Mount Karakuni

or Mount Karakuni (1,700m) is a volcano in Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures, Japan. It is part of Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park.

Name Karakunidake was named as such from two accounts before the Edo period: the first of which referred to the mountain's barren surface, and the second which claimed that climbers can see the distant Korean Peninsula across the sea.Mt. Karakunidake - Japan National Tourism Organization

Some maps erroneously spell its name as "唐国岳" (Karakunidake), with the kanji "唐" in place of "韓".

See also

Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park

References