Daisetsuzan
One of the places we spent a couple of nights while in Hokkaido was Asahidake-Onsen. A little chain of hotels and lodges all surrounding the hot springs at the base of Asahidake, the highest peak on Daisetsusan, and the highest point in Hokkaido. Daisetsuzan is a huge volcano, and it is active. Daisetsuzan shares its name with a national park that covers almost the entire system of peaks on top of this giant volcano. We enjoyed walking around the top just under peak of Asahidake. There were lovely little lakes and a bunch of fumaroles. Made it easy to understand where all the hot water was coming for our evening baths.
We cheated and took a ropeway to do the difficult part of the hiking for us. The view was pretty cool too though…
No, not all of that gas was coming from Danielle.
My father and I visited Aso-san in Kyushu, another active volcano. They had some rather amusing signs warning us about how toxic the fumes could be, and that people with asthma, other respiratory disorders, or people who were generally out of shape shouldn’t go near it. Did you see anything similar at Daisetsuzan?