Page 1 of 8 List of volcanoes in Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia See also: List of volcanoes This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Japan. Contents 1 Hokkaidō 2 Honshū 3 Izu Islands 4 Kyūshū 5 Ryukyu Islands 6 Other 7 References 7.1 Notes 7.2 Sources

Page 2 of 8 Hokkaidō Mount Meakan 1499 4916 43.38 N 144.02 E 2006 Mount Asahi (Daisetsuzan) 2290 7513 43.661 N 142.858 E 1739 Mount E 618 2028 41.802 N 141.170 E 1874 Hokkaidō Komagatake 1131 3711 42.061 N 140.681 E 2000 Kutcharo 1000 3278 43.55 N 144.43 E - Lake Kuttara 581 1906 42.489 N 141.163 E - Lake Mashū 855 2805 43.570 N 144.565 E - Nigorigawa 356 1168 42.12 N 140.45 E Pleistocene Nipesotsu-Maruyama Volcanic Group 2013 6604 43.453 N 143.036 E 1899 Niseko 1154 3786 42.88 N 140.63 E 4050 BC Oshima 737 2418 41.50 N 139.37 E 1790 Mount Rausu 1660 5446 44.073 N 145.126 E 1880 Mount Rishiri 1721 5646 45.18 N 141.25 E 5830 BC Shikaribetsu Volcanic Group 1430 4692 43.312 N 143.096 E Holocene Lake Shikotsu 1320 4331 42.70 N 141.33 E 1981 Mount Shiretoko 1254 4114 44 14 09 N 145 16 26 E Mount Iō (Shiretoko) 1563 5128 44.131 N 145.165 E 1936 Shiribetsu 1107 3632 42.767 N 140.916 E Holocene Showashinzan 731 2400 42.5 N 140.8 E 1945 Mount Tokachi 2077 6814 43.416 N 142.690 E 1989 Mount Tarumae 1041 3415 42 41 24 N 141 22 41 E 1982 Mount Usu 737 2418 42.53 N 140.83 E 2001 Mount Yōtei 1898 6227 42.767 N 140.916 E Holocene

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Page 4 of 8 Abu (volcano) 571-34.50 N 131.60 E - Mount Adatara 1718 5635 37.62 N 140.28 E 1990 Mount Akagi 1828 5997 36.53 N 139.18 E - Akita-Komaga-Take 1637 5371 39.75 N 140.80 E 1971 Akita-Yake-Yama 1366 4482 39.97 N 140.77 E 1997 Mount Asama 2544 8340 36.24 N 138.31 E 2009 Mount Azuma 1705 5594 37.73 N 140.25 E 1977 Mount Bandai 1819 5968 37.60 N 140.08 E 1888 Mount Chōkai 2237 7326 39.08 N 140.03 E 1974 Mount Fuji 3776 12,388 35.358 N 138.731 E 1707 Hachimantai 1614 5295 39.95 N 140.85 E - Hakkōda Mountains 1585 5200 40.656 N 140.881 E 1997 Mount Hakone 1438 4720 35.22 N 139.02 E 950 BC ± 100 years Mount Haku 2702 8865 36.15 N 136.78 E 1659 Mount Haruna 1449 4754 36.47 N 138.88 E 550 ± 10 years Hijiori 516 1693 38.606 N 140.178 E 8300 BC ± 1000 years Hiuchi 2346 7730 36.95 N 139.28 E 1544 Iwaki 1625 5331 40.65 N 140.30 E 1863 Iwate 2041 6696 39.850 N 141.004 E 1919 Izu-Tobu 1406 4613 34.92 N 139.12 E 1989 Kanpu 355 1165 39.93 N 139.88 E 750 BC Kurikoma 1628 5341 38.95 N 140.78 E 1950 Mount Kusatsu-Shirane 2160 7123 36.63 N 138.55 E 1989 Megata 291 955 39.95 N 139.73 E 2050 BC Mount Mutsuhiuchi 781 2562 41.43 N 141.07 E Pleistocene Mount Myōkō 2446 8025 36.88 N 138.12 E 2360 BC ± 150 years Mount Nantai 2484 8148 36.77 N 139.50 E - Narugo 462 1542 38.73 N 140.73 E 837 Mount Nasu 1917 6283 37.12 N 139.97 E 1963 Mount Niigatayake 2400 7874 36.92 N 138.03 E 1998 Mount Nikkō-Shirane 2578 8458 36.8 N 139.4 E 1890 Mount Norikura 3026 9928 36.12 N 137.55 E 6870 BC ± 500 years Numazawa 1100 3609 37.43 N 139.58 E 2980 BC ± 150 years Oki-Dogo 151 495 36.17 N 133.33 E -

