Mount Eniwa (Eniwa-dake)
Eniwa: etymology = e-en-iwa [a sharp-pointed rock (or peak)]
dake: = "mountain"
The volcano Mount Eniwa
Mount Eniwa (1319.7 m elevation) is located near Lake Shikotsu in Hokkaido Island, Japan, and was assigned as Shikotsu-Toya National Park. The last magmatic eruption was recorded 2,000 years before now. From early 17th to 19th, a few phreatic explosions occurred.
[Left] We can see fumarolic gas in the center of the photos. This mountain is an active volcano. [Right] The dominant shrub is Salix reinii. (taken on May 29 1998)