Roadside seismometer / seismograph, an instrument used for earthquake monitoring in a rural area of Japan. Japanese earthquake detector. Seismology.

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Japan is frequently hit my earthquakes. To monitor seismic activity, seismometers (seismographs) are placed in many locations around the country. Here, one sits besides a mountain road in Hozu-kyo, a gorge in a rural area near Kyoto.

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Size: 4928px × 3264px
Location: Hozu-kyo, near Kyoto, Kansai Region, Japan
Photo credit: © CulturalEyes - AusGS2 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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