Mount Tarumae1,041 m

About Mount Tarumae

Mount Tarumae is a 1,041 m mountain in Tomakomai City, Hokkaido. It lies within Shikotsu-Toya National Park. This volcano formed southeast of Lake Shikotsu about 9,000 years ago. Its summit holds a crater 1.2 km by 1.5 km, inside which sits a lava dome made in the 1909 eruption; the area around the dome still steams. It had large eruptions in 1667 and 1739, and more than 70 eruptions have been recorded since the 19th century. Alpine plants such as Penstemon frutescens grow near the summit.

Sources: GSI, Elevations of Major Mountains in Japan, MLIT, National Land Numerical Information: Natural Park Areas, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tarumaesan, Ministry of the Environment, Shikotsu-Toya National Park: Highlights (sources in Japanese)

Mountain data

Elevation

1,041 m#107 of 156 by height

Elevation basis

Elevation pointGeospatial Information Authority of Japan, Elevations of Major Mountains in Japan (March 31, 2026)

Japanese name

樽前山（たるまえさん）

Location

Tomakomai City, Hokkaido

Area

Central Hokkaido

Natural park

Shikotsu-Toya National Park

Active volcano

Part of Tarumaesan

100 Famous Japanese Mountains

None

Hokkaido Hyakumeizan

Both editions (No. 75 in 2003)

The location lists the municipality of the summit and any others within 300 m of it (checked with the GSI reverse geocoder).

Themes that include Mount Tarumae

• Hokkaido 100 Mountains
• Active volcanoes
• Shikotsu-Toya National Park