Imagine a place in the middle of the ocean along the Pacific Ring of Fire. This place is filled with volcanoes and host to near constant seismic activity. We can expect that several times each century this place will experience destructive earthquakes that (may) also result in equally destructive
Hiking Mount Ibuki (伊吹山) in Japan
Name: Mount Ibuki Japanese name: 伊吹山 (Ibukiyama) Location: Maibara, Shiga (滋賀県米原市) Summit elevation: 4,518 ft / 1,377 m Elevation change: 2,788 ft / 850 m Round-trip distance from trailhead: 8.71 mi / 14 km Round-trip time from trailhead*: 4:13 moving time / 5:25 total time Difficulty:
Hiking Mount Arashima (荒島岳) in Japan
Name: Mount Arashima Japanese name: 荒島岳 (Arashimadake) Location: Ono City, Fukui, Japan (福井県大野市) Summit elevation: 4,998 ft / 1,523.5 m Elevation change: 4,150 ft / 1,265 m Round-trip distance from trailhead: 7.96 mi / 12.8 km (with one 1 mi / 1.6 km Ko-arashima detour) Round-trip time from
