List of volcanoes in Japan explained

See also: Lists of volcanoes. This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Japan. An Orange background indicates a volcano considered active by the Japan Meteorological Agency.

Hokkaido

Elevation (m)	Elevation (ft)		Last eruption
725	2379		data-sort-value="-1298050"	1.3 Ma BP^[1]
2290	7513	43.663°N 142.854°W	data-sort-value="1739"	AD 1739
1320	4331		data-sort-value="1707"	AD 1707
613	2028		data-sort-value="1874"	AD 1874
512	1680	43.61°N 144.438°W	Not known
-	-	43.451°N 144.11°W	data-sort-value="-248050"	0.25 Ma BP
1499	4916	43.386°N 144.008°W	data-sort-value="2008"	AD 2008
1370	4495	43.453°N 144.163°W	data-sort-value="-3050"	5 ka BP
1563	5128	44.131°N 145.165°W	data-sort-value="1936"	AD 1936
-	-		data-sort-value="-350"	2.3 ka BP
581	1906	42.499°N 141.175°W	data-sort-value="-38050"	40 ka BP
855	2805	43.57°N 144.565°W	data-sort-value="950"	1 ka BP
356	1168	42.12°N 140.45°W	data-sort-value="-13050"	15 ka BP
2013	6604	43.453°N 143.036°W	data-sort-value="1898"	AD 1898^[2]
1309	4295	42.88°N 140.63°W	data-sort-value="-4050"	6 ka BP
1330	4364		data-sort-value="-198050"	0.2 Ma BP
737	2418	41.5°N 139.37°W	data-sort-value="1759"	AD 1759
1661	5449		data-sort-value="1800"	150 BP
1721	5646	45.18°N 141.25°W	data-sort-value="-5830"	7.78 ka BP
1430	4692	43.312°N 143.096°W	data-sort-value="-18050"	20 ka BP
1320	4331	42.753°N 141.327°W	data-sort-value="1978"	AD 1978
1107	3632	42.767°N 140.916°W	Not known
-	-		data-sort-value="2000"	AD 2000
1131	3711		data-sort-value="2000"	AD 2000
1547	5075		data-sort-value="-248050"	0.25 Ma BP
1254	4114		data-sort-value="-198050"	0.2 Ma BP
1041	3416		data-sort-value="1981"	AD 1981
1046	3432	44.044°N 145.086°W	data-sort-value="50"	1.9 ka BP
-	-		data-sort-value="-998050"	1 Ma BP
2141	7024	43.527°N 142.849°W	data-sort-value="-98050"	0.1 Ma BP
1419	4656		data-sort-value="-498050"	0.5 Ma BP
737	2418		data-sort-value="2000"	AD 2000
1898	6227		data-sort-value="-550"	2.5 ka BP

