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Volcano eruption in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on the morning of Aug. 28, 2025, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Kirishima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows the Shinmoedake volcano erupting. The height of its eruption column reached 5,500 meters earlier in the day, the Kagoshima Meteorological Office said.

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Volcano eruption in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on the morning of Aug. 28, 2025, from an unmanned fixed-point camera in Kirishima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, shows the Shinmoedake volcano erupting. The height of its eruption column reached 5,500 meters earlier in the day, the Kagoshima Meteorological Office said.

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Japan: Shinmoedake Eruption Sends Ash 5,000 Meters High 2

The Shinmoedake volcano, located on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, continued to erupt on Thursday, July 3, spewing smoke up to 5,000 meters high around 2:00 p.m.

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Japan: Shinmoedake Volcano Eruption Captured From Airplane

Shinmoedake, located in the Kirishima mountain range between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, erupted with increased intensity on Wednesday, July 2, sending an ash plume up to 2,800 meters above the crater. The following day, the ash plume rose as high as 5,000 meters. This video shows the volcano as seen from an airplane approaching Kagoshima on July 2.

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Japan: Shinmoedake Eruption Sends Ash 5,000 Meters High

The Shinmoedake volcano, located on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, continued to erupt on Thursday, July 3, spewing smoke up to 5,000 meters high around 2:00 p.m.

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Japan: Shinmoedake Volcano Eruption Continues, Spews Ash 2,800 Meters Into Sky 3

Shinmoedake, in the Kirishima mountain range straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, erupted more intensely at 11:43 a.m. on Wednesday, July 2, sending an ash plume estimated to have reached 2,800 meters above the crater. Heavy ashfall continued in nearby areas, accumulating on buildings and vehicles.

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Japan: Vehicles Covered in Ash as Shinmoedake Eruption Persists

Shinmoedake, in the Kirishima mountain range straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, erupted more intensely at 11:43 a.m. on Wednesday, July 2, sending an ash plume estimated to have reached 2,800 meters above the crater. Heavy ashfall continued in nearby areas, accumulating on buildings and vehicles.

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Japan: Shinmoedake Volcano Eruption Continues, Spews Ash 2,800 Meters Into Sky

Shinmoedake, in the Kirishima mountain range straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, erupted more intensely at 11:43 a.m. on Wednesday, July 2, sending an ash plume estimated to have reached 2,800 meters above the crater. Heavy ashfall continued in nearby areas, accumulating on buildings and vehicles.

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Japan: Shinmoedake Volcano Eruption Continues, Spews Ash 2,800 Meters Into Sky 2

Shinmoedake, in the Kirishima mountain range straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, erupted more intensely at 11:43 a.m. on Wednesday, July 2, sending an ash plume estimated to have reached 2,800 meters above the crater. Heavy ashfall continued in nearby areas, accumulating on buildings and vehicles.

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Japan: Shinmoedake Volcano Erupts in Kagoshima, Spews Ash 500 Meters High 2

On Sunday, June 22, Mount Shinmoedake in Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, erupted, sending a plume of smoke more than 500 meters above the crater, according to the Kagoshima Local Meteorological Observatory. It was the volcano’s first eruption since 2018. The observatory has kept the eruption alert level at 2 and is urging people to stay cautious within a roughly 2-kilometer radius of the crater, due to the risk of large volcanic rocks and other hazards associated with the eruption. This video shows ash fall from a volcanic eruption, filmed in Takaharu town, Miyazaki prefecture, next to Kirishima city.

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Japan: Shinmoedake Volcano Erupts in Kagoshima, Spews Ash 500 Meters High

On Sunday, June 22, Mount Shinmoedake in Kirishima City, Kagoshima Prefecture, erupted, sending a plume of smoke rising more than 500 meters above the crater, according to the Kagoshima Local Meteorological Observatory. This was the volcano’s first eruption since 2018. The observatory has maintained the eruption alert level at 2 and is urging people to exercise caution within approximately a 2-kilometer radius of the crater, due to the risk of large volcanic rocks and other hazards related to the eruption. The video was captured from Kobayashi City, Miyazaki Prefecture, which borders Kirishima.

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Mt. Shimmoe eruption

KIRISHIMA, Japan, March 7 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 6, 2018, shows volcanic Mt. Shimmoe in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, erupting explosively. The 1,421-meter-high volcano erupted earlier in the day, for the first time in about seven years.

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Eruption of Shinmoe Peak

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Shinmoe Peak, a volcano on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures in southwestern Japan, erupting on June 29, 2011. The volcano last erupted on June 23.

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Volcano in southwestern Japan

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken from a helicopter shows smoke emerging from Shinmoe Peak on the border of Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures on Feb. 13, 2011. The city of Miyakonojo in Miyazaki Prefecture urged some elderly residents to prepare for evacuation over fears that rain could trigger mudslides of accumulated ash.

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Volcano in southwestern Japan

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the fuming crater of Shinmoe Peak on the border of Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan on Feb. 9, 2011. The area around the volcano is considered vulnerable to mudslides.

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LDP leader visits volcano evacuees

TAKAHARU, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, talks with volcano evacuees at a shelter in the town of Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Feb. 5, 2011. Shinmoe Peak in the Kirishima volcano group on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures continued to erupt the same day.

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Volcano in southwestern Japan

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Shinmoe Peak in the Kirishima volcanic group on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures spewing columns of smoke on Feb. 3, 2011. The volcano in southwestern Japan erupted for the third straight day.

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Volcano evacuees in Miyazaki Pref.

TAKAHARU, Japan - Local residents stay at an evacuation shelter, partitioned by cardboard, in the town of Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Feb. 2, 2011, as Shinmoe Peak in the Kirishima volcanic group on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki continues to erupt.

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Volcano in southwestern Japan

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Shinmoe Peak in the Kirishima volcanic group on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures spewing columns of smoke on Feb. 3, 2011. The volcano in southwestern Japan erupted for the third straight day.

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Volcano eruptions in southwestern Japan

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture on Feb. 2, 2011, shows a lava dome on Shinmoe Peak in the Kirishima volcanic group on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures.

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Volcano eruptions in southwestern Japan

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Combined photo taken from a helicopter on Jan. 27, 2011 (top), Jan. 31 (middle) and Feb. 2 shows the growth of a lava dome on Shinmoe Peak in the Kirishima volcanic group on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures.

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Volcano eruptions in southwestern Japan

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture on Feb. 2, 2011, shows a lava dome on Shinmoe Peak in the Kirishima volcanic group on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures.

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Volcano erupts for 7th time in week

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Volcanic smoke billows from Shinmoe Peak in the Kirishima mountain range in southwestern Japan on Feb. 2, 2011, after it erupted for the seventh time since Jan. 26, in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Volcano erupts for 7th time in week

TAKAHARU, Japan - Smoke spews from Shinmoe Peak in the Kirishima volcanic group on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures on Feb. 2, 2011, after it erupted for the seventh time since Jan. 26, seen from the town of Takaharu in Miyazaki Prefecture.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A lava dome can be seen inside the crater of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2011. The Miyazaki Local Meteorological Observatory said the lava dome on the 1,421-meter volcano has been rising.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A lava dome can be seen inside the crater of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2011. The Miyazaki Local Meteorological Observatory said the lava dome on the 1,421-meter volcano has been rising.

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Volcanic eruption in southern Kyushu

TAKAHARU, Japan - A man photographs the erupting Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, in the town of Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day.

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Volcanic eruption in southern Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day.

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Volcanic eruptions in southern Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

TAKAHARU, Japan - A volcanic eruption from Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range is seen from Takaharu town in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2011. Smoke and ash continued to spew from the volcano as local officials raised the alert level and banned residents from going within a two kilometer radius of the mountain on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

TAKAHARU, Japan - A volcanic eruption from Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range is seen from Takaharu town in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2011. Smoke and ash continued to spew from the volcano as local officials raised the alert level and banned residents from going within a two kilometer radius of the mountain on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A lava dome can be seen inside the crater of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2011. The Miyazaki Local Meteorological Observatory said the lava dome on the 1,421-meter volcano has been rising. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

TAKAHARU, Japan - A volcanic eruption from Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range is seen from Takaharu town in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2011. Smoke and ash continued to spew from the volcano as local officials raised the alert level and banned residents from going within a two kilometer radius of the mountain on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

TAKAHARU, Japan - A volcanic eruption from Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range is seen from Takaharu town in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 27, 2011. Smoke and ash continued to spew from the volcano as local officials raised the alert level and banned residents from going within a two kilometer radius of the mountain on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day. (Kyodo)

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Eruption of Shinmoe Peak

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Shinmoe Peak, a volcano on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures in southwestern Japan, erupting on June 29, 2011. The volcano last erupted on June 23. (Kyodo)

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Volcano in southwestern Japan

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the fuming crater of Shinmoe Peak on the border of Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan on Feb. 9, 2011. The area around the volcano is considered vulnerable to mudslides. (Kyodo)

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LDP leader visits volcano evacuees

TAKAHARU, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, talks with volcano evacuees at a shelter in the town of Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Feb. 5, 2011. Shinmoe Peak in the Kirishima volcano group on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures continued to erupt the same day. (Kyodo)

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Volcano in southwestern Japan

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Shinmoe Peak in the Kirishima volcanic group on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures spewing columns of smoke on Feb. 3, 2011. The volcano in southwestern Japan erupted for the third straight day. (Kyodo)

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Volcano in southwestern Japan

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Shinmoe Peak in the Kirishima volcanic group on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures spewing columns of smoke on Feb. 3, 2011. The volcano in southwestern Japan erupted for the third straight day. (Kyodo)

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Volcano erupts for 7th time in week

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Volcanic smoke billows from Shinmoe Peak in the Kirishima mountain range in southwestern Japan on Feb. 2, 2011, after it erupted for the seventh time since Jan. 26, in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. (Kyodo)

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Volcano in southwestern Japan

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken from a helicopter shows smoke emerging from Shinmoe Peak on the border of Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures on Feb. 13, 2011. The city of Miyakonojo in Miyazaki Prefecture urged some elderly residents to prepare for evacuation over fears that rain could trigger mudslides of accumulated ash. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A lava dome can be seen inside the crater of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2011. The Miyazaki Local Meteorological Observatory said the lava dome on the 1,421-meter volcano has been rising. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruption in southern Kyushu

TAKAHARU, Japan - A man photographs the erupting Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, in the town of Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruption in southern Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day. (Kyodo)

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Volcanic eruptions in southern Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a continuing volcanic eruption of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range, running through the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, on Jan. 27, 2011. The plume of smoke from the volcano reached to a height of over 2,500 meters the same day. (Kyodo)

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Volcanos at Mt. Io

Smoke is seen in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 26, 2018, at Mt. Ito, one of the Mt. Kirishima group of volcanos in southwestern Japan. The volcano erupted later in the day following a six-day hiatus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo