Mount Shari (Shari Dake)
Mount Shari (斜里岳) is a quaternary stratovolcano and one of Japan's 100 famous mountains. Its summit is 1547 m. The summit consists of Mount Shari, Southern Mount Shari (南斜里岳) and the western ridge. It is located on the Hokkaidō's Shiretoko Peninsula on the border of Shari and Kiyosato in Shari District, Abashiri and Shibetsu in Shibetsu District, Nemuro.
Its former name in the Ainu language was Onnenupuri. The name Shari in Ainu means marshes where reeds are growing. It is also known by the names Okhotsk Fuji (オホーツク富士) or Shari Fuji (斜里富士).
Its former name in the Ainu language was Onnenupuri. The name Shari in Ainu means marshes where reeds are growing. It is also known by the names Okhotsk Fuji (オホーツク富士) or Shari Fuji (斜里富士).
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