Aso-San

You like Aso-San, the largest caldera volcano in the world.

Picture a ring of cliffs and mountains enclosing a circle 30 kilometres across. Then, in the very centre of this natural amphitheatre, place a cluster of very steep mountains. Finally, litter the floor of this circular valley with emerald green fields, forests and rice paddies, narrow lanes, and small towns, and you'll begin to develop a picture of Japan's geographical treasure, Aso-San.

The massive, green valley, is actually the caldera of this huge volcano, while the mountains in the centre are active "mini" volcanoes that have sprung up in the centre of the larger volcano. No single photo could possibly do justice to the spectacle, but this picture - http://homepage2.nifty.com/Totsan/aso_san.jpg - will help you orient yourself. In the bottom of the photo, you have the mountains that ring the entire volcano. In the centre, you have some of the ring of agricultural land that surrounds the central peaks. And then, in the upper part, you have the central peaks...I think...it could be the opposite - the plane may be directly above the central peaks looking out to the outer rim of the caldera. Whatever, you get the point. Who the fuck am I, Chippy the Wonder Tour Guide?