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Volcanic National Parks in Japan

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Volcanic Tourist Destinations

Part of the book series: Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism ((GGAG))

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Volcanic tourism destinations are the theme of this book, and the National Parks on the islands of Japan are a tourist mecca in this regard, with many active sites, geothermal fields and their related phenomena such as volcanic hot springs as attractions.

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    Malcolm J. M. Cooper

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Cooper, M.J.M. (2014). Volcanic National Parks in Japan. In: Erfurt-Cooper, P. (eds) Volcanic Tourist Destinations. Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16191-9_18

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