Volcanic activity remains intensified on Mt. Hakone

Volcanic activity remains intensified on Mt. Hakone

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows steam belching out into the air from Owakudani, a volcanic crater of Mt. Hakone, a popular tourist spot southwest of Tokyo, in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, on May 8, 2015. Volcanic activity remained intensified in the area after the Japan Meteorological Agency raised the alert for the mountain from one, or "normal," to two, a level advising restrictions on entry to areas around the volcanic vent, on May 6, anticipating a possible small steam eruption. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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