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| | JNTO Website | Find a Location | Miyazaki | Ebino-kogen Plateau |
 | | On the north of the highland, 1,200 meters above sea level, surrounded by mountains such as Mt. Karakuni-dake and Mt. Koshiki-dake, there are crater lakes such as Lake Byakushi-ike and Lake Fudo-ike, and clouds of steam rise everywhere, which is known as one of the best hot spring resorts in the prefecture. |
 | | The entrance to Ebino-kogen is the starting point for a tour of the lakes and climbing Mt. Karakuni-dake, and here, too, is the Ebino Visitor Center, where various materials are displayed such as the ecology and distribution of alpine animals and plants, and a miniature display of the Plateau. |
 | | Karakuni-dake, 1,700 meters above sea level, is the highest of the Kiri-shima Mountains and has a large crater 900 meters in diameter and 300 meter in depth.ï¾ The name Karakuni-dake derives from the ancient legend that the mountain peak possessedï¾ a commanding view of South Korea, or Karakuni, in the vernacular Japanese of this region. |
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