Shikotsu, Hokkaido, Japan.
Large caldera occupied by a lake.
Since a magnitude 3 eruption in 1909, most eruptions have
been of magnitude 2 and less.
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The stamp illustrated below was issued as part of an imperforate
sheet on July 25th, 1953.
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