broad, low dominantlyandesitic stratovolcanorises above the northern end of the Kanto Plain. It contains an elliptical, 3 km × 4 km (1.9 mi × 2.5 mi) summitcalderawith post-calderalava domesarranged along a NW–SE line. Lake Ono is located at the NE end of the caldera. An older stratovolcano was partially destroyed by edifice collapse, producing a debris-avalanche deposit along the south flank. A series of largeplinian eruptionsaccompanied growth of a second stratovolcano during thePleistocene.Construction of the central cone in the late-Pleistocene summit caldera began following the last of the plinian eruptions about 31,000 years ago. During historical time unusual activity was recorded on several occasions during the 9th century, but reported eruptions in 1251 and 1938 are considered uncertain.^[1]

Mount Akagi, along withMount MyōgiandMount Haruna,is one of the "Three Mountains of Jōmō"(Thượng mao tam sơn),and the cold north winds which blow down from it are calledAkagi-oroshi(Xích thành おろし)orKarakkaze(Không っ phong).

TheAmagi-class battlecruiser Akagi,converted into an aircraft carrier during construction, was named after Mount Akagi and was the flagship for the strike force commanded by Vice AdmiralChuichi Nagumoin theattack on Pearl Harbor.The carrier was later sunk in theBattle of Midway.

Religion

Mount Akagi is an object of worship in this region. On Ōno Lake, there isAkagi Shrine.

Access

The upper portions of the prefectural road Route 4 approach the top of Mount Akagi.Kanetsu Kotsu Buscomes toAkagi Visitor CenterfromMaebashi StationorFujimi OnsenBus Stop.

Climbing routes

To the top of Mount Kurobi, the highest point of this mountain, it takes about three hours from the Akagi Hiroba Bus Stop.

In popular culture

The sixthZatoichifilm,Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold,this mountain is the destination of Ichi as he searches for the brigand Chuji.

Mount Akagi is mentioned in the street racing manga and anime seriesInitial D.The portions of Gunma Route 4 [GPS Coordinates 36°32'31.6 "N 139°09'59.5" E] on Mount Akagi are featured in numerousInitial Depisodes. It is the home course of the racing team called the Akagi Redsuns

Mount Akagi is also featured in the street racing gameTokyo Xtreme Racer: Drift 2and the arcade/simulator gameAuto Modellista.^[2]

According to unofficial sources, Mt. Moon from thePokémonfranchise is based on Mount Akagi.^[3]^[4]