Captain Robert Robinson came to Yaphank and built his Dutch Colonial house with the building dated at 1726. He was then granted permission to dam the Carmans River to build a mill across the street from his house. The construction of this mill in 1739 was considered the founding date of the Hamlet of Yaphank.
Mount Kusatsu-Shirane. Viewed from the SE. Mount Kusatsu-Shirane (èæ´¥ç½æ ¹å±±, Kusatsu Shirane-san) is a 2160-meter active volcano in Kusatsu, Gunma, Japan. It is called Kusatsu Shirane to differentiate it from the Mount NikkÅ-Shirane on the other side of Gunma Prefecture. The summit of Kusatsu-Shirane volcano, located immediately north of Asama volcano, consists of a series of overlapping pyroclastic cones and three crater lakes.
Unzen Volcano is one of the most famous active volcanoes in Japan. The volcano is located in the northwestern Kyushu Island, Japan and is also sitting near the big city named Shimabara. In November, 1989, scientists observed the first volcanic earthquakes and found the first eruption on February 12, 1990.t. Fuji has the highest elevation in Japan, and is considered as a symbol of spaciousness, apotheosis, and dynamism. There are some scars of the eruptions on the surface of Mt. Fuji.