Page 5 of 8 Omanago Group 2367 7766 36.78 N 139.50 E - Mount Ontake 3063 10,049 35.890 N 137.48 E 1980 Mount Osore 879 2884 41.32 N 141.08 E 1787 Sanbe Group 1126 3694 35.13 N 132.62 E 1760 BC ± 150 years Shiga 2036 6696 36.70 N 138.52 E - Takahara 1795 5889 36.90 N 139.78 E 4570 BC Mount Tate 2621 8599 36.57 N 137.60 E 1858 Mount Tateshina 2530 8300 36.10 N 138.30 E - Towada 1159 3802 40.47 N 140.92 E 915 Washiba-Kumontaira 2924 9593 36.408 N 137.594 E 4000 BC Mount Yake 2455 8054 36.224 N 138.590 E 1995 Mount Zaō 1841 6040 38.15 N 140.45 E 1940 Izu Islands Aogashima 423 1388 32.45 N 139.77 E 1785 Bayonnaise Rocks 11 36 31.88 N 139.92 E 1970 Hachijojima 854 2802 33.13 N 139.77 E 1707 Kozushima 574 1877 34.22 N 139.15 E 838 Kurose Hole -107-351 33.40 N 139.68 E - Mikurajima 851 2792 33.871 N 139.605 E 3450 BC Miyakejima 813 2674 34 04 43 N 139 31 46 E 2005 Myōjin-shō 360 1181 32 6 0 N 139 51 0 E - Niijima 432 1417 34.37 N 139.27 E 886 Oshima 758 2507 34.72 N 139.38 E 1990 Toshima 508 1667 34.52 N 139.28 E 4050 BC Torishima 403 1293 30.48 N 140.32 E 2002

Page 6 of 8 Kyūshū Mount Aso 1592 5223 Fukuejima 317 1040 Ibusuki Volcanic Field Mount Kirishima 922 3025 1700 5577 Mount Kuju 1791 5876 Sakurajima 1117 3665 Shinmoedake 1412 4662 Sumiyoshi- Ike Mount Tsurumi 100 328 1584 5197 Mount Unzen 1500 4921 Ryukyu Islands 32.881 N 131.106 E 32.653 N 128.861 E 31.22 N 130.57 E 31.931 N 130.864 E 33.083 N 131.251 E 31.585 N 130.657 E 31.54 N 130.53 E 31.768 N 130.594 E 33.28 N 131.432 E 32.757 N 130.294 E 2004 550 BC 885 2011[1] (http://bigthink.com/ideas/26666) [2] (http://news.tbs.co.jp/newseye4635683.html) 1996 2009 2011 4550 BC 867 1996 Note: In English, Ryukyu Islands refers to all the southwest island of Japan, while the term has a more specific meaning in Japanese. See Ryukyu Islands for details.

Page 7 of 8 Akusekijima 586 1923 29.45 N 129.60 E - Gaja Island - - - - Iriomotejima -200-656 24.558 N 124.00 E 1924 Iōtorishima 212 696 27.877 N 128.224 E 1968 Kikai Caldera 704 2310 30.789 N 130.308 E 2004 Kuchinshima - - - - Kuchinoerabujima 649 2129 30.43 N 130.22 E 1999 Kogajajima 301 988 29.879 N 129.625 E - Mount O, Nakanoshima 979 3212 29.85 N 129.87 E 1949 Suwanosejima 799 2621 29.53 N 129.72 E 2007 Yokoatejima 495 1624 29.53 N 129.72 E 1835 ± 30 years Other Fukujin -217-712 21.93 N 143.47 E 1974 Fukutoku-Okanoba -14-46 24.28 N 141.485 E 2005 Iwo Jima 161 528 24.28 N 141.52 E 1997 Kaitoku Seamount -103-338 26.122 N 141.102 E 1984 Kita-Fukutokutai -73-239 24.414 N 141.419 E 1954 Kasuga Seamount -598-1962 21.765 N 143.710 E 1959 Kita-Iwojima 792 2598 25.43 N 141.23 E 1953 Minami-Hiyoshi -30-98 23.497 N 141.940 E 1975 Minami Kasuga -170-558 21.60 N 143.637 E - Nikko- -391-1283 23.075 N 143.308 E - Nishinoshima 38 125 27.274 N 140.882 E 1974 Oyama 815 2674 34.079 N 139.529 E 2005 References Notes

Page 8 of 8 Sources Siebert L, Simkin T (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3, (http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/). (http://www.volcano.si.edu/world/) (Japanese) 火山データベースWEB 版 (http://www.geo.chs.nihon-u.ac.jp/tchiba/volcano/kaztable.htm) (English) VolcanoWorld Volcano Index (http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/sorted_by_country.html) (English) Quaternary Volcanoes in Japan (http://riodb.ibase.aist.go.jp/strata/vol_jp/en/index.htm) Retrieved from "" Categories: Lists of volcanoes Volcanoes of Japan This page was last modified on 14 March 2011 at 03:42. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. See Terms of Use for details. Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization.