Surviving a 1 Day Hike at Hokkaido Japan’s MOST ACTIVE Volcano 🌋 (NEVER Too Much Volcano!)

Who said Japan has too much volcano? 🤨
We’re at Hokkaido’s most active volcano for another hair-raising adventure in Japan 😬⚠️🌋 Join us for a hike and see what the steaming summit looks like in today’s Japan travel vlog!
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📍Locations
Mt. Meakan (雌阿寒岳）
Lake Onneto (オンネトー湖)
in the Akan-Mashu National Park, Hokkaido
Mt. Me-akan is an active volcano and the tallest mountain in the Akan mountain range in Hokkaido’s first national park, Akan-Mashu National Park. The Akan volcano complex consists of 9 overlapping cones and Meakan has 3 craters at its summit. Standing at 1,499m tall, the mountain is not too challenging to climb, but as it is continuously observed for activity closed to hikers when the volcanic risk is high. The hiking trails reopened in 2009 after the volcano’s last eruption, but local authorities believe it could erupt again in the near future, so hikers must check the current warning level ⚠️ (beyond the 7th mountain station, you can no longer hear eruption warnings 😬) and sign in and out during their visit. Luckily during our Hokkaido hiking trip we were able to climb to the peak safely to see the steam rising from the crater - a must-see sight if you visit northern Japan - and to bring you along for a little guided tour!
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[@勝間田正次-b9i]

山の上でのおむすび最高、おむすびでのランチタイム😊天候にも恵まれてのハイキング🎉

[@Martina-hf3jb]

Gosh i love to show my mum japan through oshare Japan Videos. And her questions 🤣🤣 are always hilarious.

[@OshareJapan]

I would love to know what she asks 😆. Tell her “Hi/ Guden tag” from both of us! 😄❤️

[@Martina-hf3jb]

@@OshareJapan questions like what kind of trees are that? How can short people climb up there? I'm sure you have to have long legs 😊😉 just for example

[@soranoiro1324]

山登りのオニギリは最高ですね！！ 次の動画も楽しみに待ってます

[@akihitoabe4779]

登頂お疲れさまでした。無事登頂＆下山できて何よりです。山頂で食べるおにぎりは美味しいですね(自分も山をやるのでよくわかる)。そうそう、道東の国道では道端から飛び出してくるシカと激突しないよう運転には気をつけてください。もしシカと当たったら車内で負傷＆車が廃車になりかねません。

[@MrGundawindy]

Ha. Love the Abroad in Japan reference. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@benzskyeshxc96]

what a stunning hike

[@nataliepriddle9909]

Yet another excellent video of an incredible place! So much volcano!!!

[@mituakikawano9879]

1日中で登山と湖と温泉を楽しめる北海道は改めて凄いですね🗻 🌋🧗♨️👏💕 セコマ🍙は他にも明太マヨも美味しい様ですが、私はベーコンおかかかな🍙😋👏💕 ナイスハイキングに🍙🗻🌋でしたね👏💕 支笏湖周辺にも恵庭岳や樽前山が在るし、洞爺湖周辺には有珠山に昭和新山に熊牧場も在るし🗻🌋🐻

[@quinnres3598]

Great job! Your videos are always so simple but visually stunning. Everything flows perfectly and the background sounds and music makes it an atmospheric experience to enjoy

[@OshareJapan]

What a compliment! 😭✨ Thank you so much! This makes me really proud of the work that goes into them!

[@あづあづ-p2u]

樽前山もおすすめです〽 その近くにある苔の洞門も素敵でしたよ～♪

[@bebeinjapan7434]

Your easy and my easy are very different, also I always forget the times they say is usually one way in Japan. Where as trails in the UK are round trips. Also bears little chat with those women was so cute even if did mean didn't get to see it together for the first time. Proud of you two as always

[@OshareJapan]

Ohhh did not even consider that when I was looking at UK hike times! I wonder how we’d find them.. Haha he was so disappointed though 😂😅. Thank you bb ❤️

[@DavidCruickshank]

Lol love the title.

[@jerometsowinghuen]

If the volcano was very active, it would erupt in anytime.🌋 So lucky that both of you survived while hiking there in Hokkaido.

[@OshareJapan]

Thank you! We were relieved to make it down safely 😅. The volcano is constantly being monitored because the local authorities think it will erupt again soon 😬, but luckily for us the trail has been open since 2009 (after it last erupted)!

[@tiradentes240269]

VERY GOOD

[@e.s.8552]

What an amazing hike! Such gorgeous, stunning views from on top....

[@jenni-lin]

I seriously want some onigiri now. I have a mold upstairs I'll have to go get some nori. I love how every time y'all turned around on the way up the mountain it's this incredible view. Wow! just wow! 💕

[@OshareJapan]

I read this as “I have mold upstairs I’ll have to go get some nori.” and I was like woah, woah, what kind of onigiri flavour are we aiming for here?? 🤣🙈 It’s a truly glorious national park 😭✨

[@jenni-lin]

@@OshareJapan lol! Some of that blue cheese onigiri is all the rage now /jk 😂😂

[@martamarino7303]

Loved it! You really walked a long way. Get some rest and show us more stunning places like this :)

[@luckytwins1317]

登頂ご苦労様でした。ちなみに雌阿寒岳は日本百名山のひとつだそうです。時間はかかると思いますが、アリョーナさんみたいに完全制覇めざすのもチャレンジングで素敵かも。

[@KellyS74]

Absolutely stunning scenery.. As scary as that must have been (I would've asked 'is that ok?' too tbh 😳)​ the scenery must have been so worth it.. And sorry things went a little disappointing at the top.. Poor Bear 😞.. Thank you both for sharing .. love your videos as per 🤗

[@OshareJapan]

Thank you 🥰 we got there and back safely in the end, which is the main thing 😂❤️

[@royatran4247]

If Kiwi and Bear composed a rap song on top of an active volcano I would certainly make the purchase from iTunes

[@OshareJapan]

Album dropping soon 📀😎

[@royatran8943]

Please please can we have a rap battle between OshareJapan and AbroadinJapan to decide once and for all which is the superior channel!

[@rafuji21]

Thanks!

[@OshareJapan]

Thank you so much for your support! 😊❤️

[@CoCo-wv8me]

こんにちは😊 いつも楽しく拝見させて頂いです👍これからも、宜しくお願いします。最高っ！

[@A-Pro100]

Was hoping for Chris to comment on this video for some reason haha.

[@OshareJapan]

We are unworthy peasants 🥲😂

[@小林正實]

ヨカッタお疲れ様です、見ましたよ❣

[@OshareJapan]

ありがとうございます！

[@cuehokey6719]

Jolly good video, old sport 🧐

[@OshareJapan]

Thanks, guvna!

[@carolineb7127]

I think after a hike like that I would be in need of an onsen soak. Do country onsen allow you to sleep in the van in their parking areas overnight?

[@OshareJapan]

Sometimes roadside stations have onsens (it feels like winning the lottery when you find one!), otherwise it’s a case of taking a bath and then moving on 🥲

[@novocain13]

Never too much volcano?? I think the people of Pompeii would disagree with you..😂🤣😂😁 But yes, volcanoes are definitely cool. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

[@OshareJapan]

😂 You're not wrong

[@novocain13]

@@OshareJapan 😆👍🏻 Greetings from Norway. (Btw.. We have only one volcano in Norway and it isn’t even on the mainland. It is Mt. Beerenberg which lies on the island of Jan Mayen very far north-west. Not so far from Greenland and Svalbard. So there’s not much chance to ever go there. A close friend of mine worked on that island and he got to summit it. It is a loong march and very very hard he said.)