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Mount Asama (浅間山, Asama-yama) is an active complex volcano in central Honshū, the main island of Japan.The volcano is the most active on Honshū. [4] The Japan Meteorological Agency classifies Mount Asama as rank A. [5] It stands 2,568 metres (8,425 ft) above sea level on the border of Gunma and Nagano prefectures. [6]
Last eruption Abu Volcano Group ... Mount Asama: 2544: 8340: AD 2019 ... Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan - Geological Survey of Japan; Volcano on Google Map ...
Mount Usu: 4 Japan: 1822 [38] 43 Mount Unzen: 1 Japan: 1991 [39] 40 Dieng Volcanic Complex: 2 Indonesia: 1928 [30] 39 Taal: 4 Philippines: 2020 2020–2022 Taal Volcano eruptions: 38 Dieng Volcanic Complex: 2 Indonesia: 1786 [30] 32 Mount Nyiragongo: 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2021 2021 Mount Nyiragongo eruption: 32 Kelud: 4 Indonesia ...
Illustration of the eruption of Mt. Asama. Mount Asama erupted in 1783, causing widespread damage. [14] [15] [16] The three-month-long Plinian eruption that began on 9 May 1783, produced andesitic pumice falls, pyroclastic flows, lava flows, and enlarged the cone. The climactic eruption began on 4 August and lasted for 15 hours, [17] and contained
The Tenmei mudflow means a large-scale volcanic mudflow caused by the 1783 eruption of Mount Asama, killed 1,523 people and destroyed 2,065 homes. [2] [5] [6] This museum houses a collection of artifacts from the time of the eruption that were excavated from the areas submerged by the Yamba Dam. [7]
The crater of Mt. Naka, the west side of which is accessible by road, contains an active volcano which continuously emits smoke and has occasional eruptions. Only the northernmost crater (the first crater) has been active for the last 70 years—1974, 1979, 1984–1985, 1989–1991, [ 1 ] 2009, 2011, 2015, [ 2 ] 2016 [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and 2021.
Mt.Asama seen from Karuizawa. Karuizawa is located in eastern Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Gunma Prefecture to the north, east and south. The town is located on an elevated plain at the foot of Mount Asama, one of Japan's most active volcanoes. The mountain is classed as a Category A active volcano.
Aso caldera (also known as Asosan, the Aso Volcano or Mount Aso, although the later term usually is used related to its currently active vents) is a geographical feature of Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It stretches 25 kilometers north to south and 18 kilometers east to west.