Satellite map of Mount Zaō

Mount Zaō (蔵王山, Zaō-san) is a complex volcano on the border between Yamagata Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of a cluster of stratovolcanoes and is the most active volcano in northern Honshu. The central volcano of the group includes several lava domes and a tuff cone, Goshiki-dake, which contains a crater lake named Okama. Also known as the "Five Color Pond" (五色沼, goshiki numa) because it changes color depending on the weather, it lies in a crater formed by a volcanic eruption in the 1720s.

Latitude: 38° 08' 27.60" N
Longitude: 140° 26' 34.80" E

Nearest city to this article: Yamagata

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GPS coordinates of Mount Zaō, Japan

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