# Mount Usu

- **Country:** Japan
- **Coordinates:** 42.543500, 140.839200
- **Topo:** Geographical Survey Institute 25,000:1 壮瞥, 50,000:1 虻田
- **Type:** Stratovolcano
- **Range:** Nasu Volcanic Zone
- **Listing:** Mountains of Japan
- **Location:** Hokkaidō, Japan
- **Other Name:** 有珠山 Usu-zan
- **Elevation M:** 733
- **Volcanic Arc:** Northeast Japan Arc
- **Fetchwikidata:** ALL
- **Last Eruption:** March 2000 to September 2001

Mount Usu and Shōwa-shinzan are major tourist attractions in the Shikotsu-Tōya National Park. A rope-way on Mount Usu takes visitors to viewing platforms overlooking Shōwa-shinzan. The 1977 eruption is mentioned in passing in Alan Booth's travelogue, The Roads to Sata. The 2008 G8 Summit was held near Mount Usu at Lake Tōya.

![Photo of Mount Usu](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/%E6%9C%89%E7%8F%A0%E5%B1%B1.jpg)

**Source:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Usu (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)