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The term "Japanese Alps" was made popular by the Reverend Walter Weston whose memorial plaque is at Kamikochi . The highest peaks of Japan after Fuji-san are in this range, the highest of them being Hotaka-dake at 3,190 m (10,466 ft) and Mount Shirane at 3,192 m (10,472 ft). Mount Ontake in the range is both a destination for Pilgrimage s and an active Volcano , with eruptions in 1979 and 1980 . |
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