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Japan: Ash Blankets Kagoshima City After Sakurajima Volcano Erupts 3

An eruption occurred on Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Saturday evening, August 8, sending an ash plume up to 2,200 meters into the air. The eruption sent a moderate amount of ash drifting toward Kagoshima city, turning the sky dark within minutes.

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Japan: Ash Blankets Kagoshima City After Sakurajima Volcano Erupts

An eruption occurred on Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Saturday evening, August 8, sending an ash plume up to 2,200 meters into the air. The eruption sent a moderate amount of ash drifting toward Kagoshima city, turning the sky dark within minutes.

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Japan: Ash Blankets Kagoshima City After Sakurajima Volcano Erupts 2

An eruption occurred on Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima Saturday evening, August 8, sending an ash plume up to 2,200 meters into the air. The eruption sent a moderate amount of ash drifting toward Kagoshima city, turning the sky dark within minutes.

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Japan: Sakurajima Volcano Erupts Twice in Two Days for First Time This Year 2

Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima, southern Japan, erupted explosively on consecutive days for the first time this year. The blasts from the Minamidake summit crater on April 11 and 12 sent ash plumes up to 3,400 meters high and scattered volcanic rocks up to 1,000 meters from the crater. No pyroclastic flows were observed. The eruptions are the first and second of the year, following the previous event on December 13 last year. Volcanic alert level 3 — prohibiting entry into the mountain — remains in effect, with authorities warning of large projectiles and pyroclastic flows within 2 kilometers of the crater.

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Japan: Sakurajima Volcano Erupts Twice in Two Days for First Time This Year

Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima, southern Japan, erupted explosively on consecutive days for the first time this year. The blasts from the Minamidake summit crater on April 11 and 12 sent ash plumes up to 3,400 meters high and scattered volcanic rocks up to 1,000 meters from the crater. No pyroclastic flows were observed. The eruptions are the first and second of the year, following the previous event on December 13 last year. Volcanic alert level 3 — prohibiting entry into the mountain — remains in effect, with authorities warning of large projectiles and pyroclastic flows within 2 kilometers of the crater.

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Japan: Sakurajima Volcano Erupts, Ashfall Warning Issued 6

The Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted on Thursday, May 15, with smoke reaching 3,000 meters. Nearby residents were warned about the ashfall.

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Japan: Sakurajima Volcano Erupts, Ashfall Warning Issued 5

The Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted on Thursday, May 15, with smoke reaching 3,000 meters. Nearby residents were warned about the ashfall. The second part of the videos shows ash falling on the filmer's top.

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Japan: Sakurajima Volcano Erupts, Ashfall Warning Issued 4

The Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted on Thursday, May 15, with smoke reaching 3,000 meters. Nearby residents were warned about the ashfall.

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Japan: Sakurajima Volcano Erupts, Ashfall Warning Issued 2

The Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted on Thursday, May 15, with smoke reaching 3,000 meters. Nearby residents were warned about the ashfall.

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Japan: Sakurajima Volcano Erupts, Ashfall Warning Issued 3

The Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted on Thursday, May 15, with smoke reaching 3,000 meters. Nearby residents were warned about the ashfall.

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Japan: Sakurajima Volcano Erupts, Ashfall Warning Issued

The Sakurajima volcano in Kagoshima erupted on Thursday, May 15, with smoke reaching 3,000 meters. Nearby residents were warned about the ashfall.

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Road blocked due to volcano eruption alert

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A road is blocked in Ebino, Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 24, 2014, due to a volcanic warning for Mt. Iwo.

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Mt. Usu continues releasing smoke

TOYA, Japan - Smoke rises from a crater at Mt. Kompira, part of the Mt. Usu volcano, near the Lake Toya hot-spring resort, on April 6. Scientists are warning that a powerful eruption could soon occur at the mountain. Mt. Usu has been emitting smoke and ash since March 31, when it erupted after a 23-year sleep.

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Mt. Usu evacuees queue for meals

DATE, Japan - Villagers evacuated to a gymnasium in Date in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido queue for their meals March 31. The Meteorological Agency was stepping up efforts to catch any early warning signs of an eruption, installing additional equipment to monitor seismic activity and atmospheric vibrations near the 732-meter volcano.

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Volcanic Alert Raised for Mt. Zao in Northeastern Japan

Miyagi and Yamagata, Japan -Jan. 30: Japan's weather agency raised Tuesday the alert level for Mt. Zao, a volcano near a popular ski area in northeastern Japan, citing the detection of volcanic tremors and warning of the possibility of a small eruption. The alert on a scale of five has been raised from 1, which only indicates the "potential" for increased activity, to 2, a level advising　People to refrain from approaching the crater, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The agency warned that an area within an approximately 1.2-kilometer radius of the crater could see rocks raining down from　above if a small eruption occurs. Mt. Zao straddles the border between prefectures of Miyagi and　Yamagata. According to the weather agency, volcanic tremors, caused by　movements of hot subterranean water and volcanic gas, were observed over a period of 31 minutes from 2:18 p.m. on Tuesday and were larger than those recorded on Sunday and early Tuesday morning.

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Eruption warning issued for Mt. Usu

ABUTA, Japan - People living near Mt. Usu (shown in photo) in southern Hokkaido are warned March 28 to brace for a possible large volcanic eruption following reports of heightened seismic activity at the mountain. The Meteorological Agency issued an emergency volcano warning at 2:50 a.m. after the frequency of tremors at the 732-meter peak began accelerating. The photo was taken by a Kyodo helicopter.

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Warning level of Sakurajima falls to 2

Photo taken Nov. 25, 2015, shows the Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency lowered its warning level to 2 from 3 on a 5-point scale on the day, as volcanic activities have remained weak. After raising the alert level to 4, the highest ever, in August, the agency lowered it to 3 on Sept. 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Warning level of Sakurajima falls to 2

Photo taken Nov. 25, 2015, shows the Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency lowered its warning level to 2 from 3 on a 5-point scale on the day, as volcanic activities have remained weak. After raising the alert level to 4, the highest ever, in August, the agency lowered it to 3 on Sept. 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuation advisory lifted for Sakurajima volcano

A woman living near Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan leaves a safe shelter in the city of Kagoshima on Aug. 22, 2015, as the municipal government lifted an evacuation advisory for areas around the volcano following a state-backed panel's judgment that the risk of an eruption seems to be diminishing. But the warning level has remained at 4 on a 5-point scale. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuation advisory lifted for Sakurajima volcano

Photo taken Aug. 22, 2015, shows Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan. While the Kagoshima city government lifted an evacuation advisory for areas around it following a state-backed panel's judgment that the risk of an eruption seems to be diminishing, the warning level has remained at 4 on a 5-point scale. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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No entry sign in 4 languages stands on Mt. Aso in southern Japan

A signboard stands with a "No Entry" warning in four languages on Mt. Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2015, as the volcano spews columns of smoke into the sky. Aso city authorities take pains to secure the safety of foreign tourists, many of whom often dare to enter the off-limit zone on the volcano. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Usu evacuees queue for meals

DATE, Japan - Villagers evacuated to a gymnasium in Date in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido queue for their meals March 31. The Meteorological Agency was stepping up efforts to catch any early warning signs of an eruption, installing additional equipment to monitor seismic activity and atmospheric vibrations near the 732-meter volcano.

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Volcano eruption warning issued for Mt. Usu

SAPPORO, Japan - The Meteorological Agency issued an emergency volcano eruption warning on March 28 for Mt. Usu in southern Hokkaido, shown in this 1996 file photo, following a large number of volcano-related tremors. The 732-meter mountain recorded 109 volcanic tremors between 8 a.m. and midnight on March 27. The number of such tremors totaled 423 between midnight on March 27 and 5 a.m. on March 28, including 14 quakes that could be felt.