Honshū

Name	Elevation (m)	Elevation (ft)		Last eruption
	-	-	34.5°N 131.6°W	Mt. Kasayama (ja): 8.8 ka BP
	1718	5635	37.62°N 140.28°W	AD 1900
	1828	5997	36.53°N 139.18°W	AD 1251?^[3]
	2109	6919	36.2°N 137.572°W	10–6.5 ka^[4]
	1637	5371	39.75°N 140.8°W	AD 1971
	1366	4482	39.964°N 140.757°W	AD 1997
	1406	4613	34.862°N 139.002°W	0.2 Ma BP
	-	-	34.461°N 131.791°W	70 ka BP
	1585	5200	37.343°N 139.234°W	1.6 Ma BP
	2544	8340		AD 2019^[5]
	1504	4934	35.219°N 138.8°W	80 ka BP
	1705	5594	37.73°N 140.25°W	AD 1977
	2354	7723	36.542°N 138.413°W	0.3 Ma BP
	1819	5968	37.6°N 140.08°W	AD 1888
	2237	7326	39.08°N 140.03°W	AD 1974
	1729	5673	35.371°N 133.54°W	17 ka BP
	982	3222	34.955°N 138.839°W	0.5 Ma BP
Eboshi Volcano Group	2227	7306	36.433°N 138.387°W	0.3 Ma BP
	3776	12388	35.358°N 138.731°W	AD 1707
Mount Futamata (ja)	1548	5079	37.246°N 139.967°W	90 ka BP
	1984	6509	38.549°N 140.027°W	0.3 Ma BP
	1614	5295	39.95°N 140.85°W	7.3 ka BP
	-	-	40.693°N 140.93°W	0.4 Ma BP BP
	1585	5200	40.656°N 140.881°W	600-400 BP
	1438	4720	35.22°N 139.02°W	AD 2015
	2702	8865	36.15°N 136.78°W	AD 1659
	1449	4754	36.47°N 138.88°W	AD 525-550^[6]
	516	1693	38.608°N 140.161°W	12 ka BP
	2356	7730	36.95°N 139.28°W	AD 1544
Mount Hotaka (ja)	2158	7080	36.805°N 139.132°W	1 Ma BP
	1377	4518	35.25°N 136.24°W	Over 10 million years ago
	-	-	40.499°N 140.62°W	1.3 Ma BP
	1112	3648	36.956°N 138.833°W	0.2 Ma BP
	1917	6289	36.739°N 138.136°W	0.15 Ma BP
	1625	5331	40.65°N 140.3°W	AD 1863
	1406	4613	34.92°N 139.12°W	Teishi Knoll (ja): 1989
	2041	6696	39.85°N 141.004°W	AD 1919
	-	-	35.507°N 134.675°W	Mt.Kannabe: 20-10 ka BP
	355	1165	39.93°N 139.88°W	10 ka BP
	1925	6316	36.103°N 138.196°W	0.75 Ma BP
	1296	4252	36.591°N 138.998°W	0.2 Ma BP
	2053	6736	36.817°N 138.12°W	50 ka BP
	1642	5387	35.803°N 138.536°W	0.5 Ma BP
	1628	5341	38.95°N 140.78°W	AD 1944^[7]
	2160	7123		AD 2018^[8]
	1208	3963	36.581°N 138.937°W	1.2 Ma BP
	1382	4534	36.837°N 138.274°W	0.5 Ma BP
	659	2162	36.554°N 138.222°W	0.3 Ma BP
	291	955	39.95°N 139.73°W	20-29 ka BP
	1454	4770	39.977°N 140.544°W	0.5 Ma BP
Mukaimachi Caldera	-	-	38.75°N 140.51°W	0.6 Ma BP
	781	2562	41.439°N 141.052°W	0.5 Ma BP
	2446	8025	36.891°N 138.113°W	3 ka BP^[9]
	2145	7037	36.836°N 138.684°W	0.2 Ma BP
	1063	3488	40.069°N 141.106°W	0.9 Ma BP
	2484	8148	36.768°N 139.486°W	7 ka BP
	462	1542	38.73°N 140.73°W	AD 837^[10]
	1917	6283	37.12°N 139.97°W	Mt. Chausu (ja): AD 1963
	1404	4606	37.615°N 140.016°W	0.8 Ma BP
	2400	7874	36.92°N 138.036°W	2016
	2578	8458	36.798°N 139.376°W	AD 1890
	-	-	41.267°N 140.867°W	1.9 Ma BP
	2483	8146	36.811°N 139.536°W	80 ka BP^[11]
	3026	9928	36.106°N 137.55°W	2 ka BP
	1100	3609	37.454°N 139.572°W	5.4 ka BP
	151	495	36.181°N 133.324°W	0.42 Ma BP
	-	-	40.567°N 140.733°W	1.5 Ma BP
	2376	7795	36.796°N 139.507°W	0.47 Ma^[12]
	3063	10049	35.89°N 137.48°W	AD 2020^[13]
	-	-	38.83°N 140.69°W	0.2 Ma BP
	879	2884	41.32°N 141.08°W	20 ka BP or 1787
	1126	3694	35.13°N 132.62°W	1.4-1.3 ka BP
	2041	6696	36.7°N 138.52°W	10 ka BP
	2144	7034	36.689°N 139.337°W	0.9 Ma BP
	1795	5889	36.9°N 139.78°W	6.5 ka BP
	350	1148	35.346°N 134.919°W	0.3 Ma BP
	1351	4432	36.799°N 138.403°W	0.2 Ma BP
Midagahara (A.K.A. Tateyama)	-	-	36.57°N 137.6°W	AD 1836 (AD 1949?)
	-	-	39.722°N 140.661°W	1.4 Ma BP
	2077	6814	43.418°N 142.686°W	2004
	1159	3802	40.47°N 140.92°W	AD 915
	2924	9593	36.408°N 137.594°W	4000 BC
	2455	8054	36.226°N 137.587°W	AD 1963
	1548	5079	39.164°N 140.829°W	0.2 Ma BP
Kita-Yatsugatake (Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group)	-	-	36.088°N 138.32°W	0.9-0.7 ka BP
Minami-Yatsugatake (Southern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group)	-	-	35.971°N 138.37°W	0.1 Ma BP
Mount Tateshina (Part of　Northern Yatsugatake Volcanic Group)	2530	8300	36.1°N 138.3°W
	1841	6040	38.15°N 140.45°W	AD 1940

