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.
Mount Tate is the last of Japanâs three great mountains. Measuring 9892 feet above the ground, Mount Tate is located in the Toyama area and is one of Japanâs tallest mountains. The months to climb this mountain is from April until November. Japanâs deepest gorge, Kurobe Gorge, is just east of Mount Tate.t is one of the most famous mountains in the world. With its majestic cone, this dormant volcano has been depicted in countless photographs and artworks over the years. Mount Fuji is the tallest among Japanâs three great mountains and all other mountains in Japan, towering at 12.388 feet above the ground.