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is is a caldera volcano in the center of remote Shimokita Peninsula of Aomori Prefecture, Japan.

According to the Smithsonian National Museum of National History, it peaks at 879 meters ( or 2, 884 feet ) and its last eruption was noted in 1787 ( Global ).

While known regionally as Mount Osore, it is locally referred to as Yake-yama ( or “ Burning Mountain ”) due to minimal activity which occurred throughout the past century.

According to WAttention website, this site was established at a place of reverence by Jikakutaishi, a Buddist monk, in 862 AD.