Izu Islands

Name	Elevation (m)	Elevation (ft)		Last eruption
	423	1388	32.45°N 139.77°W	AD 1785
	11	36	31.888°N 139.918°W	AD 1970^[14]
	854	2802	33.13°N 139.77°W	AD 1605
	758	2507			Mt. Mihara AD 1990
	574	1877	34.22°N 139.15°W	AD 838
	-110	-361	33.4°N 139.68°W	Caldera: older than 20 ka BP^[15]
	851	2792	33.871°N 139.605°W	6.3 ka BP
	813	2674		AD 2013^[16]
Myōjinshō (A.K.A. Myojin Reef)	-50	-164		AD 1970
	432	1417	34.37°N 139.27°W	Mt. Mukaiyama: 887
Sofugan (A.K.A. Lot's Wife)	99	325	29.793°N 140.342°W	(Discolored water: AD 1975)
Sumisujima (A.K.A. Smith Rocks)	136	446	31.439°N 140.05°W	AD 1916
	508	1667	34.52°N 139.28°W	9.1-4.0 ka BP
Torishima (A.K.A. Izu-Torishima)	394	1293	30.484°N 140.302°W	AD 2002

Ogasawara Archipelago

The Ogasawara Archipelago include the Bonin Islands and Volcano Islands.

Name	Elevation (m)	Elevation (ft)		Last eruption
	142	466	27.274°N 140.877°W	AD 2017
	-25	-82	24.28°N 141.485°W	AD 2021^[17]
	-20	-67	25.455°N 141.238°W	AD 1945
Kita-Iōjima (North Iwo Jima)	792	2598	25.43°N 141.28°W	0.14 Ma BP
Iōjima (Iwo Jima)	161	528	24.781°N 141.315°W	AD 2015
	-103	-338	26.127°N 141.098°W	AD 1984^[18]
	-165	-541	26.667°N 140.929°W	(Submarine hydrothermal activity: AD 1988)
Kita-Fukutokutai	-55	-180	24.414°N 141.419°W	AD 1988?
	-30	-98	23.5°N 141.935°W	AD 1976^[19]
	-612	-2008	23.083°N 142.3°W	(Discolored water: AD 1979)
	-920	-3018	28.317°N 140.566°W	(Submarine hydrothermal activity: AD 1990)
	-1418	-4652	28.6°N 140.633°W	(Submarine hydrothermal activity: AD 1991)

Kyūshū

Name	Elevation (m)	Elevation (ft)		Last eruption
	-	-	31.656°N 130.705°W	2017
	-	-	31.359°N 130.683°W	0.11 Ma BP
	-	-	31.666°N 130.783°W	19 ka BP
Mount Aso (A.K.A. Aso Caldera)	1592	5223	32.881°N 131.106°W	AD 2021^[20]
	315	1033	32.653°N 128.861°W	unknown volcano: 2.4 ka BP
Mount Futago (ja)	720	2362	33.583°N 131.601°W	1.1 Ma BP
	922	3025	31.22°N 130.57°W	30 ka BP
Ikeda (Part of Ibusuki Volcanic Field)	256	840	31.235°N 130.564°W	Mt. Nabeshima 4.9 ka BP
	509	1670	31.822°N 130.461°W	0.35 Ma BP
	922	3025	31.18°N 130.528°W	AD 885
	-	-		0.35-0.30 Ma BP
Mount Kinbō (Kinpō)	665	2182	32.814°N 130.639°W	0.2 Ma BP
	1700	5577	31.931°N 130.864°W	Mt. Shinmoedake AD 2018
	-	-	31.99°N 130.976°W	0.4 Ma BP
	1791	5876	33.083°N 131.251°W	AD 1996
	1117	3665	31.585°N 130.657°W	AD 2022^[21]
	111	364	33.201°N 129.063°W	0.3 Ma BP
	-	-	31.771°N 130.591°W	8.2 ka BP^[22]
	-	-	31.775°N 130.564°W	8.1-8 ka BP
	628	2060	33.252°N 131.524°W	0.5 Ma BP
	1076	3530	32.974°N 130.071°W	0.4 Ma BP
Mount Tsurumi and Mount Garan	1584	5197	33.28°N 131.432°W	AD 867
	1500	4921	32.757°N 130.294°W	AD 1996
	1583	5194	33.282°N 131.39°W	2.0-1.9 ka BP

