昭和新山 / Mt. Showa Shinzan

昭和新山（位於壯瞥町）是特別天然紀念物的活火山。1944年時，在私有田地的一部分隆起。之後僅僅一年隆起的部分越來越高，於1945年停止火山活動。現在的高度為398公尺。從平地變成火山的過程被記錄下來，可以說是非常珍貴的火山。田地的泥土因為熔岩的熱度被燒烤的像磚塊般的堅固，山體表面看起來是赤紅色。

Mt. Showa Shinzan (Soubetsu Town) is an active volcano which has gained recognition as a special national treasure. As a record of the entire seismic and volcanic history of the mountain since its creation in 1944 has been recorded, it’s a rare volcano. In 1944, a part of a privately-owned field rose up. Within the space of only a year, it grew and grew, bigger and bigger, and became a mountain. In 1945, the activity stopped, with the mountain at its present height of 398 meters. The color of Mt. Showa Shinzan is red-brown, because the soil of the land was heated by the heat of lava. It’s like when red bricks are fired in a kiln.