Mount Haruna is a dormant stratovolcano in Takasaki, Gunma.
Haruna appears under the name Akina. Akina pass, as referred to by the characters, is actually Panorama Highway according to Google Maps.
Bunta Fujiwara hold the fastest downhill record at Mt.Akina and was the original best driver before his son. It is here that, Takumi Fujiwara delivers tofu everyday to a hotel uphill, using his Toyota Sprinter Trueno (AE86). It is also where Takumi won his first few races and the home course for the racing team called the Akina SpeedStars which Takumi eventually became a member of.
Due to his great victories, unbeatable track records and his downhill driving technique using an AE86 against much powerful vehicles, Takumi and the AE86 gain popularities which is referred as 'Akina's 86'. The Akina pass is also famous for its five hairpins turns.
Mount Haruna has many peaks and the tallest one, Mount Kamonga is 1,449 m high. It appeared about 300,000 years ago and the last known eruption was c. 550. The volcano has a summit caldera containing the symmetrical cone of Mount Harunafuji, along with a crater lake,Lake Haruna, along the western side. To the west of the lake is Mount Kamonga, the tallest peak.
The lake and the area to its east, as well as the southern and southwestern slopes, lie within the borders of Takasaki city. The border of Shibukawa city (to the east) nearly approaches Lake Haruna. Both Shintovillage and Yoshioka town are on the southeast slopes of the mountain. The northern and northwestern slopes lie within Higashi Agatsuma town, which also bounds Lake Haruna. The summit lies on the border of Takasaki and Higashi Agatsuma.
Mount Haruna, along with Mount Akagi and Mount Myōgi, is one of the "Three Mountains of Jōmō." (Jōmō is an old name for Gunma.)
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