Ryūkyū Islands

Elevation (m)	Elevation (ft)		Last eruption
586	1923	29.45°N 129.6°W	Late Pleistocene
497	1631	29.903°N 129.541°W	0.2 Ma BP
301	988	29.879°N 129.625°W	30-20 ka BP
-	-	24.558°N 124°W	AD 1924
212	696	27.877°N 128.224°W	AD 1968
704	2310	30.789°N 130.308°W	Satsuma-Iōjima AD 2013
628	2060	29.967°N 129.924°W	0.84-0.78 ka BP
649	2129	30.43°N 130.22°W	AD 2020
979	3212	29.859°N 129.856°W	Mt. Otake AD 1914
799	2621	29.638°N 129.714°W	AD 2021
495	1624		younger than 10 ka BP

Notes and references

References

External links

Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan - Geological Survey of Japan
Volcano on Google Map - Geological Survey of Japan
The National Catalogue of the Active Volcanoes in Japan - Japan Meteorological Agency
日本の主な山岳標高 (Elevation of Principal Mountains in Japan) - Geospatial Information Authority of Japan

Notes and References

https://gbank.gsj.jp/volcano/Quat_Vol/volcano_list.html Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan
http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/sapporo/106_Maruyama/106_history.html 丸山有史以降の火山活動
http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/tokyo/303_Akagisan/303_index.html Akagisan
https://gbank.gsj.jp/volcano/Act_Vol/yakedake/page4_3.html 焼岳火山群　Yakedake Volcano Group
Web site: 火山活動の状況. www.data.jma.go.jp.
http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/tokyo/304_Harunasan/304_index.html Harunasan
http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/sendai/210_Kurikomayama/210_history.html 栗駒山有史以降の火山活動
https://gbank.gsj.jp/volcano/Quat_Vol/volcano_list.html Quaternary Volcanoes of Japan
http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/tokyo/308_Myokosan/308_index.html Myokosan
http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/sendai/211_Naruko/211_index.html Narugo
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ajg/2004s/0/2004s_0_187/_article/-char/ja/ 栃木県北部，日光火山群女峰赤薙火山で約12-15万年前に起きた大規模山体崩壊
http://ir.library.tohoku.ac.jp/re/bitstream/10097/38264/1/S2H061040.pdf 東北日本・日光火山群の地質および岩石学
http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/tokyo/312_Ontakesan/312_history.html 御嶽山有史以降の火山活動
http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/tokyo/323_BeyonesuRocks/323_history.html ベヨネース列岩有史以降の火山活動
http://www1.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/GIJUTSUKOKUSAI/kaiikiDB/kaiyo12-2.htm　海域火山データベース Hachijyoujima
http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/tokyo/320_Miyakejima/320_history.html 三宅島有史以降の火山活動
http://www1.kaiho.mlit.go.jp/GIJUTSUKOKUSAI/kaiikiDB/kaiyo24-2.htm 海域火山データベース Fukutoku-Oka-no-Ba
http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/tokyo/327_KaitokuSeamount/327_index.html Kaitoku Seamount
http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/tokyo/340_MinamihiyoshiSeamount/340_history.html 南日吉海山有史以降の火山活動
Web site: Kumamoto's Mount Aso erupts as alert level raised. October 20, 2021. The Japan Times.
http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/tokyo/STOCK/volinfo/506_keiho.html#2016 噴火警報、噴火予報の発表状況
http://www.data.jma.go.jp/svd/vois/data/tokyo/STOCK/souran/main/88_Yonemaru_and_Sumiyoshiike.pdf Yonemaru and Sumiyoshiike: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan