Mt. Aso : Kumamoto Kyusyu
Japan
Postmarked with a very pretty gold 80 Nippon (Japan) stamp with a tree with flowers and a bird stamp in 2007
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Mount Aso is the largest active volcano in Japan, and is among the largest in the world. It stands in Kumamoto Prefecture, on the island of Kyūshū. Its peak is 1592 m above sea level. Its caldera is 25 km across north to south and 18 km across east to west. The caldera has a circumference of around 120 km (75 miles), although sources vary on the exact distance.
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