Steam fumaroles in Jigokudani geothermal area, Noboribetsu Onsen, Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaido, Japan

Showa Shin-zan lava dome, that grew from nothing in 1945, on flank of Usu volcano, Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaido, Japan

Pathway through steaming Sulphur pits, Hell Valley, Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

Soft purple evening light at a lake in late autumn, reflecting a forestry slope, Lake Toya, Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Abuta, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

Soft purple evening light at a lake in late autumn, reflecting a forestry slope, Lake Toya, Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Abuta, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

Hell Valley at Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia

Pathway through steaming Sulphur pits, Hell Valley, Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, Japan, Asia